I do wonder, now that with Suarez gone, we'll play two holders in midfield, three in front with a lone striker, just to galvanize our defense.
I think you're right mate, I cant see us playing with 2 up on many occasions next season unless we're chasing the game although we may still see Gerrard as the lone holding player at times with 2 lads in front of him who can get up and down. Personally i'm not too bothered about having two out an out attacking full-backs just so long as one of them can offer a threat and the other is comfortable further forward ie. Flanno isn't the most attacking of players BUT he is a very solid passer, he makes attacking runs and he doesn't hide from this aspect despite the fact he will never be Dani Alves.
As for the result last night, I hope it's the only one we lose. I actually get a bit twitchy if we have a few dodgy results in pre-season. I remember the mancs lost a few last pre-season and you could see at that early stage that things weren't really clicking. I also remember us having a pretty poor season in the league under Rafa following a poor pre=season where we lost and drew a few (including that 5-0 hammering at Mainz). I think it's important to win, no matter who is playing.
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