The only time we have looked convincing this season was away at Spurs. We played the diamond with Balo and Studge up top. Sterling in the #10 role and Allen, Hendo behind with Gerrard mopping up.
I think a myriad of problems have contributed to our dismal start. The first of which has been injuries. Injuries to key players early on in the season. Skrtel, Lallana, Allen, Can and Sturridge are all big outs. Skrtel really is our best defender, the best of a bad central bunch anyways. Allen and Can have raped us of CM options. Leaving us having to play Lucas in his non preferred role. Lucas is fine as an out and out DM. Not in a midfield 2 with Henderson and Gerrard behind.
Without Sturridge we have had to either play Balo alone up top and surround him with pacy wingers or go for two up top and actually god forbid, play Borini. Lambert is just a back up option.
So because of the injuries, we have had to play players we really werent planning on playing like Borini and Lucas. Guys who we were openly shopping in the summer. Then on top of that we are trying to bed in a ton of new signings all over the park.
With all that chaos, results havent come and we have stagnated going forward.