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i agree but he played as striker, and we now have better options than kuyt!!

and Gerrard at right Midfield are you sure about that

Nice thing to have...options

If Johno is unjured or suspended then who is our cover left back

Aurelio

Cool, We can we are a team on the move

Will Kenny stick with 3-5-2 though? I (and several others) have considered it before, particularly given that having people crossing the ball for Carroll will be trickier without width.

------------Reina---------------
------Carra-Skrtel-Agger--------
-Kelly------------------Johnson-
----Gerrard-Lucas-Meireles------
----------------Suarez----------
--------Carroll-----------------

This is essentially the same team he played vs Stoke, but with Carra for the Greek and Carroll for Kuyt. With Carra, Kelly and Agger all able to play as fullbacks or center backs, the back 5 is quite versatile, especially since Johnson hasn't been terrible on the left and still has licence to get forward.

Otherwise what SimonLFC said:
----------Reina------------
-Kelly-Carra-Agger-Johnson-
-Gerrard-Lucas-Meireles-Aurelio/Maxi
------Carroll-Suarez-------

I'd tip Aurelio over Maxi as first choice with Carroll in the side - crosses from a left-footed player will enhance our ability to attack across the full width of the pitch, rather than relying only on Kelly and Gerrard from the right or Meireles through the middle.

Why for the life of me we did not make it a priority to get a decent left back is beyond me. Johnson can play left-back defensively but not very good going forward. Not too good with his left leg so his body posture has to switch to the right, any defender worth his salt can cancel him out. I would still prefer him in right midfield with Kelly in right-back when taking on tougher opponents. Aurelio is best in right-midfield as he attacks with more intelligence than Maxi and links up well with the central-midfield players. Against Chelsea, possibly start with 4-5-1 with the players changing patterns when given the space to exploit. 3-5-2 looks interesting as well if Carroll was starting, I am presuming he is not.