1.) 27 Jan 2016
27 Jan 2016 10:38:52
If that's the solution we have months of more tension to look forward to. If he couldn't get a game before Lovren and Sakho were back, he is not going to get much game time now.


2.) 27 Jan 2016
27 Jan 2016 11:50:01
Wow Ed1, you must have a crystal ball!

TJ, Caulker was brought in as cover, he will play some games and might even start on Saturday.
He does seem an even stranger choice now since he's been ineligible for all the cup games. Makes me wonder if that was fully understood by Klopp at the time. I'd make a panic signing too after watching Enrique play for me at CB against Exeter.

Overall though, the plan is to go with what we've got (13 defenders) and sort out it out in the summer.
With an out-of-contract player coming in, perhaps one or two more signings and a few leaving.

For me, it would be Skrtel and Mignolet being replaced, stat!


3.) 27 Jan 2016
27 Jan 2016 11:51:01
Ed, you know full well that Caulker was brought as a back-up striker ;>>.


4.) 27 Jan 2016
27 Jan 2016 13:00:28
Why Skrtel out? In my opinion he's still our best defender. He took a lot of the blame for us being defensively poor and Sakho should have been starting over him but I'm yet to be impressed with Sakho. Skrtel and Moreno were deemed to be letting him down with their positional play but for me he's the weakest link at the moment. His timing is all over the place he made a couple of last ditch blocks last night but for the most part he was either mis timing headers or diving in. We would be better defensively with Skrtel. pretty much every manger we've had has chosen him over the others to start which in my opinion says a lot about the guy.

{Ed001's Note - erm sorry, you seem to be forgetting that only Rodgers and Klopp have had the option of our current defenders to pick from, so 'pretty much every manager' actually means one guy, the Bodger. So what it says is absolutely nothing other than you are making things up to back a player you like.}


5.) 27 Jan 2016
27 Jan 2016 12:17:30
Sky sports news now reporting that we have made an offer for Matip. Not sure if this is an offer to him to join in the summer, or an offer to sign him now. Any further news on this one ED001 or ED002?

{Ed002's Note - Schalke has previously said that they don't want to sell in January as it would disrupt their season - a pre-contract agreement makes sense, and the player can sign that now (but there is interest from elsewhere. Obviously paying over the odds would make Schalke listen now.}.


6.) 27 Jan 2016
27 Jan 2016 13:56:10
Hi Ed1,

I agree with Somersetred. Skrtel is best of the lot.

Though you and many others might disagree, it is the same a Lucas.

We all like one player and think he is best or better of the lot.

Cheers.

{Ed001's Note - it is nothing like the same. Skrtel has never improved results by his presence, Lucas has. How is that the same? I hate these kind of petty posts that try and make out it is about opinions, his weaknesses have been exploited for years by our opponents because Skrtel is not good enough and not the best we have. He has no positional sense, is rash and does not know how to build a partnership or communicate on the pitch.}