Hes had it, i can sense that during the interview after the Leicester defeat; you can stay loyal to players but there comes a time when "groundhog day" is just too much. klopp is at the point now, i suspect the time between the Leicester defeat and Saturday when we play them again will be spent on berating certain players and i reckon on Klopps mind, some players will be gone next couple of windows.
In my mind hes definitely at that point, hes just had enough. Be really interesting to see the defensive set up on Saturday, how physical we will be and how the balls are cleared from set pieces, you CANNOT believe that Leicester will repeat teh same trick..if they do, i really think klopp will fkn explode!!
Good cop bad Klopp!
posted on 21/9/17
Not been funny but I ain't buying that! He has been manager for 2 seasons now (4 windows) and he has only just realised that certain players ain't good enough!
For what it's worth I don't think your defenders are bad.
Your set up is what is causing you damage. The CB pair are horribly exposed and zonal marking is doing you zero favours.
Also get a decent DM as Henderson and Can are terrible at it!
posted on 21/9/17
Sakho had some discipline problems but at least he never refused to play or make up some back problem. Klopp should have found a way to bridge that relationship baring in mind we had dumb and dumber as options with Matip.
posted on 21/9/17
Not been funny but I ain't buying that! He has been manager for 2 seasons now (4 windows) and he has only just realised that certain players ain't good enough!
For what it's worth I don't think your defenders are bad.
Your set up is what is causing you damage. The CB pair are horribly exposed and zonal marking is doing you zero favours.
Also get a decent DM as Henderson and Can are terrible at it!
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The part about Hendo and Can is spot on neither screen the defence well in fact sometimes I wonder if Hendo is even worth a place in the team let alone having the status of club captain. A huge downgrade on Gerrard.
Keita will be a huge influence when he comes so why let Lucas go this year? Another stinking decision on Klopps part given he's the only DM worth his salt at the club and he's stabilising influence on Coutinho and the other Hispanic players.
I'm not a huge fan of Sakao but again how much worse would he have been than Lorvren who is the unflushable t8rd in the Liverpool defensive ubend.
Klopp should be his own man again and stop making excuses for the clear lack of ability of the club recruitment set up. The VVD deal should have been in the bag months ago and I rather suspect he's digging his heals in behind the scene because he doesn't want players in that were not his first choice. That is what he should say instead of sugar coating the facts.
We need to put this mess right in January and hope we can scape a top four finish again.
posted on 21/9/17
But with Mats, Migs, Cans, Clys and Horrenderson.
posted on 21/9/17
While you still have Forest Gump playing for you and that defence more generous than father Noel well you'll struggle in few ganes
posted on 21/9/17
#BringBackBrendan
posted on 21/9/17
Sakho had some discipline problems but at least he never refused to play or make up some back problem
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this, again I guess we doubt know what was said between the two but is it any worse than a player publically stating he wants to leave then being welcomed back by the manager, I can remember fergie binning jaap stam for a book he wrote(one of the best cb in the world at the time) which resulted in us signing the shambles that was blanc, yet he seemed to open his arms to rooney who requested to leave 2010ish time, some managers have to check their ago for the sake of the club
posted on 21/9/17
comment by Scribe is back (U18092)
posted 4 hours, 4 minutes ago
Not been funny but I ain't buying that! He has been manager for 2 seasons now (4 windows) and he has only just realised that certain players ain't good enough!
For what it's worth I don't think your defenders are bad.
Your set up is what is causing you damage. The CB pair are horribly exposed and zonal marking is doing you zero favours.
Also get a decent DM as Henderson and Can are terrible at it!
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This is pretty much spot on. Matip, Robertson, and Clyne, when he is fit, are all good defenders. As for Lovren; he has gone from being a very good defender to being almost a headless chicken.
I think the problem is that our defence do not play as an organised unit. If you play zonal you have to be very organised and trust each other to be doing their job, and stay switched on and be aware of whats happening around you, which is blatantly obvious that is not happening.
As for midfield protecting the defence: Sorry, but since Lucas left I honestly don't think that we have anyone that really is a good enough DM to protect the defence. Hopefully Keita will solve that problem, but we have to wait until next year for that, which doesn't help us this season.
Klopp needs to stop switching and swapping around with the defence, and once Clyne is fit, keep Clyne, Lovren (until he either gets back to the defender he was or we can replace him), Matip, and Robertson together as the core and get them playing together as a friggin unit.
Klopp can't be blamed for the shambles that so often occurs once the players are actually on the pitch, but he certainly is responsible for the type of game formation they play, and for not keeping a regular starting line up.
posted on 22/9/17
Klopp can't be blamed for the shambles that so often occurs once the players are actually on the pitch, but he certainly is responsible for the type of game formation they play, and for not keeping a regular starting line up.
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A manager cannot be blamed for how his players perform? Interesting...
Who buys and picks the players at Liverpool?
posted on 22/9/17
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Klopp can't be blamed for the shambles that so often occurs once the players are actually on the pitch, but he certainly is responsible for the type of game formation they play, and for not keeping a regular starting line up.
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A manager cannot be blamed for how his players perform? Interesting...
Who buys and picks the players at Liverpool?
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It's all G&H fault, plus the FA and media for driving Suarez out