Quote Originally Posted by Monaco_Totty View Post
Gerrard plays the solid back four in defence with flying wing-backs, so most notably they're patiently always 'recycling the ball' around the defence & the base of midfield to start attacks - but now have Coutinho on loan so not sure how they'll use him in the 4-3-2-1 they use as 'Villa’s defensive shape' under Gerrard always has the team sit in a deep defensive block & engage with their first line of pressure around the halfway line, all the tactical reports I've read suggest they do this like clockwork.

Whoever plays up front will have to pull the Villa defenders apart constantly for sure & as ever every chance created must be taken in this game as it will become end to end stuff.

My brother was telling me that it appears Targett & Cash are instructed by Gerrard to provide the width & quickly put low crosses into the box for one of the front three to attack, so from a goalkeepers perspective a nightmare scenario & for our defence no silly rash challenges inside the box. Interesting to see who'll we have on our bench as the game progresses to conclusion.
Targett will do well to do that from St James Park seen and given he barely played for Gerrard