this is what i couldnt get my head around, it wasnt working yet he stuck with, often playing 4-4-2 with 4 central mids... then being bemused at the lack of width
Personally, I think Roy was the wrong appointment for Liverpool in the first place. A Manager who relied on wingers managing a wingerless team and his style being different from that of Rafa's that had been drilled into Liverpool for 5 seasons + was always a recipe for disaster. Maybe if he had stayed in January and bought players that he needed for his tactics to really work, he could of been successful but results had been inconsistent and the football poor so his sacking was justified.