12 Sep 2016 06:49:12
Morning eds

Can you give us your thoughts on both Wijnaldum and Lallanas contribution so far this season please? I've been reading the posts and it seems opinions are divided. Imo they both have been decent and I can't see who Klopp is going to bring out to get Emre in the team when he is fit?

{Ed001's Note - both have been awful before yesterday. Even yesterday Wijnaldum struggled to have an effect on the game, constantly giving the ball away, until he got an assist, then he was popping up in our final third helping the defence out and played a big part in a very good team performance. It is far too early to judge him overall. He is still adjusting to the way we play but yesterday showed signs that he is getting there. He does provide movement, off the ball, that was crucial to the way we played yesterday. He just needs to do that on a consistent basis now. Still, for me, I would give him a bare minimum 10 games before I would even think about judging how he is playing.

Lallana has just been Lallana, it is not that he is so bad, it is that what he does, most of the time, is the wrong thing and it has become more noticeable over time. His major failing being his tendency to take far too many touches, particularly when we are breaking and his extra touch gives the defence time to get back and kill the momentum of the attack over and over again. Yesterday he was a lot better, even adding a goal, but he needs to do that regularly. Again this performance was not the norm in his Liverpool career, so he has to prove this is his level, rather than the usual ineffective performances he puts in. He has to be incisive every week, not just once a season.}

1.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 07:52:32
Ed,
It seems Klopp is picking Lallana and Wijnaldum based mostly on their ability to press.
With Firmino playing so well on the left, what are your thoughts on Coutinho and Henderson playing these roles?
This would keep Studge on the park, open up a spot for Can and surely you wouldn't lose much (if anything) closing down?
Coutinho played so well with Sturridge, Suarez and Sterling moving in front of him. The movement of Mane, Firmino and Studge would surely be comparable?

{Ed001's Note - I don't understand why anyone would want to change anything right now. Just go again with what worked.}

2.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 09:59:43
They're is a saying you don't change a winning team.

3.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 12:45:39
So ed you would go with same team against Chelsea and not bring Emre in for one of the above? I just think we need a bit more steel in CM against Chelsea attacking players don't you?

{Ed001's Note - Can does not offer steel, so I fail to see how his addition would help in that respect.}

4.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 14:12:14
Steel? Can? That`s funny. Can (I`m a huge fan) is a very talented and athletic player BUT very undisciplined (tactically), lacks positional awareness and positional sense to play in the type of midfield that Klopp deploys hence, why he can`t play the position Hendo plays now as Hendo doesn`t lack any of those attributes.

5.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 16:37:18
So you don't think Can offers anything more than Adds or Gini on our defensive third? He does imo.

{Ed001's Note - not really Can goes missing too often for my liking. When he is on his game he is great, but there are days when he just isn't and then he is almost a liability defensively.}

6.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 17:00:01
Ok mate fair enough. I understand what ya saying.

{Ed001's Note - I like Can a lot, but he is still young and learning, especially in regards to defensive positioning in midfield. Right now the hustle and bustle of the two in there is working, so why change it?}

7.) 12 Sep 2016
12 Sep 2016 17:16:46
Yeah i guess mate. So the 2 being Hendo and Gini at the minute. Its been hard to see were they have all been playing mate as they've all been everywere haven't they.

{Ed001's Note - that's a good thing though. It makes their movement harder to stop for an opponent.}