Any good manager will play a footballer in the position where he s strongest.
This is one thing which infuriates me about BR.
His constant moving a footballer into a new position and taking credit for him playing well in that position.
Too many times have I seen it this season.
Emre Can - dominant central midfielder, could be one of the best, I know lets play him in central defence.
Markovic - scared defenders to death playing for Benfica, lets play him at wing back.
Johnson - excellent right back, lets play him at left back.
Gerrard should really be on the bench if he can't cut it in his attacking midfielder role, but brain storm by BR lets reinvent the lad into a defensive midfielder.
Balotelli, everyone knows he plays better with a strike partner, lets make him into a lone striker.
Sterling, BR plays him upfront as a striker when we can all see that is not playing to his strengths.
Football is a simple game, you play to your players strengths, I do get the feeling that BR likes to play footballers in different positions and reinvent them, primarily to make himself look a tactical genius.
To put it into context, could you have seen Ferge playing Ronaldo at wing back?
No and that is the point of my annoyance and how our footballers are treated.
Especially Markovic who if played in his strongest position would be immense for us.
And don't get me started on the treatment Lambert has had this year
