call me crazy but this line up can take down madrid....
If you see all of Madrid’s attacks , it feels like there was a missing man... in this formation it’s actually 4 at the back with Milner and Trent rotating between defence at midfield depending on the side madrid attack from...
Now, if they come through left ...there is a fabinho and firmino chasing, Milner on the tackle , Robertson blocking the touch pass and the 2 centre half’s preventing the cross along with thiago and salah on the far right side...this leaves trent open to play jota on counter play.
Same for right , trent on the tackle, firmino and thiago on the chase.... Robertson on the pass...kabak and Phillips for the cross...it leaves Milner to play salah and jota at the same time
Centrally, you have Thiago and fabinho and the 2 centre halves. Plus we’ve seen from Liverpool’s plays that its not numbers we need on attack, its accuracy. So if you remove a third attacker like mane and use Milner it’ll be no difference. The only thing is the pressure on bobby
And when I’m talking about the crosses, obviously u cant play one cross and expect it to reach our attackers so for that you have fabinho Milner and robbo creating play on right , trent thiago and salah on the left and thiago , kabak, firmino in the centre
NOW, IF YOU DIDNT REALISE ...THIS IS WHAT THE LINEUP WAS AGAINST ARSENAL BUT IT WAS SHOWN AS A 433. My version is just a small variation in how to take out that sexy midfield that madrid has
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