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A Few Thoughts from the Match: Leicester City 2 Liverpool 3

1. 3 points. Is right!
 

2. It was never comfortable was it? At two-nil I thought we’d need at least one more (and possibly two) and so it proved. 
 

3. I can’t believe people are criticising Salah’s finishing. That was his sixth of the season. He plays wide forward, his figures are better than one in two, he’s only just arrived at Liverpool and he’d previously had less than twenty games in English football. What more could anyone possibly ask for?
 

4. I’m now all in on Team Mig. He’s never going to be a true great, but the lad is now a very good keeper with no real weaknesses in my view. He was ripped off for the pen but saved it anyway, dealt with all kinds of aerial bombs and his kicking has improved exponentially. People throwing mud his way now are not watching what’s in front their eyes in my opinion. 
 

5. It’s now clear that Jurgen “development/long term” Klopp will keep selecting players whose form is variable (at best). Generally, of these young experimental picks, Gomez has looked one of the more reliable. The space he gave Albrighton in the run up to their second though was shocking. Still looks the best bet of the young defenders to me though (Trent is a midfielder surely?). 
 

6. Coutinho was superb while on the pitch. The whole back injury thing was embarrassing but I’m not especially arsed by anything else regarding him from the summer. We did very well to keep him on this evidence. 
 

7. I thought Hendo was very good today, too. 
 

8. Daniel Sturridge oozed class when he came on. With a more robust body he’d be an all-time Liverpool great by now. No doubt. I’ll settle for this though. We were right to keep him. 
 

9. Firmino had a stinker. He never stopped running though so he gets a pass. 
 

10. I feel much better after a win, no matter how tight. That said, in the context of the way The Mancs and especially City have started the season, we’ve been mediocre. The attack needs to be more ruthless and the defence needs a revolution. For tonight though, it feels good to just have a win. Roll on Moscow. 

 

Paul Natton

@OxtonSoulBoy

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VladimirIlyich

Fair enough that, Paul. I used to stick up for Migs (even though I didn't want him and wanted - fuck, still want - Begovic), but the lack of command, voice, authority, strength, positioning, handling, etc, just isn't made up for by occasional very good saves. The way I look at it, we've got a very serious problem with our spine. We need players running through the middle. He, along with a CB and a CM would go a really, really long way into turning us into title contenders.

We need more than a centre back,a defensive midfielder,we need cover for them too as we cant absorb losing key players(see Mane) in the way our rivals can. This is because of serial lack of investment in players that leaves us hoping for just one of the 4 or 5 that we actually need. This Summer should have been the time for investment and subsequently we could have eased out the deadwood. Now we are in danger each transfer window of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

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Fair enough that, Paul. I used to stick up for Migs (even though I didn't want him and wanted - fuck, still want - Begovic), but the lack of command, voice, authority, strength, positioning, handling, etc, just isn't made up for by occasional very good saves. The way I look at it, we've got a very serious problem with our spine. We need players running through the middle. He, along with a CB and a CM would go a really, really long way into turning us into title contenders.

Can’t argue with that. The need for VVD is glaring. I think Keita will add a huge amount too. I also think there’s an argument for a centre forward who is a more prolific version of Firmino.

 

As for back ups, I think there’s a limit to how much any club can do, no matter what their stature. Getting VVD in Jan would be a fucking start though.

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Can’t argue with that. The need for VVD is glaring. I think Keita will add a huge amount too. I also think there’s an argument for a centre forward who is a more prolific version of Firmino.

As for back ups, I think there’s a limit to how much any club can do, no matter what their stature. Getting VVD in Jan would be a fucking start though.

I think we should just accept that we need two first choice CBs and if we can't get VVD in Jan (which must be a strong possibility) look to buy someone else and then buy VVD in the summer. May as well start investing the inevitable Coutinho cash in the areas we most need it when we most need it. Because if we don't finish top four as a result of our dodgy defence we'll have the usual recruitment problems and VVD may be off elsewhere (particularly if his rumoured release clause is limited to clubs in CL).

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Centre halves needed=VVD+another,central midfield=Keita+another,strikers=another,GK=another.

VVD and Keita will help but they are not the solution by themselves. They are part of the solution and teams on the up invest in players rather than stand still. The jury is still out on if Salah and Chamberlain constitutes investment or more of a standstill.

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