01 Dec 2017 10:49:30
I hope Matip spends next summer in the gym lifting weights. He needs to develop his core and upper body strength. Mignolet got lucky not getting a red for taking Diouf out, but Diouf should have never got past Matip, shoulder to shoulder he just bounced Matip out of his way.

1.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 11:17:07
Hey Fitzy we won 3.0 and missed a couple clear chances away to Stoke. but hey keep picking faults instead of positives.

2.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 11:36:16
To be fair to Fitzy, everyone surely accepts that Matip and Mignolet aren't good enough to take us to the next level?

We could fluke the league title like Leicester, and they still wouldn't be good enough 😂.

3.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 11:52:05
Coco9
Search my past posts. I'm one of the most positive people on here.

Just pointing out Matip gets done too much by being out muscled. If he worked on his strength he would be a much better defender for the premiership.

4.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 11:55:46
Coco, two things can be correct at the same time. Yes, we won 3-0 and happy days for us all. That is separate from the fact that Matip is actually worse than Lovren ability-wise (Lov's prob. is what is btw his ears) and has been poor all season.

5.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 11:56:14
Never said they were MK but we have spoken about it over and over. We are unbeaten since spurs game our form us really good. But if you were to come on here or listen to media you would think we were awful and in poor run at the moment! We had a really bad 45mins after a brilliant 45mins at Sevilla a very difficult place to play. And you would have thought we had lost 6.0! We hammered the players when we are playing or getting bad results, so let's get behind them when they are winning.

6.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 12:05:14
I agree with that Coco, but Fitzy seemed to just be giving constructive criticism in his defence.

7.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 12:30:30
I think the real issue is not the fact the team has flaws but more that the flaws are on the whole existing long term problems. Some of which have fairly simple solutions (dropping Mignolet for instance - a decision which Jurgen continues to bottle) .

I think everybody fully appreciates the positives and our form is pretty good on the whole. That being said I don't think anybody can argue how infuriating it is when the same problems keep tripping us up time and time again. I can't really blame people for sounding off on those problems.

8.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 12:55:59
Yeah I totally agree with said problems. And i to said mignolet needs dropped/ sold as costs us so many times, including almost costing us against stoke. All am saying is id like to see some positive feedback on here. As seems a lot don't post Untill something goes wrong and then all over it. And Fitzy I apologise for singling you're post out and you are a good poster, it wasn't meant to be a dig at you. As someone who played semi professional I am a huge believer in confidence is a huge part in football it certainly was in me personally. You feel negative vibes from fans etc and am talking 400-700 fans so must be mad with 50,000+ fans. I know they get paid stupid money and it's there job etc but it must be such a lonely place if you are struggling for form and confidence. Anyway let's hope we can get 3 points tomorrow Wednesday and in the Derby next week and we are suddenly in a great position.

9.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 13:30:40
Not like Diouf is some kind of pipsqueak. I didn't see the incident you are talking about, but I did see last season Matip dealing with Diego Costa without difficulty, who is supposed to be one of the nightmare strikers who bully centre backs.

Conversely; I was shocked to see Mo Salah, who must be less than 12 stone, outmuscle popeye Gary Cahill on the weekend. Guess he should hit the weights more or just wear clothes that fit properly.

10.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 13:30:46
Sorry but I think it is good to be negative in some circumstances as it helps reduce problems in the future.

Even though we have been winning games recently it is papering over the cracks. The fact is that the 2 centre backs and goalkeeper are not good enough if we want to push on and challenge for the league/ top four.

If you see that as a negative comment then so be it, but if there's an issue it has to be addressed and fixed, not ignored.

11.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 14:37:44
factor in that Matip is out injured again this weekend, next week it will be Lovrens turn,
we need defenders who will stay fit and strong, otherwise we will never get top four,
we will have to buy in Jan .

12.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 16:39:25
They're both rubbish. We need two new centre backs and a keeper.

13.) 01 Dec 2017
01 Dec 2017 18:49:47
build on strengths or improve on weaknesses? depends on your approach I guess, I lean towards strengths as that brings the best out of people. but you have to do a bit of both. dangerous if all you do is focus on weaknesses tho.