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Way back in January when Kenny Dalglish returned to his Liverpool throne, I speculated on how he would choose to set up his team. My theories were debunked near immediately when Dalglish started fielding a three man defence then the results of the transfer window forced a reshuffle and Steven Gerrard, whom most of my theories were based around, got injured, making his plans even more difficult to judge. However, given his first proper chance to shape the squad as he wishes this summer, Dalglish seems to be heading back towards the lopsided 4-4-2 he used in his first spell as Liverpool manager. The bolstered squad makes it difficult to pick out likely line-ups, which may well be pointless – with such a deep squad, at least in midfield, Dalglish is likely to rotate a lot. With this in mind, I have opted to instead look at how the system worked when he first implemented it and relate it to the players currently at Liverpool, using the successful 1989 FA Cup final over Everton. First thing to point out is the basic shape. I have it down as a lopsided 4-4-2, but it could arguably be described as a 4-3-3, [...]
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