04 Jan 2021 22:32:44
The decision to play Jota in the meaningless game vs Midtjylland and lose him to injury has backfired massively on us. We could have really done with him the last few games.

Any ideas on why minamino hasn't had a look in since the palace game? It's not like the front 3 have been at it the last few games.

We were spoilt last season with the performances, mentality and results that Liverpool produced game after game. We haven't had the best of luck with injuries etc. But the last few performances have been below par the attitude and mentality from some of the players haven't been there. Trents defending for the Southampton goal today was really poor.

A lot can change quickly in football and I respect others will have different opinions on things. Hopefully the performances, speed of passing and intensity will improve in the next few games.

04 Jan 2021 23:50:48
Agreed. We just need Edwards to pull off a loan to buy deal to sort outbour defense else these struggles will continue for many games this season. We are still top of only for a few days but it can't be all doom and gloom. Still unbeaten at home I've got too much faith in klopp to think he won't sort out our away form. Jota will be back soon so we will be able to switch it up in attack. Defense is the key. Fabinho can't play cb all season its ruining our midfield bossery.

{Ed0666's Note - if we don’t buy or loan a defender in January we are doomed.

05 Jan 2021 00:05:35
The Minamino one is a mystery to me, I thought he was decent against Palace but he hasn’t played since, it’s not like the regular front 3 are playing really well. If the front 3 aren’t doing it get him on, it’s strange.

{Ed0666's Note - there were rumours that he wasn’t integrating within the group because of his personality. He’s super shy and maybe a little introverted and maybe this has something to do with his current lack of playing time. I hope it’s not the case tho as he honestly seems like a nice guy. I truly hope it works out for him at Liverpool. Maybe he gets a run out in the next game.

05 Jan 2021 00:42:19
I’m surprised we haven’t seen a 4-2-3-1 more often against the bottom 6 sides or when we need a goal, with Minamino playing 9 or 10 to add the extra forward.

05 Jan 2021 00:46:05
I believe Ed0666 that Taki will shine through mate.

{Ed0666's Note - I hope so mate because I really feel that he could be of real value to the team if he got some rhythms.

05 Jan 2021 06:34:37
I just think the injuries at CH are killing us. The whole balance of the team is affected, we look disjointed, and everyone is suffering because of it.
We’ve done brilliantly to paper over the cracks, but it does look like we’ve hit a bit of a wall.
Hopefully cleverer people than me can get us back on track.

{Ed0666's Note - if the best CB in the world is absent as well as the other two senior CB’s and were playing our best midfielders in central defense we aren’t just gonna hit a wall we’re gonna keep ramming the wall week after week. FSG need to get us a CB even if they have to dip into their own coffers. I refuse to believe we can’t get a decent defender on loan from somewhere in the world in the next 3 weeks.

05 Jan 2021 07:27:33
Phil Jones is available.

05 Jan 2021 08:04:52
AJH couldn't we do a double deal for both Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo?

05 Jan 2021 07:26:39
Totally agree Ed
No team anywhere could cope with all 3 CH’s out - we’ve done well to be where we are.
I personally think we need 2 CH’s, as Matip can’t be relied on to stay fit, and it seems Jurgen doesn’t think Williams or Phillips are good enough at the moment - but 1 is an absolute necessity.

{Ed0666's Note - agree 100% with every word Tricky

05 Jan 2021 08:15:07
Its a joke Minamino isn't playing, Firmino is hindering us, Jota can't return soon enough.

{Ed0666's Note - minamino isn’t as good as Bobby on a bad day and that’s not rubbishing taki that’s referencing Bobby’s brilliance and caliber