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17 Jul 2015 20:42:30
For anyone still clutching on the idea that skrtel is any good. Watch Brisbanes first goal. I mean if an A league player can mke you look like a fool, need i say anymore. All it took was one drop of the shoulder and skrtel diving in like a fool for the goal. Comical.

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17 Jul 2015 21:21:07
While A League may not be the greatest league in the world, that is a pretty insulting comment.

17 Jul 2015 21:36:04
He is awful. How he still gets a gig I have no idea. Lovren and Sakho first choice for me with Ilori to play cup and European matches

17 Jul 2015 21:46:20
Go back and watch the goal again.

What do you see? Lucas, Henderson, Lallana and Milner all Playing right back. All the opposing player had to do was make a simple pass to his teammate on the edge of the box where there was no protection at all for the centre backs, and bang they scored. This was solely down to midfielders not doing their jobs. Nothing to do with Skrtel.

This is why we need specialist central midfielders, who know their roles. Not a midfield full of attacking players who don't have a clue where to position themselves when defending. Lucas was the only midfielder with an excuse for being in that position. Lallana, Henderson and Milner should have been protecting the defence.

Ed, can I request that you make it an option to attach photo's to a post, because I'd love to send in a screen shot of the disgraceful positioning of our midfielders.

Red Rum

{Ed002's Note - I fear it would get cluttered up way too quickly.}

17 Jul 2015 21:47:45
Can't agree with Essexred enough.

17 Jul 2015 22:12:37
Love affair with Lovren is goo to see. But haven't seen anything on the pitch yet. Lacks pace and got beaten by Crystal palace wingers like a kid.
Lovren was embarrassed by the palace wide players.

17 Jul 2015 22:18:23
Red rum totally agree without seeing picture the first thing I asked was where is the midfield Chelsea's defence would struggle with our ball watching midfield

17 Jul 2015 22:22:41
Red rum

A DM is required, till then we ll conceded goals. This page hates Skrtel and love Lucas. So every goal conceded will be on the shoulder of Skrtel no matter what.

I agree what you said. They bypassed our midfield with ease and reached the 6 yard box. How is Skrtel at fault for this is beyond me.

17 Jul 2015 22:58:17
Andy K how is that an insulting comment, i mentioned that skrtel was made to look like a fool by a player who plays in a poor league. All i highlighted was that a lesser player made a supposed premier league defender look silly with one drop of his shoulder because this supposed premier league defender dives in like a fool.

17 Jul 2015 23:50:50
Look at Skittles positioning miles deeper than Sakho, that is the problem as he is in no position to close down the attacker. Ed001 has pointed out many times how useless the guy is and how stupid the manager is to keep picking him.

18 Jul 2015 00:32:06
The major issue we face is with our press.

We need to do it because were half the team without it 13/14 & 14/15 as examples.

Ours just doesn't seem an organised press, but more of a everyone press where once Hendo, Allen/Milner have pressed if they are unsuccessful then the whole defence is wide open. Hence why we concede 50 goals a season lol

Its hard to fix. If we can have a more rigid team set up when defending and only press in certain areas/sections of the pitch and we can get our recovery sharper then we will be better off but at this moment in time it's like a bunch of headless chickens.

I maybe feel if the dm was quicker this might help if Hendo has committed himself and the team are into his left behind space then a faster dm might be able to get over and cover him better.

18 Jul 2015 01:30:23
Because you are using the A League as a marker for the bottom of the barrel. It is far from the cream but comparative to 3rd tier English i would think. No biggy, mate. Just saying.

18 Jul 2015 01:40:16
dilakh2, I guess you didn't go back and watch the footage! You clearly have zero knowledge of the importance of a midfielders when defending. So stop making up false things to slate a player just because you don't like him.

Essex, Skrtel's positioning was spot on. You also need to take off the blinkers because of your dislike of the player.

Red Rum

18 Jul 2015 02:22:32
Someone should have been out to the player on the edge of the box a lot earlier all ball watching

18 Jul 2015 05:00:38
Dropping deep is your problem? Terry , Ivanocic and vidic drop deeps and never hold their line nor they play high up the pitch.
Dropping deep had nothing to do with yesterday goal.
The ball reached out 6 yard box by passing Lucas and co just like that.

18 Jul 2015 05:02:34
Dilakh

We had as many as 8 players in our own half when they scored goal.
A player from A league made everyone look like a joke yesterday.

18 Jul 2015 07:11:49
Red rum

Both dilakh and Essex picks up what ed01 has to say on player ( I love your opinion by the way ) rather watching and having an opinion of their own.

After watching Skrtel from 6 year all they could gather is he drop deep? Really?

We have a weak midfield compared to other top 5 teams like it or not and Lucas is the weakest link in it.

Unless we don't buy a top class DM, the opposition would bypass Lucas and reach skretel / Sakho / lovren.

Gerrard was good on the attacking front.

{Ed001's Note - sorry but you are simply talking crap. Skrtel does not just drop deep, if that was all it was about, then there would be no issue. It is that he does not communicate what he is doing, usually when everyone else sets a line to hold, he then drops off without telling anyone. They can't even get set for that to happen because the next time he will charge forward to make an insanely rash tackle, again without communicating. As for Lucas being the weakest link, it just shows your complete lack of any knowledge of the game if you think he is the weakest link, defensively he is the only midfielder we have affecting the game and has been for years. Sorry but you have been shown time and again to understand absolutely nothing about positioning and defending, so I will treat your comments about Lucas with the utter contempt they deserve.}

18 Jul 2015 07:45:24
Red rum his positioning might have been spot on but I mentioned how easy it was for the forward to beat him and score. All he did was drop his shoulder and skrtel ďived in with a tackle instead of holding his Ground. Even then if his positioning was spot one why was he incredibly deep and more near mignolet thus him having to go diving in like a fooL.

18 Jul 2015 09:44:51
We could happily agree to disagree on the Lucas corundum ed01 😄😄😄.
Lucas is slow and often players with their physical nature bully him and reach our 6 yard box. During which he concedes freekicks.

{Ed001's Note - name a player that has bullied him? Oh wait you are talking crap, he never gets bullied. As for players reaching the 6 yard box, that is due to the defence being too deep and him having to drop off to ensure there is no gap for a pass between them. Then having to give away a free kick to stop players bursting into the box where no one can touch them at all. As for giving away free kicks, that is what defensive midfielders have to do at times, the issue is that we should be better at dealing with them but we have Skrtel as a central figure in set piece defending and is utterly woeful at it. By now, with his experience, he should be able to organise his partners to pick up their men, but he does nothing because he is far too busy trying to swop shirts and play WWE with his man.}







 

 

 
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