Give the ball to Morgan and most of the time he passes it to kasper.

With a niggling injury, probably a good opportunity to start him on the bench without it appearing like being dropped and give Barnes-Perez-Under a start tomorrow.

Ps - I think the side way passing will be less so with Ndidi back, I think Mendy is the main culprit of it and I think it has an effect on Tielemans as well.

comment by Keep_the_faith1 (U8129)
posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Ps - I think the side way passing will be less so with Ndidi back, I think Mendy is the main culprit of it and I think it has an effect on Tielemans as well.
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Lol, passing sideways would be an improvement for Tielemans

Also think Mendy is the only one of the pair who actually tries to move forward with the ball.

I recall a comment from Brendan shortly after he first arrived "if you don't like passes to the keeper you're not going to like my style" or words to that extent

I don’t understand what you’re on about there, TB. Often Tielemans is the only one looking for forward passes. Mendy’s tidy and disciplined but there’s no creativity in him at all.

Tielemans is one of my players of the season so far. Not been quite as effective in recent weeks but was immense during our first good run of results.

Tielemans creativity or attacking intent is definitely affected by Mendy’s impotence. For me, Ndidi is more aggressive, robust and attack minded in terms of his passes - all of which I think allows Tielemans to express his own style more.

There was a stat, which I’ll try to find, that stated no one plays more backward/sideway passes than Mendy this season

This is no criticism of Mendy for me though. He does the job he does and in that 2 in front of a back 3 he’s been superb at playing through the counter press in games.

He’s never going to offer much beyond that though, and Rodgers willingness to move back to a 4 with Ndidi back just shows how important he is to our flexibility in formation.

comment by Merseysidefox (U4842)
posted 57 minutes ago
This is no criticism of Mendy for me though. He does the job he does and in that 2 in front of a back 3 he’s been superb at playing through the counter press in games.

He’s never going to offer much beyond that though, and Rodgers willingness to move back to a 4 with Ndidi back just shows how important he is to our flexibility in formation.
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Think Mendy has been vastly overpraised and Ndid underappreciated in his absence

Mendy’s done a consistent job, and I always use the word for him: Disciplined, in a way that Choudhury needs to learn. You feel you know what you’re going to get from Mendy, which is good in a way but can also be used against him. And once someone’s gone past him he’s never catching them.

He’s certainly shown his value to the squad and his showing against Man City stands out in particular. But he’s a backup, and someone that can be brought on to kill a game.