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07 Jul 2016 23:34:51
Any thoughts on how our defence will look next season? Matip is a good addition and going off the hype surrounding him from his time at Schalke would go straight into the first team, but at who's expense? Sakho and Lovren really did a job at the back end of last season.
1.) 08 Jul 2016 01:01:00
Matip and Lovren for me. I still feel uneasy with the ball at Sakho's feet and the regularity with which he goes to ground.
2.) 08 Jul 2016 02:20:04
Call it a crazy idea if you like but I'd like to see how Sakho plays sitting in front of the defence. After seeing him run forward with the ball, as unnerving as it may be, I think he'd be more than comfortable in that role as it allows him to move up the pitch and still have two CBs behind him if possession is lost. He sure has one hell of a pass on him too! But as I said, call it a crazy idea.
3.) 08 Jul 2016 03:06:18
I do like Sakho as a character, and he's had some good games and bad ones. He's done well for guy with feet that disagree with each other. He's good positionally and against big forwards, but lost in space against pace. I am not saying that he's should go, but Matip and Lovren can excel due to pace and ball skills.
Having said that, this is what preseason is for, and I'll just wait to whatever partnership is go as long as it works.
{Ed001's Note - Sakho has a lot more pace than Lovren.....}
4.) 08 Jul 2016 06:44:50
Sakho is a much better defender than Lovren and proved on numerous times last season. They were forming an effective partnership but the preference, for me, would be a Sakho/ Matip pairing next season - just hope Matip settles and adapts quickly to the PL.
5.) 08 Jul 2016 07:38:42
Sakho always looks clumsy on the ball. I've never been convinced by him. He is brave and gives his all but always looks surprised and panicked when the ball arrives at his feet!
6.) 08 Jul 2016 08:09:51
That's right. He LOOKS clumsy. He terrifies us all when he's on the ball as he LOOKS so ungainly. But he simply doesn't give the ball away, he has a really high pass success rate. His big concern for me is when he allows the ball to bounce between himself and a striker, that's when his errors occur, not when in possession.
7.) 08 Jul 2016 08:30:18
He looks clumsey and panicked buy has a high pass completion rate if I'm not mistaken. He deals with bigger players better and saying he's slower than lovern (nope) . His heading improved too.
8.) 08 Jul 2016 09:11:15
Ahh the clumsy debate again yet he is always in the top 5 defenders in the prem for passing. When he is on song he is miles better than lovren but he is prone to the odd bad game where he maybe loses concentration.
If he gets past the drugs hearing unscathed i would wager him plus an other being the preferred pairing.
But people should not discount joe gomez, provided he has fully recovered from the knee injury and makes good progress he has the potential to be better than all of them.
9.) 08 Jul 2016 09:48:24
Alot of folks under rate his ability on this ball just because he looks clumsy on the ball same as Hendo running. But if you look at how his set of skills with ball actually open up space for our CMs to get the ball you might see his job in the team when attacking. As Ginja1995 said he does have a high pass completion rate. He will have his moments but his ability on the ball seems better than a few.
10.) 08 Jul 2016 13:16:25
Sakho is by far the superior player. Lovren is in the same bracket as skrtel, he had a shocking 14/ 15 season filled with errors and pitiful performances. When klopp arrived his performance levels slightly increased and we have fans thinking he should be starting. He was made a laughing stock in France, with southmapton he was protected by wanyama. He should be nowhere near the first team. Joe Gomez should be given the minutes instead of lovren.
11.) 09 Jul 2016 15:48:01
The clumsy part is a false debate that his detractors use to beat him up where as anyone with a brain knows that Sahko is our best CB, period. Skrtel doesn`t look clumsy on the ball yet everyman and his dog knows he is a dreadful defender and can`t pass the ball out of the back 5 yards to save his life. So what do you want, exactly? A defender who can do his job or one who only looks the part? A bad game? everyone has one so that`s no issue for me provided they come on very rare occasions.
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26 Sep 2016 07:13:07
You could argue Henderson isn't even playing his position with him playing slightly deeper and having a more defensive role than usual, but Clyne is definitely a recognised right back. It's nice to see though and long may it continue!
18 Aug 2016 02:54:02
I think Gini should take Mane's place for the Burnley game. He'd be able to have a bigger impact on the game, from the Arsenal game it looks as if he prefers to play more attacking, he gets into the box any opportunity he can.
18 Aug 2016 02:48:03
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Leicester, they're certainly not my pick even for top six. I'm curious as to how people think they're season will go.
11 Aug 2016 09:27:42
Haven't seen much of him on the ball in his time at United granted he's only played a handful of preseason games, but there's no denying the threat he causes when the ball is in the air which is worrying considering the amount of goals we shipped from such situations last season. With a bit of luck Jürgen's sorted that though. Watching him in Champions League games he hasn't particularly impressed me, whether he just doesn't turn up in the big games or not will be a lot easier to judge with the PL not consisting of one or two teams like the French league.
08 Jul 2016 02:23:46
Isn't Thomas Muller a Centre Forward?