Need to consider that the clubs supposedly interested are Bundesliga clubs who would have come up against him before, when he was tearing up their league.
His injury record was fine in Bundesliga (I think?) so potential buyers may not see it as a big risk for a player who was one of the best around at the time.
Isnât a big crux of the problem our center backs arenât dominating the 1 v 1s any more? Weâve always played high risk football, but we only rarely gave up more than a half chance⌠Now it seems the out ball is on every time, we fuck up the offside or donât close them out.
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if its true that Nabbys injury is serious (no idea how hes done fuck all for months) then we will have to get someone.
Exactly, but Fab and Hendo donât seem able to cover like they did before
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Do we have an âunreliable players discussionâ thread?
It does seem like they are not dominating the same way but I think theyâre being left on an island more so than they have been before and once again I think thatâs down to how the two AMs are being deployed. Our âboringâ midfield that was much maligned, while we won the league and CL, didnât get forward much but theyâd defend the WBs as they went forward which allows the CBs to play closer together. To me it looks like we currently have no one covering either WB, meaning the CBs (and DM) are trying to defend the entire width of the pitch so theyâre further apart and there is more space for attackers to move into.
What we are asking of our WBs and CBs is just way too difficult in my opinion.
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Yes, Oxâs, Keitaâs and Thiagoâs. Theyâre all unreliable.
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Yes, from JĂźrgenâs mouth.
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Wouldnât it be precisely because of that, being that weâre asking him to perform at a high level after being out for a long time?
Yes and when you add in how ineffective we seem to be in possession it seems we are 1 bad pass (which we are doing a fair few of them) away from being exposed.
Itâs strange when you think about it because historically weâd have our central defenders on the half way line, with Fab roaming around in front of them (about 10 yards away) so the space they should be covering shouldnât be that big⌠Yet it seems huge.
Another sicknote
Saw this on Reddit from yesterdayâs matchâŚmassive gaps from defensive line to mid-field to link up play. However, wasnât that about the time our boys played manc off the park?
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Wonder if Stevie keeping close tabs on his former club and the Morelos situation.
I reckon he could do well in the Prem for a club like Villa.
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Hot headed twat would get sent off regularly.
Eeerr, what midfield!? That still shows absolutely zero players of ours in the centre of the pitch. I get weâre supposed to be all fluid and dynamic and all that but thatâs crazy. That isnât a massive gap to midfield. Thatâs a non-existent midfield.
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That shows our problems, they have 3 out balls directly onto to our backline⌠Wtf is Hendo doing? I get make a pass option but to vacate the center is crazy
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âItâs alright guys, itâs Van DijkâŚwe can keep on hiding heâll still find us.â
Other than Joe nobody is giving a short option. And everyone except Robbo is marked out
Just imagine where Joe would have to be if he wasnât an optionâŚ? Probably in the stands sat next to Nunez.
Long diagonal to Trent maybe on but by time Virgil lifts his head and makes the pass, Malacia may have been there to nod it away.
Other than Thiago we donât have that player in midfield whoâs always demanding the ball and straight away looking to see what forward passes are onâŚThatâs perhaps why he is our most valuable player in midfield, without him weâre disjointed.
(Keita) His injury just a day before he was due to play at Old Trafford highlights the problem completely. Klopp canât rely on him. Dortmund are interested, and any money received could be used to find a replacement. Moises Caceido at Brighton is one possible solution. He fits the profile in terms of age and numbersâŚa player of incredible promise who is now a Premier League regular in a fine team at the age of 20.
But guess what, Brighton know all that. They know what that promise could add up to, and heâs contracted until 2025. So the chance of signing him now is remote. Or zero. Take your pick depending on your optimism.