Sezar

regards to all Liverpoolians

As Rafa has said many time this is where Agger will really help by getting into mid and creating options. then you suck the oppositions tracking mid deep by allowing Masch to drop into defence line and Agger moves into teh vancant space. You totally take that man out of the game!

MOVEMENT IS KEY!!!

Until Aquilani steps in we may prove to be quite vulnerable in that sense, as I think Liver need someone comfortable on the ball to be the first outlet option from defence. You will notice that against Spurs Rafa kept the team very compact and I suspect it was because he was afraid that Spurs may have tried to press us high up the field and rush our passing from the back. Keeping several options open for Masch was therefore needed and it meant we didn’t look too threatening going forward. When Gerrard started picking the ball up from deep and controlling the play we looked a whole lot better.

But reading into this one cannot but conclude that Lucas is still not the player that Liverpool needs. Masch is a defensive midfielder being tasked with the job of spreading the passes. To me thats ridiculous because thats Lucas’ primary role as a midfielder.

This system will depend on movement and creating out passes for who ever has the ball. Shaw suggested that Aquilani is a Pirlo. I see it differently. I have read that a big part of his game is movement. He is always on the move. That will help teh deep mids and defence to get a pass.

If Masch is injured or off form Lucs will drop into that spot. Rafa as much as said that when he discussed Aqilani fitting in between Gerrard and eithe of Masch and Lucas. Further alternatives will be Spearing, who’s preseason form was impressive and has high energy levels and Damien Plessis (the forgtten youngster). He has slipped under the radar but lets not forget the impact he made when hee first got in the squad!!!

I think Rafa is really onto something. Hope the players are on to it too!

May concern may be that if Mascherano gets injured or is tired then who is going to fill in his shoes? If Aquilani is fit then I’m sure Lucas will take over from Mascherano.

We are certainly going to attack more this season as opposed to last with this new setup we have which can only bode well for us. I just hope we get our center backs back soon coz I’m relishing seeing Agger in this new setup as Agger is also an attacking threat when he steps out of defence with the ball at his feet.

I think last night we saw the prototype to Liverpool’s intended structure this season. Masch will be the one collecting from the defence with Lucus and hopefully soon Aquilani taking a position higher up the pitch in order to create the space for Masch to receive.

Few teams press that deep so it is ideal to have you deepest mid pick up the ball. That was where Alonso operated. Difference being Alonso could get the ball upfield quickly through his passing range. Now build ups will rely on player movement ahead of Masch.

It will work well provided the movement ahead is good and the passing is accurate. Masch sprayed a few around last night into the channels for the full backs. It’s a save ball provided the wingers drag the opposing full backs infield and our full backs press up. The pass is into space and not to feet so it’s got good probabilities.

I’m very excited about our system with Aquilani. There is a real possibility we will be commiting up to 6 player in attack movements - Man U style almost! we could score more than last year.

MoKo Out!