01 Sep 2017 14:00:40
Can people get over the fact that we did not sign a CB?

Would VVD even have been the answer to our defenisve issues?

Klopp likes his Liverpool team to play attacking football. We have 2 clean sheets out of 3 matches so far this season.

Some saying our season has gone up in flames because we did not get a CB. I mean seriously, please get a grip.

Maybe our current defenders need to concentrate a bit better at set pieces and defend as a unit.

If we continue to keep up the performances like we saw when we completely thrashed Arsenal then we will become one of the most difficult teams to beat.

1.) 01 Sep 2017
01 Sep 2017 14:10:24
Get over what
We clearly needed strengthening in that dept
Look at Lovren and Matip absences through injury last season
2 injuries to CB at same time and we are well and truly up the creek.

2.) 01 Sep 2017
01 Sep 2017 14:15:25
I agree that there's been an overreaction, but we do need improving there.

We have kept clean sheets in 2 games. You miss out the fact that it's against the worst arsenal team I think most of us have ever seen in the premiership and a palace side that hasn't scored in any of their games.

We conceded 3 over 2 legs against an average Hoffenheim and 3 in 1 game against an average Watford side.

Do I think our season is over because we didn't buy one? No, absolutely not.

Do I think it will hinder us challenging right at the top in the 2 major competitions, yes.

3.) 01 Sep 2017
01 Sep 2017 14:24:57
Does it really matter how many goals we conceded?

I would rather see us continue playing mind blowing football and hopefully our defending at set pieces will improve.

It is set pieces that is our biggest weakness so Klopp needs to find a solution with our current crop of defenders and it is not impossible.

4.) 01 Sep 2017
01 Sep 2017 14:31:54
I think people need to separate the need to improve there, which is clearly seen, from the need to just buy someone to be seen to be doing something. No point buying another CB who doesn't improve things because they were available. Also improving in that area isn't limited to just buying, developing the ones we have and improving the system to provide stronger defence are both ways of improving. Ultimately just buying someone for the sake of it won't solve things either. And people do seem to forget this isn't a game, it is real life and players aren't just for sale or willing to sign.

5.) 01 Sep 2017
01 Sep 2017 14:38:14
Watch the Watford game again Max and tell me we don't need to improve the centre halves. We blew the best chance of winning the league under BR because we couldn't and still can't defend, nothing has changed.

If it's possible and you may already do, get yourself to a home game and feel the tension everytime the opposition gets a corner or a free kick near our penalty area.

6.) 01 Sep 2017
01 Sep 2017 14:52:12
Thing is looking at the Watford goals, there was a similar one conceded late last season where Can, playing CM, was the one who let the player go and score from the set piece, that wasn't down to the keeper or the CBs. If the stupid, easy goals from set pieces were worked out the difference in results would be massive, again that doesn't rely on just CBs and keeper, the team as a whole needs to defend more effectively. Switching off seems to be a problem across the board.

7.) 01 Sep 2017
01 Sep 2017 15:39:51
Spot on, Freshst. People just think that with a new CB, our players will stop having brain farts and suddenly start tracking runners from deep during set pieces or Migs will suddenly stop flapping at crosses being indecisive and putting the fear of God into his defence cos no one knows what he will do. If only players were more accountable and we had more leaders in the team, these silly goals won't be happening. A new CB would help BUT would not fix everything. Clearly, that is too complicated to understand as many people just think there is a simple solution to everything. City have spent 200m on CB's but they are still crap defensively so spending is not the ONLY answer, clearly.