Lucas' absence and Liverpool's subsequent change in formation altered the position of two of
Liverpool's key players against Fulham: whoever the holding midfielder is and Luis Suarez.
Jay Spearing often played further up the pitch than Lucas usually defends, while far more static in
general.
The past three league matches have seen Charlie Adam paired with three different midfield
partners, with each new pairing leading to a slight shift in the focus of Adam's game. From a
largely offensive effort when paired with Lucas against Manchester City through to a job as the
deepest midfielder against Queens Park Rangers, it's meant an interesting—and surprisingly
successful—progression.
Still better than Barry
One to fill your time for just 24 hours before the next Arsenal game. Not only was Sunday's game
a disappointing one with regards to the final results, it was also a frustrating one to watch
because of the abuse Aaron Ramsey was getting from those around me. I had a differing view to what
was shouted out around me.
Not the president of Kramerica Enterprises....
This time the chalkboards do tell the tale.
Fulham played a 4-2-4 defense and engaged Manchester United's "back-six" with their "front-six."
It was a good strategy despite the ending scoreline of 5-0. Sir Alex Ferguson recognized it as
such, pulling off a woozy Phil Jones (from an early Clint Dempsey elbow) and adding in another
attacker in Ashley Young to provide central linking while moving Antonio Valencia to rightback.
