At last a sensible Chelsea fan who talks some sense at least.
Okay, to the two Liverpool fans, let's have a tactical discussion.
Here's what the problem was for Liverpool. After the goal, Hiddink matched you formation for formation. He stopped playing the traditional 4-3-3 and opted for a 4-2-3-1 to match the formation Rafa set out. It worked like a charm. Lampard pushed forward and forced Alonso back, making him have to play longer pass to the front. Ballack sat on Lucas and forced him to defend, and Essien chased Gerrard all over the pitch, marking him out of the game.
That's not where we dominated though. You could've countered with better wide play, but Riera was in Ivanovic's back pocket, Aurelio was forced back because he was having trouble defending Kalou, while Kuyt and Arbeloa were pushed back by the overlapping and interchanging play by Malouda and Ash Cole.
IMO, the worst possible thing that Liverpool could do to fix the problem would be to play a 4-4-2, especially if Gerrard's not fit. I think you have to play Mascherano because Lucas was just not capable of marking either Ballack or Lampard. You missed his defensive play in midfield. If you play 4-4-2 and play Gerrard wide right or wide left, the runs from our fullbacks can take advantage of that space on the counter.
The solution to the problem is to find a way to get more out of your wide players. Riera did nothing and the best play came from Arbeloa after he made the overlapping run from a feed from Kuyt. Aside from that, none of your wide players made any impact and we forced you to play very narrow.
If you think that the absence of Terry will affect us immensely, it won't. Lampard has been just as influential as Terry in driving us forward and Carvalho's return helps also. I've always thought that Alex and Carvalho were a better pairing than JT and Alex because of the style differences. Just because their both CB's, doesn't mean JT and Carvalho are similar.
3 goals without reply is a massive ask for a Liverpool squad that just scored their first goal at Stamford Bridge under Benitez this season. I can't see you getting 3 past us without leaving yourselves exposed at the back. Unless somehow you find a way to get 12 or 13 men on the pitch.
wont post no more chelsea sh*t just thought he deserved a viewing.
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