Simon Mignolet

[CAD]

Every chance he will be gone next summer...

[JohnDoe]

He's wank.

[kingfunk]

Daft **** just can't get it right

[Daniel 7]

Shot stopper.

Thats it.

I think its mentality with him rather than potential though - he has (potentially) all the attributes, but doesn't come across like he really believes it

[Fredo]

He's not good enough and IMO the main issue in our defence. The goalkeeper sees the play better than the centre halves and he is just not good enough at organising and commanding his area. Don't think coaching will help him that much to be honest.

[danperkins]

Yeh he certainly isn't the answer

[Gibbo]

I watched the game with my old man, and while he has become a massive pessimist as he gets older he did suggest that our defence being shaky could well be because they dont fully trust Mignolet behind them. Who knows?

Will be interesting to see, if Valdes does come in, if anything changes.

[Kenneth]

I didn't see any evidence of that. He came out when he shouldn't have but by then the striker had already slipped though for a one on one, which was soley down to the CBs and the sitting midfielder. He took plenty of crosses comfortably.

[BobTheCharmer]

Might help if he wasn't playing in front of two ****ing morons. No keeper could play well behind them. He's moaned at for staying on his line and now he's doing the opposite he's coming unstuck. He's claiming crosses better and his kicking is better than last season. If he's still looking dodgy at Christmas it might be time to have a look. All keepers go through tough times no matter who they are. Its just keepers mistakes stand out.

[Roboklopp]

Have to wonder if & when Valdes arrives whether he'll shout the defence into shape/

[Boogs]

It's Jerzy all over again

[Rich]

The new Westerveld

[Fredo]

Yep, he just doesn't inspire confidence.

[Lee]

I watched the game with my old man, and while he has become a massive pessimist as he gets older he did suggest that our defence being shaky could well be because they dont fully trust Mignolet behind them. Who knows?

Will be interesting to see, if Valdes does come in, if anything changes.

Agree mate. I think it's a bit of both.

Our CBs - whatever combo we've played over the last 18 months - have been very ropey on the whole. Mignolet is a wonderful shot-stopper and at times looks sound (like when he came out and caught that corner at the end tonight), but he does have a touch of Westerveld about him.

Possibly a trust issue on both sides. On their day our 'keeper and CBs are great. But none are consistant and I'm not sure if Mignolet, Sakho, Lovren and Skrtel are good enough in the long run.

We need to give them time though. It's very early days so far.

[G]

I didn't see any evidence of that. He came out when he shouldn't have but by then the striker had already slipped though for a one on one, which was soley down to the CBs and the sitting midfielder. He took plenty of crosses comfortably.

To be fair it was a good performance until then but he's never getting there and should never have come. He can see the danger but his reaction to it is wrong. I was pretty impressed with him most of the game, he came and made things his and was vocal while doing it.

I don't know where the bloody problem is be it coaching or players or both but it doesn't seem to matter who we throw at it, we are still a shambles in the central defensive area.