They are looking not too bad playing together, aren't they? Under Rodgers they had a tendency to drop too deep when playing in a back 4, but now they both look pretty comfortable playing a high line. Skrtel in particular seems to have settled down after a nervous start under the new manager and with each game it seems like they complement each other's roles better – Sakho does most of the forward passing (you could say he's performing the Hummels role) and Skrtel goes for most of the high balls and last-ditch tackles, which is what he does best.
The harder tests will come later, when opposition managers figure our Klopp's system and will start drawing up specific plans to exploit any potential weakness; for one thing Skrtel and Sakho have not yet been tested by a striker of genuine pace and quality (other than Mane, who did score and cause problems). But so far the signs are good and we might have makings of a spine here.
The harder tests will come later, when opposition managers figure our Klopp's system and will start drawing up specific plans to exploit any potential weakness; for one thing Skrtel and Sakho have not yet been tested by a striker of genuine pace and quality (other than Mane, who did score and cause problems). But so far the signs are good and we might have makings of a spine here.
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