Lallana should play on the left

[doggface]

Feel bad for jrod, he worked hard but I see him competing for a cf plac with RL & sharp.

 

Sure lallana can play central, but on the left he has had a big impact for us. AL or Lee left, Guly or punch right.

 

For me our best play on Sunday was when Adam was drifting left twisting and turning and being direct.

 

+ how much better did we look when we were going for it rather than soaking it up.

[benjii]

Agree. Get S Davis in the middle and put Lallana where he is more dangerous.

[david in sweden]

Lallana is undoubtedly best on the left, but like a few others on the day, he was asked to do a job and he tried valiantly.

 

I can see quite another formation in future games, especially at home ...and another sort of result.

[Barry the Badger]

Or....give him more than just one game to adapt to the new role?

[Glasgow_Saint]

Give it time, could be superb in the middle

[Golden Balls]

I do think he has more of an impact out wide. when he only has 1 player to take on he makes things happen. In the middle he doesn't get enough space

[dubai_phil]

If Adm plays left then you need an AM "in the hole" with our new formation.

 

That will NOT be JWP, Davis Cork or Morgan so that means Guly, JRod, Lee, Puncheon or Sharp.

 

But if you stick Punch or Guly there who plays on the right? And after yesterday totally unconvinced that JRod (or Sharp) are CM's. So do we play Rickie there??? Is Lee the work horse with an engine like Guly?

 

Pretty sure NA sees AL 1st choice with Guly as back up in that position and why we are chasing Ramirez.

 

The new formation allows Adan to drift where he likes when we attack and he did that to great effect in the first 15 minutes yesterday.

 

We have a LOT of quality players now and a lot of changes tactically to be expected built around a solid core. Some Saints fans don't see it yet - had a lol at one who thought JRod was playing alongside Guly in a 442 yesterday when we kicked off

 

What Adam HAS to do is to STOP taking TWO touches. Couple of occassions yesterday he looked distinctly Championship with his first touch. Now WHEN he gets that sorted he will be perfect in the centre

[wireframebox]

He hasn't quite got the pace to play on the left in this division IMHO.

Edited 20 August, 2012 by wireframebox
Typing on the tube

[Glasgow_Saint]

He hasn't quite got the pace to play in the left in this division IMHO.

 

Think this ^ is the reason for the move

[Smirking_Saint]

Give him time to gel in the middle, Adkins still clearly has irons in the fire to fill the wide berths anyway

[Saint Charlie]

Playing in the centre he has a natural desire to get forward- none of our other CMs are naturally attacking (apart from Chaplow) and therefore assuming we bring some wide players in i would leave him in the middle where he will grow even more influential. Promising yesterday...

[doddisalegend]

Playing in the centre he has a natural desire to get forward- none of our other CMs are naturally attacking (apart from Chaplow) and therefore assuming we bring some wide players in i would leave him in the middle where he will grow even more influential. Promising yesterday...

 

Isn't that what Guly is though he said himself in an interview last season he doesn't like playing on the right and thinks of himself as an attacking midfielder. Adam on the left, Guly in the middle and Puncheon on the right doesn't sound horrible to me.

[Saint Malc]

Adam can not play centre. The Messi song just won't adapt to it so he can't.

[The9]

Lallana was very effectively defensively yesterday. However, he wan't his usual influential self and barely threw in a stepover in the entire match, which suggested a little bit too much respect for the opposition. He did try one flick through the legs against his marker in the second half, but it was whipped off him and City got the ball. I suspect he'll be back to his creative self on Saturday.

[sotonian]

Adam can not play centre. The Messi song just won't adapt to it so he can't.

But the song clearly states he can play on the right, so that gives us another option