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He hasn't been at the required level, but I think the mistake has been in recruitment. I don't think he's rubbish and I don't blame Edwards or Klopp for thinking he's a good player when they signed him, but they probably do deserve some blame for not identifying that putting him in our pragmatic and defensive midfield setup wasn't going to be a good fit.

 

I think if we were gung-ho like we were before we sold Coutinho, he'd be better for us. Again, it's very much also Keita's fault, but putting him on the right in a midfield that has to compensate heavily for Trent getting forward all the time is clearly not a good idea and most of the time he doesn't end up looking good. 

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He probably contracted it prior to the break given the incubation period, although internationals are a stupid idea regardless. I’d also prefer that European competition were minimised, but that’s not going to happen.

 

I think the apparent explosion in cases shows a real issue with football during a pandemic when the country isn’t really locked down at all; unless you maintain discipline and force players & their families to stay clear of any sort of socialisation, it’s going to happen with increasing frequency, particularly as winters draws closer. I wouldn’t be surprised if this season’s most successful / over performing clubs are those that go furthest in maintaining a ‘bubble’ from top to bottom.

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All the players are supposed to be tested when they return from the internationals I think. Unless this is a false positive like Shaq's, Im guess we're going to see quite a few more players test positive when they do return. This is what Jurgen was talking about recently when he said he feared for the players.

 

FIFA and all the other confederations need to stop international games for the foreseebale future. UEFA might have to do the same with its club competitions as well.

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2 hours ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

I dont want this guy to play whilst VVD is out. It feels like he leaves spaces all over the place. Good at winning back the ball further up the pitch but disappears in our half. 

Klopp’s pencilled him in at centre back.

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Putting aside all of the hype before we signed him, and then after we signed him before he arrived, he'd be a pretty uninspiring below average signing, for the time we signed him. But bring all that hype back into the equation, and he's been a massively underwhelming disappointment, even when he has managed to string more than a few games together.

 

We can only hope that Michael Edwards is working on a plan to maximise our return form him to some European side, because it's fairly obvious, he's not cut out for the physicality of the English game. Usually, a player will at least maintain their value, but it'd be hard to see, with a long history of injuries absences, and then lacklustre performances, how Keita's value would not have fallen appreciably.

 

 

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