What is it? Presuming we've finished our spending with the Benteke deal how would YOU line up on day one of the season in a tricky away match vs Hughes' men?
I'd go...
-------------------------------Mignolet--------------------------------
Clyne------------Skrtel------------------Sakho--------------Moreno/Gomez
--------------------------------Can---------------------------------------
--------------------Milner--------------Hendo--------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------Coutinho-----------
-----------------------Firmino-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------Benteke------------------------------------
...with Coutinho / Firmino playing with freedom and flexibility to swap around - a kind of offset diamond. If it's not working we have options to switch to an orthodox 4-3-3 with Ibe coming in on the right (and even Ings as a wide forward) and Lallana for either side.
Alternatively, I wouldn't be averse to seeing this at some point...
-----------------------------Mignolet---------------------------------
-----------Ilori------------Skrtel--------------Sakho--------------
Clyne--------------------Can-------------------------Moreno----
------------------Hendo------------Milner-------------------------
-------------------------Coutinho/Firmino-----------------------
-----------------------------Benteke------------------------------
I'd go...
-------------------------------Mignolet--------------------------------
Clyne------------Skrtel------------------Sakho--------------Moreno/Gomez
--------------------------------Can---------------------------------------
--------------------Milner--------------Hendo--------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------Coutinho-----------
-----------------------Firmino-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------Benteke------------------------------------
...with Coutinho / Firmino playing with freedom and flexibility to swap around - a kind of offset diamond. If it's not working we have options to switch to an orthodox 4-3-3 with Ibe coming in on the right (and even Ings as a wide forward) and Lallana for either side.
Alternatively, I wouldn't be averse to seeing this at some point...
-----------------------------Mignolet---------------------------------
-----------Ilori------------Skrtel--------------Sakho--------------
Clyne--------------------Can-------------------------Moreno----
------------------Hendo------------Milner-------------------------
-------------------------Coutinho/Firmino-----------------------
-----------------------------Benteke------------------------------