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Does their display force Roy into a RIGHT captain’s dilemma?

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There were definitely instances against Spurs where Meireles was not totally on the same wavelength as his team-mates, with a few stray passes and attempted through balls that didn’t come off but he was central to the play, and it can’t be just chance that Liverpool’s best away display came in a 4-4-2 with Meireles playing in the middle. The question becomes though, what to do when Steven Gerrard returns to first team action.

If Meireles continues to improve in central midfield alongside Lucas and adapts well to the conditions of English football, helping Liverpool to some crucial victories in the next couple of weeks, would it be right to move him from his role in the centre to make room for Gerrard? It would certainly be a tough call for the manager if Lucas and Meireles strike up a good partnership. If Roy persists with 4-4-2, and would like the pair to continue in their roles, there could be a case for shifting Gerrard back further up field alongside Torres or even playing on the right hand side, where he scored 22 goals back in the 2005/06 campaign.

If we are to stick to 4-4-2 then Gerrard on the right could be a possibility although it could sideline him from the creative play in central midfield. If they do revert to 4-5-1 though with Gerrard off Torres, Stevie must play further up the field than he has done in recent times; he must trust Meireles to give him a good supply of the ball and not go looking for it in central midfield. With the 4-4-2 looking like a more positive and better attacking threat against Spurs, I would be reluctant to change. Could you see Stevie on the right again?

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6 comments

  • Scooter says:

    Gerrard on the right and Kuyt up front with Torres, he looked good there a couple of weeks ago.

  • Eric says:

    What’s the point of bringing a quality central midfielder to the club and playing him out wide? Doesn’t really make sense to me when he was played on the right and his performances in the centre of the park shows that he’s more than capable of featuring in the middle. He’s a quality all-round midfielder who can defend adeptly, his passing is fantastic and has a great shot. I would stick with the Lucas-Meireles partnership cause that’s working very well in my opinion so when Stevie G returns he should play just off Torres and I think that would be the most sensible thing to do considering that Stevie and Torres have such a wonderful partnership. It would be such a waste if Meireles has to play out wide cause I think he’s an excellent central midfielder so I really hope Woy makes the correct decision when Gerrard returns and play him off Torres and continue to field Lucas and Meireles in the centre.

    • Lan says:

      true to that eric. what we need now are wingers and strikers. but i’ve noticed that ngog has improved a lot since last season. well i would like him up front as well.

    • tee somethang says:

      sell kuyt,buy adam johnson and let steve play off tores.

  • Neo says:

    We need players in jan to have strong second half of season the league is wide open

  • bren says:

    Agree,Lucas has probably been our best player this year and while I was not always a big fan I have noticed great improvement in his tackling and ability to win ball either commin head on or in recovery from behind in closing. He is a very honest player and is improving fast, he is still young, his heading in front of goal could improve as he ofthen gets on the end of things in set plays.

    Meireles looks like a proper central mid filed player to me, he is adapting but I love the positions he takles up and his decision making. He could be the man to replace Alonso (who is undoubted a hard act to follow), he probably does not hurt teams from as deep as Alonso but he will also score goals shortly, reminds me of Ronnie Whelan and that is a good comparision.

    I would prefer Kelly at right back, dont think he would have been so caught out for first goal and push Johnson to right wing.

    Stevie can play behind Torres as Meireles starts to settle and he is cover for mid field. We need to unload Poslon, Joanavic (useless) , Babble – time is up and our useless left back from Fulham.

    Buy a top no 9 and 10 strikers, one could be cheap or a free, give cole a kick up the arse and stick hom on left but buy someone like Mata to compete with him, that will bring best out of him, and we need at least one left back, JAR I would say for next 2 or 3 years with a young player challenging.

    No need for center backs unless one goes but if we do get one then Taylor on a free would be my choice.

    In place of Polson, I would get Kevin Nolan from Newcastle, a scouer, underated and scored 7 this year, he would be a good squad addition.

    The choice of strikers are critical, I would get Robbie Keane back for under 5m, RCS for same, unless some top striker is available for 15 to 20m (Benziman as the #9 or Carrol, I have been saying for over 2 years that van der vart was a top #10 player to play with Torres) and that does not include C.Cole or Crouch either or Cisse. My view watching a little Italian football is that strikers there wont cut it in the PL.

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