Hi all, just finished first season with Liverpool (4th, CL semis, crap in FA Cup and League Cup). All was going well and I kept up with the 'big three' until the last month when i lost every single game (perfect time to lose form hey)? Lost to Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea home throughout season but had some unexpected victories away from Anfield that kept me in the chase e.g. Newcastle, been playing this since Champ Man 2 in 1995 and they've always been my bogey side as Liverpool. Anyway, a little background but that is not my question.
Here is my squad at the start of season two (please bear in mind I am on the lookout for wider attacking players and defenders but every offer for people such as Silva keeps getting rejected) -
I'm pretty happy with my GK, wing backs (Barragan and Insua are really coming on and getting good game time) and of course strikers (Villa at 22.5m a bargain, wanted to leave). My real problem is choosing a formation that suits the players I have, particularly in midfield. I offloaded Downing and Bentley after season 1 as I've never been convinced wingers are as beneficial in FM as attacking midfielders 'a la' Barcelona.
As I see it, Gerrard should play behind Villa and Torres (Babel is my back-up/super-sub/'shock' striker, Piatti a new arrival taking Gerrard's place in League Cup games/games of little importance). This leaves me with 3 midfielders to choose out of Mascherano, Martinez (who joined in January and has been very promising), Lucas, Denilson and Banega (the latter is definately back-up material for this season but i do want to give him games when i can). I'm thinking Martinez to play as he offers alot in attack, as well as Mascherano for the same reasons in defence. This leaves Lucas and Denilson. I'd say Lucas however Denilson is whining like a baby, and I'm just not sure who to play. One of these midfield players needs to be sold, but who, they're all sao promising?
Thanks if you're still with me, final question, what formation should i adopt here (again, if you can recommend some attacking midfielders please do as I am on the lookout with 40M burning a hole)? I've racked my brains for ages to find something effective to play to everyone's stengths but am having no luck.
Thanks.
