29 Jan 2018 08:01:54
In my opinion we should put Mane on the right and Salah on the left.

I'm personally getting really sick of seeing Salah go down the outside a shank a right footed shot into the stands. It's at least twice a game.

I remember the good old days where a wide player would just beat his man and either cross the ball or drive a shot across the keeper so that if he saves it, it falls back into the danger area. Having two wide men constantly cutting inside is making us so narrow and predictable it is unreal.

How to sort out the defence? Well for a start don't play Moreno, Matip, Can and Mignolet in the same team, if at all. Moreno was positionally awful, and Mignolet was shambolic.

Matip and Can were embarrassing though; both lazy and half hearted and i hope neither player plays for us again because they don't deserve to wear the shirt. I can understand players who lack ability, that is just their limitation. But lacking effort absolutely enrages me. I'm still seething. I've stayed out of the debates until I'd calmed down a bit but it's not really helped so i won't go into too much detail on these two in case there are children reading.

1.) 29 Jan 2018
29 Jan 2018 09:31:57
MK,

I totally agree with 99% of your post, especially the 4 players you mentioned who, IMO, were the definition of being a passenger!

The 4 of them in the same team is a recipe for total disaster!

However I’d like the “inverted” wingers to switch flanks throughout the game, rather than just stay wide. This, IMO, never allows the opponent’s FBs to settle and gives them a different type of problem throughout the game. As long as, in this instance, Mane and Salah don’t neglect what is expected of them defensively, I think it gives the opposition a constant headache as eventually they’ll mentally and physically tire of wondering if Mane’s going to cut inside or if Mo’s then going to turn the afterburners on and go down the line.

As long as whoever’s on the other flank uses their head and gets into the box so there’s more than just Firmino to aim for, in my experience as a former youth coach (5 league titles across 3 leagues and six players who joined pro clubs, just thought I’d drop that in there 😉😂) it can work well.

2.) 29 Jan 2018
29 Jan 2018 09:45:19
To be fair Jim, i actually like the idea of them switching wings throughout the game. Sterling and Sane have done this quite often and it does throw defenders. You get so used to showing a player onto their weaker foot, that when it suddenly switches and you have to show your opponent onto the opposite foot there is usually a period of uncertainty.

I really like that idea mate.

3.) 29 Jan 2018
29 Jan 2018 12:26:08
MK, I agree that Klopp should definitely not have picked Migs as we might as well had NOBODY in goal cos he was that pedestrian. Matip is a poor defender, end of and Wiji (a complete ghost) and Can (TOO inconsistent) were poor all game or in the past two games. I also think Klopp is fed up w/ Can as his post game comments may suggest too. I think we should just go back to the way we were playing during that run cos what made me feel good at the time was not just the goals, the clean sheets are whatever. It was the fire, desire and patience that our boys showed in those games esp. at Anfield that impressed me the most. We are lacking that now cos like it or not, if your are lacking these ingredients esp. vs a team like WBA who were up for it, you will struggle, big time and we did. We have to go back to these fundamentals and of course, changes in personnel and tactics will and should be done respectively.

4.) 29 Jan 2018
29 Jan 2018 16:33:13
Yeah salah isn't doing enough on the right for me either. Just the 24 goals for the season it needs to change.