the problem is that... lot of the form and goalscoring depends on our manager ideas to continue playing, what formation we will see as the one to build on... with Rafa we had 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 but he had Torres and Gerrard in top form... and he had Mascherano and Alonso to hold the midfield....
we canīt play 442 without having a TOP WORLD CLASS player like Alonso or Mascherano to play with him in midfield, Gerrard is most effective as that AM - SS player, not as a CM... there is to much borders there for him... he needs free role, as Rafa gave him...
Then we have in our situation problem with Suarez, yesterday and basicly any match we play on him as lone striker, he underachieves.. He needs someone to play with who he can support with balls (Man United goal for Kuyt...) or to play with someone who can support himself and work on him (Carroll header for Suarez goal against Brighton...) Suarez naturally is best playing to score on his right foot... (Magnificent goal against Stoke...) or even left foot, but he barely played as RW/SS for us...
My point is, i think if Kenny continues to play 442 or 451, the first formation we need to play Suarez with other CF, only Kuyt for me... but for this we would need to have a better CM than Adam, and better - actually real winger to play as RM - not Henderson... Maybe Henderson will grow in to a Alonso type of CM one day...but he is not a winger or side midfielder... he needs to create in that midfield position backed by Lucas behind...
So all in all, with players like Shelvey, Henderson and Adam, again without any danger from wings except Bellamy (wich is realy sad - considering he was free...) we are again not a side to perform 442... we are best suited to play 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1
we have no CF capable of scoring and leading the line for 442, or even 433
we still donīt have a winger or two wingers for 442 capable of beating oponents and scoring goals.... this for more than 15 years now..
we donīt have a CM in class of Alonso or Mascherano to play with Lucas once he is fit... if we wanīt continue 442...
this season for me is a big mistery in the terms how our team or manager thinks for us to continue.. i still donīt have the feeling we are using Suarez well + without a man he can play with up front he is isolated... Player like him - who is capable of making big pressure on oposite defenders and who can get 2 of oposite defenders to mark him, we just need someone to play with him and take advantage...We had Crouch in past who was nightmare to mark, and he usualy get the other striker a good ball to score...just becouse many CB needed to mark him...
i am confused of this season to be honest... i have no idea what we will play and many of our players like Kuyt who is CF, Adam who is AM or Henderson who is CM are playing out of position they are best in...including our captain who is not best at any other position than SS/AM...