@andy- while i agree that 4-4-2 is a dying formation, it is playing to our perceived strengths! if we could get Sissoko,Zanetti and Poulsen all fit at the same time then we could experiment with a trident but our lack of real strength in depth is hamstringing us in terms of variety.
i said a few days ago that i would buy 2 Wc full backs and a playmaker which would of course enable us to play 4-3--1-2 but at the moment we don't have the personell right now. we can hope that our mercato will bring us the players that give us that little extra and the flexibility to alter our play but i think we all know that we will be playing 4-4-2 for years to come