Happy to let Gomez make his mistakes at LFC?

[Lee909]

Alisson had the chance to rectify earlier errors that put him under pressure

 

None of VVD,Henderson or Alisson came out of it well

 

But so be it, you'll get punished for overplaying at times, better than just belting it long each time. No harm done in the end

[VladimirIlyich]

Alisson had the chance to rectify earlier errors that put him under pressure

 

None of VVD,Henderson or Alisson came out of it well

 

But so be it, you'll get punished for overplaying at times, better than just belting it long each time. No harm done in the end

Yes,we will concede these types of goals due to how Alisson plays and its something you have to expect and account for. It was a case of very poor decision making and something that will only raise its head very occasionally(we hope!)

[aws]

He doesn't need to change the way he plays just make a few adjustments to cope with the chasing of most attackers in this country. Hopefully he now appreciates this.

[Pidge]

I have seen Gomez getting some criticism for not making a passing angle for the goal we conceded on the weekend.

 

I mean, he really doesn't have much chance to do so does he.

 

He's even pointing to tell Alisson to go long.

 

I don't think Gomez can take any blame for that goal, it's all on Alisson, surely.

 

 

No, he should be in the exact right position for Allison to play a one-touch pass seconds after shaking off a challenge on the halfway line.  He should also be perfectly happy as a centre half to receive a pass direct to feet while facing the goal deep in his own half.  That's what good defenders do... especially when the net is empty!

[Guest]

I love the fact that Garth Crooks thinks that he is putting extra pressure on Joe Gomez.

[Guest]

He was shit in Spiderman

I thought I saw shit in Spiderman. That was Harry Maguire?

[Section_31]

Crooks is not only bonkers, his head looks like a mole sneaking a peek above a molehill.

[Caramac]

[magicrat]

I thought I saw shit in Spiderman. That was Harry Maguire?

 

Not to be confused with Toby Maguire the overated Leicester defender.  

[magicrat]

Crooks is not only bonkers, his head looks like a mole sneaking a peek above a molehill.

 

The best blind pundit in the world ,  

[KopOut]

I was washing the dishes before and 3 words had me laughing and shaking my head hours after I first read them.

 

Slow. Ponderous. VVD.

 

This place.

 

*shakes head*

I’m referring to that particular situation re: Becker fuck-up. Not speaking generally. For whatever reason he got that whole sequence of his play wrong.

 

I was doing the dishes thinking “75 million. 75 million.”

[aRdja]

I was worried about his height to play centre half in the premier league.. but only just read that he’s 6’2” - same height as Sol Campbell and John Terry, and taller than Carra and Ricardo Carvalho. He’s also quicker than all of them bar perhaps Sol. He’s probably better than all of them on the ball. If he keeps progressing and lucks out with injuries, I reckon we’ll have ourselves some player.

[Captain]

I thought he played well today, despite a couple of hairy moments.

Loved his sliding tackle on Lucas Moura!

[ZonkoVille77]

I love being wrong about players. 

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

Another decent performance, good most of the time but got it wrong two or three times so still work in progress in my book. His potential however looks big.

[Captain Howdy]

7 minutes ago, Joey8FrogsLegs said:

Another decent performance, good most of the time but got it wrong two or three times so still work in progress in my book. His potential however looks big.

Yep

[Numero Veinticinco]

I thought he was really good again. He’s 21. A 21 year old CB, in anybody’s book, is a baby. He is great potential. 

[Colt Seavers]

He made a couple of mistake today but that's gonna happen and his team mates backed him up. But he bailed his teammates out too so all is good.

He isn't the finished article but he would my choice as VVDs partner long term and from the sounds of it Virg thinks the same.

Also that tackle was a thing of beauty.

[Numero Veinticinco]

He has won us points already. No doubt about it. That block against Leicester and his tackle today. Ducking brilliant prospect. 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

What I like is he's learning when he makes a mistake, rather than losing his head and going full Lovren.

He got drawn wide whilst TAA was up the pitch, got too close to Moura, and was skinned. Moura was getting increasingly confident. When the opportunity arose, he makes a tackle that takes the ball and leaves enough on Moura to knock him back into his shell. From that moment on I don't remember him being under much pressure.

[Lee909]

Said it before im delighted to be wrong on this,

Didn't see anything as a fullback that made me think he would be as good as he could. That block away at Leicester is as good as you will see in Europe this year. 

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

4 hours ago, ZonkoVille77 said:

I love being wrong about players. 

Except when you think they're gonna be boss, and are wrong. That's pure balls.

 

But this, this is sweeeeet.

[Paul]

9 hours ago, Lee909 said:

Said it before im delighted to be wrong on this,

Didn't see anything as a fullback that made me think he would be as good as he could. That block away at Leicester is as good as you will see in Europe this year. 

Not the composure, the pace or the ability on the ball? I don’t think anyone could have expected a 21 year old to settle into the centre half position at a top club so relatively smoothly. However, there wasn’t any doubt about his attributes equipping him for the position, in my view. It was more about how he coped with the pressure and lack of experience. For the former, he’s got himself to thank and for the latter, look who’s stood next to him. 

[Lee909]

More to do with how often he was beaten at the back post or with the ball over his head. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

18 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

More to do with how often he was beaten at the back post or with the ball over his head. 

And how often was that? The ball over the head was about three times.