text: if owen and rooney are unavailable, who attacks? if rooney is out until at least the qfs and won't be match-sharp on his return and owen is just now coming back from a long absence and already complaining about pain in his foot again, who will step up and take the striking load for the brits? and will sven have the intelligence -- and the courage -- to come out of a 4-4-2 with "alternates" up front? well sven will take 5 strikers in total. probably...  rooney owen crouch defoe bent  personally i think if owen & rooney are out through injury that we should play to our available strengths.. namely midfield, we have excellent world class midfielders available. lampard and gerrard offer a potent goal threat. i would play them both advanced with carrick as cover. gerrard having better defensive qualities than lampard should provide extra cover if needed. i would pick darren bent as the lone striker as he is in form and has been use to playing as a lone striker all season.  my formation below  ..........db.......... ......................           ......fl......sg...... jc..................db ...................... ..........mc.......... ...................... ac....jt......rf....gn ...................... ..........pr..........  db = darren bent jc = joe cole fl = frank lampard sg = steven gerrard db = david beckham mc = michael carrick ac = ashley cole jt = john terry rf = rio ferdinand gn = gary neville pr = paul robinson