Jeez, 3 in defence, Flavs....that brings on a cold sweat!

I can see where you're coming from, though. There needs to be something done dramatically. That midfield 3 you've shown- great, hardworking and echoes of Vieira, Edu and Parlour.

RvP in a Bergkamp-esque role. That's good, he'd be a great playmaker, but he also happens to be our best attacking outlet at the moment. The chap we rely on to score goals (that, in itself, is wrong. To depend on one player is too much and in all likelihood he could pack his bags and be off in the summer leaving us in desperate trouble)

What I'd love is for such a formation with almost exactly the same personnel you've shown to be incorporated against (with all due respect) the lesser teams. Such a formation would've pummeled Swansea, and not pussyfooted around them.

Alas, it all seems to be in vain. These threads on how "we can change our style of play" are now just as outlandish as "who are we going to sign". An attacking formation seems just as far away as bringing in Lionel Messi at present.