05 Dec 2017 18:43:19
I'm glad we won at the weekend, but one thing that puzzles - annoys me even - is the decision to play Wijnaldum and Can in a makeshift back three.

What I mean is not the actual decision, but the principle of it. Do we not have centrebacks in the academy who could have played instead? Why do managers increasingly play players way out of position rather than play a youngster natural to the role? It's understandable youngsters might not always be first-team ready but if that isn't a time to play them will they ever get a game any other time?

1.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 18:56:21
Playing an inexperienced youngster could be high risk I suppose, in many ways?

2.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 18:56:56
Totally agree SMR, especially concerning was shoehorning Wiji into the centre back role. he looked so uncomfortable.

I get your point about using our academy, but i believe a simple chance of tactics would have sorted the problem. a flat back four with Can at CB and push Wiji into 3 man midfield and leave the same 3 up front.

Seems stupid to be pointing out problems after a 5-1 away win! I should probably just shut up!

Hopefully Gomez is back fit for tomorrow night and will get his start at CB. Top of the group would be great!

3.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 19:06:42
Thing is that maybe our young defenders aren’t good enough to play at the highest level, can you honestly say any of them are as good as Christensen at Chelsea for example? Was a gamble by Klopp but it paid off.

4.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 19:49:21
I said on the day that if you're playing Wijnaldum, a player who started as a no.10 / winger and is now a center mid, as a center back, surely it's at the point where trying Jones or Masterson is no riskier an option?

But I suppose only Klopp and the coaching staff know what they're like in training. Maybe their quite obviously some way away from being able to handle senior football.

5.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 20:39:27
Yeah but we won 1-5.

6.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 21:54:55
We did but surely to god playing masterson or jones would be less of a risk than gini, even conor randall in a back 3 (if he is still around), not an 'experiment' we'll be repeating again i hope.

7.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 22:23:20
I think although we overall did good display at Brighton, the fact we had Lovren as only recognised centre half shows that we must invest January, Penny for Klavans thoughts though, he knows situation regarding his playing time and pecking order but seeing Gini and Emre playing his position while Matip and Gomez out must be tough tough pill to swallow!

8.) 06 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 23:01:45
I thought that Can had a very good game at the back, and being able to bring the ball out and play a decent pass worked out well, I don't really want him to leave our great club .

9.) 06 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 23:30:21
Conor Randall is out on loan and I read Klavan had been in bed ill for 5 or 6 days. It was makeshift but we got a 5-1 result.

10.) 06 Dec 2017
06 Dec 2017 10:20:00
Gomez and Klavan did not play due to illness. nothing to do with pecking order.