Shearer Tactics Don't Add Up!

Last updated : 08 April 2009 By Footy Mad - Editor

Three strikers obviously means three (rather than four) in midfield.

Which puts extra pressure on the ball-winners in the middle of the park.

Alan Shearer: live on Setanta Sports, and Shearer is desperate to improve the supply line.

"We have to try and create more chances for them.

"We have got two very good goalscorers.

"It was always going to be difficult against Chelsea because of who we were up against.

"We sacrificed Michael a little bit trying to help us out in midfield because of the power that they had and he did that very, very well.

"But in doing that we weren't able to get him into the right areas and, when he did, either the delivery let us down or there weren't enough people in there.

"But that is something for us to work on."