Do we change the system when Sturridge comes back ?

Thoughts on this please. Does Danny replace Sterling up top and if so who would Sterling replace behind the striker.

Nice problem to have, F**k it play 4-2-3-1 with the three behind studge

Why fix if not broken? If Studge is back, Sterling might get a breather now and then. I guess we'll also see a lot of the 4-4-2 diamond

Mignolet
Manquillo-Skrtel-Sakho-Moreno
Can/Lucas
Hendo - Lallana
Sterling/Coutinho
Mario/Lambert-Studge

Think Brendan was mentioning that Raheem would be given a decent break at some point soon so I'd guess when Sturridge gets up to speed that could happen and it would allow us to keep playing the same system.

I don't think he's given up on the Balotelli-Sturridge partnership either so I can see that being given a go. We looked very good going forward against Spurs with it and it could give Can a chance to play in midfield as well.

Could still go back to the 4-2-3-1 we used earlier in the season, allows us to get our 3 most creative players on the pitch and with the movement of Sturridge rather than Balotelli it should serve us better than it did a few months ago.

Whatever we choose though, getting Sturridge back gives us many options and that can only be a good thing.

Keep the system.
Sturridge up top.
Ease up on Sterling a bit.

Absolutely not!! Studge will fit straight into this new formation and style we are playing. He can rotate with Sterling, Markovic, Coutinho, and Lallana in our fluid 3 pronged attack.

No reason why we should try and force Sturridge, Sterling, Lallana, Coutinho into the same team. A little competition never hurt anyone, may the best man win, and may the best man start.

Think Brendan was mentioning that Raheem would be given a decent break at some point soon so I'd guess when Sturridge gets up to speed that could happen and it would allow us to keep playing the same system.

I don't think he's given up on the Balotelli-Sturridge partnership either so I can see that being given a go. We looked very good going forward against Spurs with it and it could give Can a chance to play in midfield as well.

Could still go back to the 4-2-3-1 we used earlier in the season, allows us to get our 3 most creative players on the pitch and with the movement of Sturridge rather than Balotelli it should serve us better than it did a few months ago.

Whatever we choose though, getting Sturridge back gives us many options and that can only be a good thing.

Re balo Sturridge partnership - nonsense. Balo is a liability and doesn't for our style

Who's Sturidge?

Keep the system.
Sturridge up top.
Ease up on Sterling a bit.

Racer has spoken.
He who held the formation key to our recent success.
So be it.

 





Agree: Sterling needs resting a bit. Otherwise burnout beckons.

Tough one. Yes and no. Sterling is in dire need of a break, so initially, we might see:

Mignolet
Can         Skrtel         Sakho
Manquillo      Lucas       Hendo       Moreno
Lallana             Coutinho
Sturridge

But hell, I'd love to see us play this sometime:

Mignolet
Manquillo        Can            Sakho           Moreno
Lucas     Hendo
Sterling       Coutinho      Lallana
Sturridge

(Can is clearly not a CB, but he's played better at CB in 1.5 matches than our actual CBs have this season so give it a shot.)

It's gonna be a new formation. Sort of a hybrid of 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1.

Keeper

Manquillo - Skrtel - Sakho - Moreno

Henderson - Can

Coutinho - Sterling - Lallana

Sturridge

But Sterling is gonna have a free role. Probably playing mostly alongside or wide of Sturridge. That would keep the shape of the midfield as it is currently. It would leave Sterling up top but not as the focus. And it would keep the FBs providing width in attack.

Tough one. Yes and no. Sterling is in dire need of a break, so initially, we might see:

Mignolet
Can         Skrtel         Sakho
Manquillo      Lucas       Hendo       Moreno
Lallana             Coutinho
Sturridge

But hell, I'd love to see us play this sometime:

Mignolet
Manquillo        Can            Sakho           Moreno
Lucas     Hendo
Sterling       Coutinho      Lallana
Sturridge

(Can is clearly not a CB, but he's played better at CB in 1.5 matches than our actual CBs have this season so give it a shot.)

You could alternate Sterling and Markovic.

Wish i could trust our defence to play 4 at the back again.

Same line up as the Swansea game and Sterling for Manquillo with Sturridge up top. Wouldn't mind that. It does take Raheem out of the attacking picture a bit but meh. I think he's better coming from deep (oo errrr).

Sturridge will be straight back in at Raheems expense
Sterling now needs a good rest & it will do him a world of good

Personally i think Sturridge & Balotelli will be given more opportunities
to play together once Danny returns..

This is a while off yet.
I'd rather have Sturridge eased in for a few games, as a 15 min - 30 min cameo, to prevent another long stint on the sidelines, which doesn't really put him in the frame until early Feb.

Tough one. Yes and no. Sterling is in dire need of a break, so initially, we might see:

Mignolet
Can         Skrtel         Sakho
Manquillo      Lucas       Hendo       Moreno
Lallana             Coutinho
Sturridge

But hell, I'd love to see us play this sometime:

Mignolet
Manquillo        Can            Sakho           Moreno
Lucas     Hendo
Sterling       Coutinho      Lallana
Sturridge

(Can is clearly not a CB, but he's played better at CB in 1.5 matches than our actual CBs have this season so give it a shot.)

That second formation looks frightening. For more pace, just add Lazar Markovic. 

Sterling is faster, must stay up front. We are playing very good now so no point in changing that. Sturridge will have to fight hard to get an odd cameo here and there, hes not an automatic starter. After all, hes a comitee signing, Brendan didnt want him.

I would love to see


             Migs (pref a better keeper)

        Skrtl             Toure            Sakho

                 Can           Hendo

Lallana               Couts             Moreno/Markovic

             Sturridge          Sterling

Sterling is faster, must stay up front. We are playing very good now so no point in changing that. Sturridge will have to fight hard to get an odd cameo here and there, hes not an automatic starter. After all, hes a comitee signing, Brendan didnt want him.

Don't be ridiculous Danny is our only true striker as soon as he is match fit he walks straight back in to the side.

Don't be ridiculous Danny is our only true striker as soon as he is match fit he walks straight back in to the side.

This, and having Sterling playing in a deeper role would also be more beneficial to the team as he'll be involved in the build up play.

As for whether we should change our system when Sturridge returns, I think with a better GK and keeping Lucas and Hendo as sitting midfielders, we can move away from the 3 CB's and have a 4th attacking player and have attacking full backs.

Or if we do stick with the current formation, just have Coutinho, Lallana & Sterling fight for the 2 spots available.

Don't forget this is still potentially 3/4 weeks away, alot can happen in that time. But assuming we stick with the formation I think Sturridge will just come straight in for Sterling, Rodgers did say he will get a break at some point but by the time Sturridge comes back we have Chelsea twice, West Ham, Everton, Spurs before being back in the Europa League so who knows?

But definitely think Studge will just replace Sterling and then Sterling may alternate with Coutinho, Lallana and Markovic for the 2 behind the striker.

Sterling is faster, must stay up front. We are playing very good now so no point in changing that. Sturridge will have to fight hard to get an odd cameo here and there, hes not an automatic starter. After all, hes a comitee signing, Brendan didnt want him.

Have you been on the Sherry lad?
Our only true centre forward is Sturridge he will play as soon as possible.