——————Hart——————
——Upson——Terry——Dawson——
Johnson—————————–Cole
———–Lampard—–Barry————
——–Cole—————Gerrard——
—————–Rooney—————–

We haven’t got a great defence, but what we do have is two great attacking full-backs. We should put in an extra centre-back, and let Johnson and Ashley Cole get forward and provide penetration down the flanks.

A midfield comprising of Gerrard and Lampard is useless, as Gerrard doesn’t have the tactical discipline to sit, and Lampard’s creativity is negated by having to cover. With Barry back, I suggest that we let him screen and distribute, and with three at the back, this would let Lampard get forward more.

We haven’t got any wingers good enough to play regularly – Lennon’s pace is fantastic, and on occasion, can deliver a final ball. But Ashley Cole and Johnson are both better at crossing than any of our wingers, so I’d rather give them more freedom to get forward and run with/cross the ball. If they lose it, then we have 3 at the back with Barry covering, meaning that the formation is quite fluid from defence to attack.

Our attacking strengths lie in Gerrard and Lampard’s passing/shooting, Joe Cole’s trickery, and Rooney’s, well, just Rooney in general. However, he’s developed into a world-class centre forward, so we should be aiming to get the ball to either his feet or head. We have enough quality in a front 4 of Rooney, Gerrard, Joe Cole and Lampard to threaten any team, and with the problem being our defence, we should shore it up, and accentuate the positives of our team.
Also, with three centre-backs, we’d be a huge threat from corners, as all three could go forward, and we could leave Barry and one from Johnson/Ashley Cole, or all of them, back ready for an opposition counter.

Any thoughts?