Can already see the difference

[eldo 868]

Watch Porto vs Benfica, the night when Porto won the title...

[manpe 10,861]

We need a midfielder who can pull the strings and control the game from the midfield.

So all that talk and you came to the same conclusion as I did. It's not a coincidence that AVB is looking to add to the squad for it to be more fluent in 4-3-3 and that we are not connecting anymore as we used to back when our players were at their peak.

[warnie_666 1,081]

So all that talk and you came to the same conclusion as I did. It's not a coincidence that AVB is looking to add to the squad for it to be more fluent in 4-3-3 and that we are not connecting anymore as we used to back when our players were at their peak.

You mentioned our players were never suited for 4-3-3. I said they are suited for 4-3-3 its just that Lampard has lost his form and we need one midfielder in the middle who can dictate the play

[manpe 10,861]

You mentioned our players were never suited for 4-3-3. I said they are suited for 4-3-3 its just that Lampard has lost his form and we need one midfielder in the middle who can dictate the play

No, I didn't say they were never suited... I said it benefited us when they were still sharp, but it has gradually started to fade and now it looks, to my eyes, forced and unimaginative. Also didn't we play variations of 4-4-2 quite often in 2009/2010? Lampard was of course much sharper back then, but it isn't only down to him. I just don't see much width anymore apart from our full-backs.