Chicken Run Supreme wrote:What a wonderful goal and what an all action performance. He really is an if only player. Would love to see Defoe feeding off Big Andy's knockdowns.
I actually want to see more of Antonio, Sakho and Ayew feeding off his knockdown when playing 2 up front. I recall being so impressed with how we played 442 when Carroll and Sakho played together against Swansea under Allardyce at home. Defences simply couldn't cope. Defences couldn't cope even with Valencia and Sakho up front when we were playing that way.
The only issue we have with 442 is making sure we have a proper right back (could well be Byram by his excellent display) or other (hoping we still get Johnson as insurance. Then, it's game on. Lanzini can play even play the tip of the diamond which worked so well when we played Downing under Allardyce that way. We look a very dynamic teams when we resort to this tactic and I'd like to see more of it.
The fluidity just didn't look right first half playing as we were, but it just seemed to 'click' 2nd half which is what I'm always looking for in a team, especially ours. It just looked and felt right even before the 3 silky goals.