Interesting and exciting thread.
I like VS's idea of how the current squad fits the 4-3-3 formation, if this is indeed what Houllier plans. Its a bit of a pity for Albrighton, who has been one of our two or three best players so far this season, but if we only play with 3 up front, you've got to go with Young and Downing, and make sure Downing plays on the left for the majority of the game.
My concern would be that Bent is more prolific playing off a target-man forward, such as Heskey. Can he play the spearhead role himself? Also, as noted in the article, you really need good attacking fullbacks, and a good midfield screen for the defence. It remains to be seen if Walker is going to be bought after the loan, we need a LB and I was hoping J2M was going to be more of a dynamic player than the holding mdifield general for us.