There is definitely a pattern in the games where we dropped points - the configuration of the midfield, in particular the 8's is what's hurting us this season.
There is no defence minded 8 to sit alongside Fabinho. Also, there seems to be a common denominator in all of these midfields ...
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nah.
If you actually look at how we ****ed those up.
Cheslea game we could still be there agaisnt 10 men and not score. we played inhalf the pitch. trent bang i nthe middle of the park.
brentford. gues what, two sucker punches as long balls pumped form left full slot (no closing the ball down) to back stick where trent was miserable.
City KDB just wandered in behind jones hwo never looked around and we also let them run pass two or three. again robertsons channel.
Brighton. well guess what again. no cloasing down of the pass or shot/corss effort and alisson off the line for thier first. And thier second? guess who. jones miles up park, trent now where as per. RCB pulled out of place. ox not bothering to close down his man who is apply a free pass to lalana who jones ought to be picking up and lallan slips it to the guy whos stood where konate should be bar he is covering trent as per.
west ham: first goal is a corner. vvd has to put it out then alisson has a flap but matip is actually drawn far too far out of the zone by a runner who leaves space where matip should be to head that. Second goal is abysmal. fabinho suicide ball to mane. trent is stood in midfield as well ball watching. fabinho choses to compound the error by running at the ball so the guy who gets it just flicks it wide to a guy facing right way and as fabinho has vacated any possible angle to block the pass. trent was too busy ball watching to actually see the trouble and its then too late to chase back.
it is the guy trent could have tracked who has the shot.
the final goal, again big corner. nobody marking zouma but the defense are all shifted over the near stick. matip is outsdie the line of the goal and out of it. Its WEAK. TAA is then alisson watching, not even the ball coming to his zone. mane lets zouma. go. how the hell is mane picking up zouma like. lol.
So if you actually ask me most of this is down to not getying out and blocking crosses comgin in (full backs) AND trent especiually not doing his job. we are getting pulled apart at will cos theres gaps getting left i nth e half spaces as klopp says behind no 8s but mostly actually i nthe wing channels where the basics are ebing ignored.
Its all fine pliling on as full backs but if you leave so many gaps you can forget it.
