[Phang]

don't forget about joe cole.


cole upfront with owen or crouch, downing and lennon on the flanks. every rooney-less formation i've drawn so far has lennon because we need pacy wingers who can keep the ball. Nothing stops a pacy winger who can keep the ball. For example, Ivan Sproule. So many weaknesses in his game; first touch is awful, can't tackle, doesn't track back, can't keep a cool head, always caught out of position. However, he can keep the ball at his feet and he's fast enough to skin Ashley Cole and even though neither his crossing nor his shooting are stellar, they don't need to be because every time he gets the ball he crosses or shoots.

Lennon, on the other hand, tracks back, tackles, crosses, has plenty of stamina and can shoot well enough. He's a perfect winger.



Oh, and if you put Cole out on the wing, you can have

.................................Owen...........................
...................................................................
....^........Gerrard....................Lampard.....^.....
....^.....................................................^......
..Cole................................................Lennon...
............................Carrick...............................
....................................................................
Cole..........Terry..............Ferdinand..........Neville
...................................................................
.............................Robinson...........................

which I consider to be tasty.