last season we played 2 midfielders with Gerrard doing his worst impression of a decent DM and won 11 on the trot. Somehow I think Vidal would slot into his spot with ease and not have to curtail his attacking at all.
He already has to cover for Pirlo in the Juve midfield yet has no problems. Why would it be different for Liverpool? Particularly since his arrival would certainly indicate a switch to 3 in midfield.
JuveGAF can correct me if I'm wrong, but when Vidal goes past Pirlo more often than not when he attacks. They don't all 3 break to the edge of the box at once, and Pirlo lingers behind, not covering with tackles and sprints, but being an extra man in midfield to stop the other team counterattacking at will
Henderson could probably play that role, but I think we'd have to curtail Henderson's instinct to get to the edge of the box if that was the case
One of the midfielder's desire to get into the box would have to be curtailed on a situational basis imo, especially against top-half teams.
Since there's about as much chance of Vidal moving to us as there is of England winning the World Cup in Russia, this is one of those pointless debates everyone enjoys
As mediocre as the defensive side of Gerrard's DM game was last year, just having him there prevented us from being countered a hundred times a game
