Look, nothing at all wrong with that but a) do we know how bad clyne is? B) gomez is doing fine at RB but yes eventually he should be CB. he destroyed everton at the weekend. naisse was off at HT C) TAA has imo improved already this season and should be relied on within 12 months. IMO buying an RB when we have lovren and klavan as main options at CB is mad.
do you think he's ready for it? has he learned positioning at this level well enough or will he get caught out as he did earlier in the season when played Cb in an early game (perhaps it was league cup i don't recall) if he is ready fine. hes got the pace, power, passing, height etc but its all about experience and he is just getting there. Surely a LCB is needed? lovren and klavan as options?
I think Gomez has improved considerably with game time, tbh. He looked shaky after a long injury but seems to be settling in ok. I think - only my opinion- that he'll grow further as a CB, that is his natural position after all. Certainly worth taking a risk when your alternatives are Lovren, who isn't good enough and has no self confidence it seems, and Raggy, who was only ever meant to be a back-up and has been chucked in at the deep end far too often.
I’m all for signing in positions like RB just as long as it doesn’t impact on higher priorities ie CB. We should always be looking to upgrade what we have.
I'd agree, I would certainly agree he's a CB not an RB. Its just a bit of positioning and slightly different challenges when you get the best forwards looking to take you on mentally, physically and in skills. TBH lovren played well for 70mins. he panicked when a high ball went over him and he failed to realize it was lewin not a decent forward so slaps into him. He ruined all his good work aerially in the game.
That's how defenders and keepers are measured - by the frequency of their mistakes. No-one gets it right all the time, it just depends how often you screw up.
so is gomez ready cos the first mistake and the press will be on him. I think he'd be decent in a 3 or at RB but i'd like a few opportunities for him to slot in at CB before he has to do it full time.
Gomez is still a while away from being a regular CB starter. I'm not convinced by any of the other 'senior' picks; even Matip is grossly over rated. We still need a top drawer CB to start and build around. Gomez should be challenging Matip, Lovren and Klaven for now and getting the odd game.
According to Sport Bild, Chelsea and Liverpool have been told by Borussia Dortmund that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is not for sale. Former Liverpool star Steve Nicol has told ESPN that he expects Daniel Sturridge to leave Liverpool in January. Sturridge, 28, is willing to consider a move abroad in the January window, with the likes of Real Betis and Valencia particularly keen, as per Daily Mail.
Since we seem to have a fetish to buy players who perform well against us - why don't we buy some referees? They have been performing well against us for past 3 matches.
