vs Spurs - Sunday 31st Aug 13:30 ko
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look i know this is the first time this defence has played together but out of the 237 defenders we have it doesn't matter what combos we put out , it always looks the same. shite and amateurish . And nearly every chance they got was from us fucking about , it's shocking and i'll lose lots of faith in rodgers if he doesn't sort it this season .
Lovren reminds me of skrtel .
We need to consistently play a Cb pairing. It didn't happen last year and it's not happening this season yet.
Sakho coming back to fitness
Yeah he will, hes keen as fuck on the break away.
Patchy first half, we have the beating of Spurs but for some reason we seem intent on giving them as many opportunities as possible to get back in the game. Hopefully we can shore things up at half time, we need a 2nd goal if we are going to keep this up
Part of the problem is that Sakho, like Skrtel, is painfully unsuited to playing his way out from the back, if we are going to play a certain style we really should be signing defenders who are comfortable playing that way. It doesnt help that there is no defensive screen from Gerrard and Allen, for the Ming save 2 centreback went for the same ball and neither won it, then Gerrard stopped tracking his player and let him walk in for a free shot.
This definitely
And, I fear, Sakho. I've said all along these stats about him being the world best passer are BS.
He's a fucking nightmare in possession judging by the evidence of my eyes.
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fair enough , a consistent defence would normally make a difference but i'm not sure with us .
and sakho , can you even trust him ? this is his second season now and he still look like he doesn't have a fucking clue . he cost 17m !
I'm seeing a player who's not fully fit, and someone who hasn't played in over a month.
I'll give him a chance
He has, every time he has had the ball he has either given it away or been knocked off it. This game has shown his size as an issue.
Balotelli has looked alright, and Studge has worked as hard as I've seen him in a red shirt, he's been ace. This Spurs side is a different proposition than last year's vintage, and the fact that we're shading this at their patch is a credit to us. A little better communication at the back and fingers crossed we'll see this out.
He's not inspired confidence, but he was solid at the world cup.
He just needs to get fit and get used to his partner
Yes, those stats bemused me, but watching him today made them a bit clearer. He completes them okay, but he passes to the poor bastard who is in the worst possible position to hold on to the ball.
He's not even just a nightmare in possession, his reactions are slow, he's going to get punished sooner or later and will get shown up for what he is.
As for all this stuff about Lovren being brilliant at going out and attacking the ball, there's a couple of occasions where he's done that and fucked up and ended up in no mans land. People go on about Skrtel's last ditch tackles, Lovren's done that too and most of the issue has been his own making.
He's not on the bench
Not sure if I'm quiffing, but for anyone curious about Balotelli's minutes - I think this is his first game since 6 Aug, when he last played for Milan in the pre-season game against Chivas in the US.
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