Yep, so in hindsight this one really was coming. I said during the West Ham game that I didn't think Trent played well defensively and he hasn't been playing particularly well in that respect for a while. Obviously he's a tremendous attacking threat, but he's been targeted and too many times he's looked brittle and a weak-spot in the team. I don't know how you solve that. He would get more protection from Milner or Henderson maybe, but perhaps after this season we should start looking at utilising his strengths further upfield, as has been suggested for some time.
The midfield is pedestrian (again) and needs a reshuffle, again I'm not sure who you take out as any one of them puts in a great performance one week and a dire one the next, particularly Ox and Gini, while Fabinho has always looked sluggish in getting going again after time on the sidelines.
Bobby also needs a bit more pressure on him, he's coasting into the side at times because we have no one else. He's integral to how the forward line works, but we don't seem to have any ideas beyond that, for when he's out of form or it's just not working for him. Origi has had a poor season and Minamino is obviously being eased in.
It's hard, form is temporary and all that, but there are minor cracks and players who either need a rest or a bit of a kick up the arse via pressure on their place. Unfortunately for many of them, we either don't have that competition yet, or Klopp isn't quite willing to give lads like Minamino, Jones etc a go.
