Why not pair Ruud and Raul with Reyes and Higuain on the wings in with a narrow attack accompanied by overlapping wingbacks? Higuain might not have the positional sense, but his physical attributes are well suited to playing there. He's faster than Raul it seems and a good dribbler. He can cut in and not cross it
and seriously, that is the worst excuse ever! Ronaldo was there all that time, so was Raul, Roberto Carlos, Salgado, Helguera, Casillas and Guti. I don't see all of them being frozen out. Nevermind that, they haven't had a vintage season by any means, how come he doesn't blame his involvement