Possible remedy:<\/p>\n
GK
Robinson (for want of someone worse)<\/p>\n
DF
Terry (very solid, but needs to be accompanied by someone swift, so, holding my nose)
Ferdinand (plonker, roll on King\/Woodgate\/another)
P Neville (mostly under-rated; excellent holding player)<\/p>\n
WB
Cashley (I’d rather have Bridge at the Bridge, but Cashley is a better wing back)
Lennon (or SWP)<\/p>\n
MF
Parker (box to box; back up in Hargreaves and Carrick, all of whom could do the job)
Lampard (tossup between him and Gerrard, but Gerrard’s suspended for Croatia)<\/p>\n
Inside forwards (old fashioned concept I know)
Crouch & Rooney (gotta have both, neither are best deployed at the cutting edge)<\/p>\n
Star on the Christmas tree
Johnson\/Defoe\/Owen (I’ve been impressed with Johnson, but Owen – if he regains his fitness – is made for this role)<\/p>\n
Basically, don’t play Gerrard on the wing<\/p>\n
Sort of a 2-3-2-2-1 formation…. collapsing into a 5-4-1 when we don’t have possession…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Possible remedy: GKRobinson (for want of someone worse) DFTerry (very solid, but needs to be accompanied by someone swift, so, holding my nose)Ferdinand (plonker, roll on King\/Woodgate\/another)P Neville (mostly under-rated; excellent holding player) WBCashley (I’d rather have Bridge at the … Continue reading