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We can't put losing a game down to one individual error. The whole team is to blame, but he's got to do better there. Van Dijk was able to close down the passing option, because he knew he could let Sissoko shoot. He's got to at least get that one on target, as otherwise the defender will always know to let Sissoko have the ball and can concentrate on blocking off any support runners.
Hes finished mate, has been for a while. I genuinely think theres more to it and he has issues at home or something tbh.
Just another position that needs strengthening if they're actually serious about winning titles.
We can actually and it was Lloris that cost us. The inadequacies of Sissoko are well known and I am sure every single one of you lot were shouting at him to get it to Son somehow but VVD did exactly what he knew was the best option and it worked.
Lloris from being one of the keepers in the discussion for the best 5 or 6 in the world a few years ago to being a shadow of himself and a complete liability has cost us that point yesterday and the shortcomings up top cost us 2 and we have all seen it many times before.
Trouble is that can we afford a keeper as well probably not levy won't go mad this summer probably only 2/3 will come in so is that enough again probably not but certainly we won't spend big.
It depends.
If we lose Eriksen and Alderweireld, and with Kane making noises about leaving if the club lacks ambition. I don't think Levy has a choice if he wants to keep players and fans happy.
And the even greater failure that was summer 2018. January 2019 wasn't a failure as we shouldn't (barring exceptional circumstances e.g. Kane doing his ACL) be buying them.
Summer is when you do your major transfer business.
Summer 2018 - A missed opportunity of epic proportions.
It's a good post but with obvious contradiction.
I disagree. The whole team didn't do enough to get the win. The first goal we conceded was a complete shambles from a defense that wants to be challenging for league titles. You can't give that sort of time and space to a player in League 2, let alone a title challenger in the Premier League. Lloris has to take a look at himself for that mistake and sort his shit out, but I won't be pinning the blame solely on him.
Biggest concern for me alongside Hugo is Sanchez. He has been fucking useless all season long. Our record signing - was it really £42m - and he looks about as assured as Sebastian Bassong. He was at fault several times yesterday, namely when he decided to let a ball bounce over his head to create a 2v1 for Pool in the 2nd half.
I've given him time to settle in but I really fear he is destined for the scrapheap as if anything he's gotten worse since arriving. Much rather have Foyth given minutes at present, at least he is assured on the ball.
I've given him time to settle in but I really fear he is destined for the scrapheap as if anything he's gotten worse since arriving. Much rather have Foyth given minutes at present, at least he is assured on the ball.
Yep but those players of ours who supposedly can didn't.
Anybody berating Sissoko after another excellent performance needs to fcuking take their eyes off an agenda.
Lloris lost us a point and we had amole ooprtunity elsewhere and with other players to have won the game.
Sanchez is no issue.
If you have a back line of experience they should offer help not hinder.
This season our most experienced defenders, including the goalkeeper have not been good enough.
Blaming Sanchez is more nonsense.
Well other than Van Dijk, it proves my point that you don't buy in January!
Of course you've forgotten those other successful January signings: Torres, Carroll, Samba, Cuadrado.
Is that Sanchez. Alexei by the way? If yes, another stellar example of not buying in January!
Remind me of a game in which he's played well. It isn't nonsense though is it.
Vertonghen especially has been immense at times this season. Sanchez on the other hands looks so uncomfortable with the ball at feet, which makes it even more frustrating when our back line piss about with it for minutes at a time.
Some people think VVD is why Liverpool are top of the league.
He was signed in January.
Just facts....writing “the summer is when you do major business” is just a false statement.
You should do major business when it’s required and if that’s in January then so be it
Shall I name every summer signing from every club that failed too?
Or just start with the Spurs ones so you can see how many flaws there are in your argument
Thanks to Sissoko brainlessness, now Van Dyke is being compared to Beckenbauer and Baresi.
Still can't believe how a professional footballer would fail to even hit the target from that position.
Still can't believe how a professional footballer would fail to even hit the target from that position.
By the way, I'm still putting the blame for this squarely on
TottenhamAberdeen
for the thread title.
Fucking "Liverpoo"... honestly.
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TottenhamAberdeen
for the thread title.Fucking "Liverpoo"... honestly.
ochfacepalm:Sorry, I can't agree.
He's an experienced 30m pro footballer, who came to us as a winger and a French international, and he can't trouble the goalkeeper? In training they'd have at least an hour a session on shooting drills.
If this was an isolated occurrence there may be an argument. However there are several examples this season of him being clear on goal and putting it into the stands.
Shocking.
That miss and Lloris' mistake may come back to haunt us.
Are you just being a sophist on purpose?
Everyone knows exactly what we did wrong but you're using these semantical arguments and focusing on exceptions that prove the rule to argue something you don't even believe.
Everyone knew we needed at least backup at CM which is why we tried to get Grealish et al, unless you're actually being paid by the club to post these things I genuinely don't understand why you're doing it tbh.