by azriahmad » Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:59 pm
If I am not mistaken, we also started as a 4-5-1 against Bolton with Baros alone upfront but then, Liverpool's passing, especially in the middle of the park, was not up to the task and the debutantes found the hard working and energetic Bolton midfield a handful.
Any formation we play will rely a lot on the players' passing and movements if we are to emulate Bentihez's playing philosophy at Valencia. Benithez has said that the approach of playing the best players (on paper) available does not always work and he needs to adapt his first 11 to the requirements of the game on the day of the match. Perhaps this explains why Finnan was on the starting line-up and Warnock was not.