Quote Originally Posted by fakeyank View Post
Everyone wants a striker but where is he going to play? Podolski is coming but is he really effective on the left/right? This is assuming RVP is not sold to the highest bidder.. I believe we need to change our system to 4-4-2 to get the best out of current players. Assuming we play 4-3-3, we need a striker as back up to RVP and two quick wingers as Gerv and Walcott are both proving hit and miss (for me).. though Walcott looks lesser and lesser like a headless chicken these days.

As for other areas, definitely need a RB cover for Sagna.. our back up is a 19 year old fan, not yet Arsenal level.

I'd also want to see a replacement or back up for Song. We have Coq and Frimpong as back up.. while a lot of people rate them, I dont think they have the ability of Song. IMO, I'd get Flamini back to fill up that position.
Podolski goes apeshit for Germany when he is played on the left.

(This is to Cripps too) And 4-4-2. Man Utd can get away with it to a certain extent because they still carry that fear factor around with them in the Premier League. For us, we'd end up getting dominated in most games, in midfield. Man Utd have shown what happens when you play that way in Europe though.

As for it being the formation that won us the title, well it didn't win us the title the following season, when teams figured out better ways of how to deal with us.