We obviously havent looked the same since you know who left.But having said that we have had a few new attacking players coming in trying to gel and obviously need time.
However, we have looked laborious in attack. Part of what made us so good last season was fast intricate play that made defenders shit their pants.That lack of urgency and pace is concerning and currently only sterling is able to provide that with sturridge out. I feel theres some square pegs in round holes situation going on and its gonna be a huge problem should anything happen to sterling too.
Should we change the system so we can fit these new players in to make a more effective attack in the mean time?Or should we stick it out until we can get the same zip we had during the 2nd half of last season?
Here's a little known secret that only those with keen powers of observation would have noticed. We did not lose one forward this summer - we lost three. Contrary to popular belief, there were in fact three Suarezes playing for us; one who would stay on the shoulders of the last defender, another who would hustle for the ball whenever we lose possession, and the third who constantly makes space for himself to receive a pass from Stevie, Raheem, et al.
Unfortunately, there is only one of Mario and Ricky - hence the glaringly lack of numbers and mobility in our forward line.
There were persistent rumors over the summer that there were in fact two Lazars. Coupled with the two Raheems, Brendan was confident we could cope with the lost of the three Suarezes. Unfortunately, one Lazar has thus far fail to attend our games, and the other Lazar is still adapting to the English game. To make things worse, the second Raheem appears to be tiring after playing non-stop football for almost two years.
Despite the silky touches of Adam, and the galivanting runs of Moreno, we are still two men short in attack. We could only hope that both Raheems and Lazars would make their appearances soon.
