Mourinho happy to switch (photo by paulbence)
Reports say that Mourinho is going back to his 4-3-3 formation and boy do I love this formation or what. This is the same formation I play my Real Madrid team in FIFA 11. I have got Casillas as the goal keeper (kind of obvious). Then I have got Ramos,Pepe,Carvalho and Marcelo as my back four. These 5 are probably what Jose Mourinho is going to play if he does indeed employ the 4-3-3 formation.
Then I always have Khedira,Alonso and Oezil in my midfield. Jose Mourinho is never going to use this formation in my opinion. Because in real life this formation would suck. Oezil in the middle of the park is useless or pretty much useless. I think Mourinho is going to go for Khedira,Alonso and Sahin (as I have changed my view on Sahin, another post about why).
The front 3. I always play with Ronaldo,Benzema and Kaka. This is also a formation I think Jose Mourinho is never going to use. He will have Maria and Ronaldo on the wings with Benzema or Higuain at the top of the tree. The problem is, unlike in my case, Kaka does not have a place in Mourinho’s probable line up.
There has been a 30 million euro bid fromInterMilanforKaka but reports say that Real Madrid have rejected that and rightly so, as Real Madrid payed 68 million euros of Kaka just two years ago. I think Mourinho does not need him but I hope he does find a place for this great midfielder as I think in games where Ronaldo is injured or needs rest, Kaka is more or less equivalent substitute given that Kaka is fully fit and playing with confidence.
I think the 4-3-3 formation will suit this Real Madrid squad really good. Mourinho might use 3 defensive midfielders along with 3 forwards against big team. With people who can run all day long on the wings, Real Madrid
i think ozil doesn’t have much role in this formation but donno how mourinho uses him.
In 2010-11 ozil was used as a winger in most of the matches leaving kaka in in the playmaking position,that was unconventional position for ozil,still he made 24 assists in the season,so mourinho knows his player well and what to get from him,so i think mourinho will surprise every one by his choice of players and their position.Now mourinho is using fabio coentrao as defensive midfielder so i think it may be some thing like this for super cup against barca on august 14 casillas
ramos pepe carvalho marcelo;
khedira/sahin coentrao xabi;
ronaldo benzema di maria/ozil;
hala madrid!
Kaka is an amazing player. He is better than Ozil. Everytime I see Ozil with the ball he pisses me off. He doesn’t go foward like Kaka. He either passes back or to the side. Sure he goes forward (not as much as he should) and makes assists ( in minor games, where was he in the Clasicos??) but he isn’t as good as Kaka. Ozil loses the ball too much. Di Maria also loses the ball often but it’s always when he is take 3 or 4 defenders. With Ozil it takes 1or 2 and the ball is stolen. Yes, Ozil is a good player but i would never substitute Kaka for Ozil. Depending how Suhin fits at RM, I would have Ozil and Suhin be subs. My formation:
Casillas
Ramos. Carvalho Pepe Marcelo
Kaka X.Alonso. Ozil/Suhin
C.Ronaldo Higuain. Di Maria