I agree, Rodgers is good at that. He brought Bitton on to sit in the middle of the pitch and move Scott Brown to cover that right side and then put the quicker Janko in to counter any pace down that side. Lustig is still a good player, but he's getting to the end of what he can do as a RB, especially given his injuries over the years. It takes a toll on the body!
Great result in the end but will need to stay switched on next week as clearly they can score although in the grand scheme of things, I didn't feel like they caused us that many problems.......
I'd go with a 4-4-2 next week I think. I'd leave 2 up top, Griffiths and Dembele and let them chase things down. We'll be more defensive next week, won't want to push players forward too quick and become exposed so 2 up front with pace would be best I think.
I'd still go with Forrest and Sinclair on the wings but they'll track back more, they're also the two guys you want bombing on up the pitch and breaking with the ball when we can! Then Scott Brown and Nir Bitton in CM to sit and mop things up, keep things tight.
Back 4 will probably be the same as before unless Sviatchenko is back and ready to go. I might go with Janko at RB for the extra pace on the break and getting forward, that depends if we think they're going to be a threat in the air or not, didn't see much evidence that will be the case the other night.
Gordon
Janko/Lustig - Toure - Sviatchenko/O'Connell - Tierney
Forrest - Brown - Bitton - Sinclair
Dembele - Griffiths