Klopp?

comment by Mike. (U1170)
posted 2 minutes ago
One thing learned from their recent form/teamsheets is that their back up/youth players must be fckin garbage.
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This is my gripe, I don't actually think R Williams is actually that poor. Fair enough some mistakes to iron out and does look below the level required, but he has potential and I wouldn't personally say sticks out like a sore thumb in the side, he's put in some decent performances of note but still has a long way to go yet.

Origi and Minamino just don't do enough on a consistent basis, nor does Shaqiri really. I don't doubt they've all got quality really, but they don't impact games enough.

Grant for WBA really exposed Reece William's lack of pace on one occasion. I was alarmed by that and my guess Klopp was too.

We need a CB in this window, but I'm not convinced we are going to get him. Having no fit senior CB's has as we feared become a big issue. Without VVD and Gomez we badly lack recovery pace through the middle. Combine this our front three playing like they've just met we are for the first time in two years genuinely out of form.

Rhys

Agree with that about Grant, but when you consider the WBA game we created so many chances in that first half shows how much having the midfielders in them positions clearly helps to create chances for the front 3.

So the sacrifice of having Williams in the team to develop with the advantage of having the midfielders back in position to help create is a big plus, evidenced by last night where we created very little.

Fabinho in midfield does free the rest up to be more attacking though.

Like Hendo has been playing the 6 recently where he's not as good as he is when he's on the right. Thiago could have played further forward last night too had Fabinho been there.

comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 29 minutes ago
Agree with that about Grant, but when you consider the WBA game we created so many chances in that first half shows how much having the midfielders in them positions clearly helps to create chances for the front 3.

So the sacrifice of having Williams in the team to develop with the advantage of having the midfielders back in position to help create is a big plus, evidenced by last night where we created very little.
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We definitely miss the stability Fab brings to the midfield. However for this season he is now our number one CB as I can't envisage Klopp starting both Williams and Phillips.

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posted 3 seconds ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 29 minutes ago
Agree with that about Grant, but when you consider the WBA game we created so many chances in that first half shows how much having the midfielders in them positions clearly helps to create chances for the front 3.

So the sacrifice of having Williams in the team to develop with the advantage of having the midfielders back in position to help create is a big plus, evidenced by last night where we created very little.
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We definitely miss the stability Fab brings to the midfield. However for this season he is now our number one CB as I can't envisage Klopp starting both Williams and Phillips.
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I really really hope we sign a centre back in the summer if we don't now. Matip and Gomez just aren't reliable.

What doesn’t appear to have been said, post-yesterday, is how really good Southampton were, and full marks to them.

You can go on, tanking one and all and whose fault everything was, change this, stop that, sign this player get rid of that one, go here there and everywhere:

We were beaten, tanked, by a better team.

Now, move on.

We wont win the title without defenders. You can’t predict two long term injuries but for me any squad needs 4 senior centre backs, and we only had 3 at the start of this season.

Even so, we’ve been so short in attacking areas recently which isn’t like us. Jota can’t come back soon enough.

Often the questioning of managers after games, win or lose, is juvenile. This was the case during the interview with Klopp after yesterday's loss, and led to a five minute Klopp ramble. To his defence he gave credit to the opposition however, sadly, he also had to take a cheap shot at the game officials. Klopp, as you repeated over and over again, if your team had taken it's chances you would have won, please show some class!