Mig 'Worse than Dracula at dealing with crosses'

http://www.theguardian.com/football...worse-than-dracula-bruce-grobbelaar-liverpool

Bruce Grobbelaar says Simon Mignolet is ‘worse than Dracula’ with crosses
• Liverpool’s poor start blamed on their goalkeeper
• ‘At least Dracula comes out of his coffin now and then’

Bruce Grobbelaar has put the blame for Liverpool’s poor start to the season on their goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who he says is “worse than Dracula” in dealing with crosses.

Grobbelaar told the BBC that Mignolet, who joined Liverpool from Sunderland for £9m in 2013, lacked authority in his own penalty box.

“He doesn’t command his area,” the 57-year-old said. “I’ve likened Mignolet to worse than Dracula because at least Dracula comes out of his coffin now and then.

“He seems to stay on his line and that’s it. That whole area, not just the six-yard area, is the goalkeeper’s.

“In this day and age, in modern goalkeeping, if you come out and you catch the ball and you get smacked, you’re going to get the foul. It’s not rocket science.”

Grobbelaar, who won six league titles and the European Cup with Liverpool between 1984 and 1991, was surprised that Liverpool, currently 12th in the Premier League, had managed to finish as high as second behind Manchester City last season.

“Any team that lets in 52 [50] goals should never be in second position in the first place,” he said.

“You have got to shore up the back. Get yourself someone in goal who can actually only let in 30 goals a season, or fewer than 30 goals.”