Virgil van Dijk

[The_weatherman]

The goal Lacazette scored was fantastic, the pass was brilliant, his run was perfect and the finish as well, hard to fault anyone.

[Kenneth]

Although Karius and Mignolet would have got pelters for it, and you know it's true.

[Buzzo]

Although Karius and Mignolet would have got pelters for it, and you know it's true.

Only because they would have let about 15 goals in already this season.

You cant give aim any **** at all towards a keeper who has only let 5 goals in in 11 league matches.

It is the other end of the pitch where things need to improve.

[Chris]

Kenneth is absolutely determined that Alisson gets stick for Saturday, weird as **** from the guy who worships Mignolet and Pickford (who was horrendous on yet another goal this weekend)

[Alex]

Yeah Kenneth, calm down. You are going way overboard.

[dom9]

Whilst this is the wrong thread, I noticed Alisson giving the ball an absolute welly on a couple of occasions on Saturday. No messing about.

[Kenneth]

Yeah Kenneth, calm down. You are going way overboard.

I'll try and control myself.

Anyway, the point wasn't that Alison should get stick, it was that others shouldn't either. Sometimes things aren't the fault of anyone and the inclination to look for a fault in everything isn't healthy.

[Maxiedge]

Yes I thought Allison should have done much better in reading the shot. I wouldn't have expected Mignolet or Karius to save it but we have forked out big money for a world class keeper.

Think we all saw the placement of the shot coming by the way Lacazette set himself up. In defence of Alisson, Gomez was un-sighting him and should have even stuck out a leg himself (which the keeper might have been expecting).

Anyone who's played in goal knows it's an absolute nightmare when a defender blocks your field of view as you see the ball so late.

[danperkins]

I'll try and control myself.

Anyway, the point want that Alison should get sick, it was that others should either. Sometimes things aren't the fault of anyone and the inclination to look for a fault in everything isn't healthy.

Wishing him sick is pretty harsh.

[Kenneth]

Wishing him sick is pretty harsh.

The SPAG of that post was a mess.

[Buzzo]

I'll try and control myself.

Anyway, the point wasn't that Alison should get stick, it was that others shouldn't either. Sometimes things aren't the fault of anyone and the inclination to look for a fault in everything isn't healthy.

I think it is the body of work of a player that we rate and refer to, when players repeatedly mess up (at either end of the pitch) then the focus sharpens on their performance and each mistake is magnified and obviously we comment otherwise forums like this wouldnt exist. With Karius the mistakes were 'again', with Mignolet 'again', same with Moreno. Lovren has pretty much turned it around, but it took maybe 5-6 months of exemplary performances and even then he now finds himself behind Joe Gomez.

Mignolet and Karius had moments where they were amazing, arguably Karius was in great form pre CL Final, but you could tell he had more mistakes in him. Mignolet was outstanding in the run in to us achieving CL football the year before.

(RobboKlopp is a dick )

Alisson is a different personality altogether, and though every goal can be better defended in an idalistic world, I feel his overall performances and the confidence and solidity he brings to the position is something we have not witnessed before.

Giving Alisson any stick this season would be like highlighting Mo Salah missing a chance at the end of last.

[Kenneth]

Believe it or not, I am not looking to, and Chris was just being a dick

[Buzzo]

Believe it or not, I am not looking to, and Chris was just being a dick

Yeah, upon reflection I've over explained a fairly simple concept there

[The_weatherman]

I'll try and control myself.

Anyway, the point wasn't that Alison should get stick, it was that others shouldn't either. Sometimes things aren't the fault of anyone and the inclination to look for a fault in everything isn't healthy.

I agree, this goal was down to Arsenal being excellent more than us ****ing up, IMO.

[Roboklopp]

Yeah, upon reflection I've over explained a fairly simple concept there

TBF no one read more than the first line.