Ozan Kabak

[Doc_Piptorious]

I thought he did really well last night because it was a big test. Certainly well enough to release one of our midfielders back to mf.
I do share concerns about his pace but he is only 20. Joe and Virgil are some of the quickest around so anyone will look slow.
On the subject of pace I never realised Henderson was so slow. He got burned a couple of times.

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Think it is more that he gets caught flat footed a bit at times whilst getting used to playing at CB. It allows the attacker to be moving in a fast burst whilst Henderson is still checking the line around him.

He is, at times, playing the role more like a hesitant midfielder in a new role than an experienced CB which of course is exactly what he is. Think if he were left there for an extended run of games we would see it happen a lot more and we would get games like against Leicester where the GK and CB do not read the other's game for moments during the game, as I think the move to CB is a bigger culture shock to Henderson's natural game than it was to that of Fabinho.

[Big-Red-Ed]

I'm not saying I disagree, I just think Klopp will be reluctant to move Henderson/Fabinho out of defence just yet.

I am hoping that he will give Phillips or Davies a game with Kabak after the Derby is done...

And therein lies the problem. I think Klopp is being too cautious. What he has been doing hasn't worked. Play defenders or at least one. Get one of our 2 best midfielders back into midfield so that it functions properly and try and outscore teams again. I'd worry them blue****e hoors will stamp all over our midfield.

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[Angryred]

And therein lies the problem. I think Klopp is being too cautious. What he has been doing hasn't worked. Play defenders or at least one. Get one of our 2 best midfielders back into midfield so that it functions properly and try and outscore teams again. I'd worry them blue****e hoors will stamp all over our midfield.

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Or maybe Klopp didn't realise that Davies was a manc loving cunt after he signed him!

[labourRed]

And therein lies the problem. I think Klopp is being too cautious. What he has been doing hasn't worked. Play defenders or at least one. Get one of our 2 best midfielders back into midfield so that it functions properly and try and outscore teams again. I'd worry them blue****e hoors will stamp all over our midfield.

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Fabinho is brittle playing at CB, throw him into midfield and he'll end up being out for the season. Same could be said for Hendo, his injury record isn't great either.

I'm happy enough for them to coast out this season filling in at the back.

[Roboklopp]

Happy enough were we coasting to top 4, but we ain’t.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Happy enough were we coasting to top 4, but we ain’t.

If we can string a few results together then the fixture gods may help us out there.

Was just looking to see if any of the teams in the chase with us are due to meet City soon.

City's next batch of league games are

Everton
Arsenal
West Ham
Man U
Fulham
Leicester


Would have to imagine that City will do some damage to a few of those.

[Tribute]

If we can string a few results together then the fixture gods may help us out there.

Was just looking to see if any of the teams in the chase with us are due to meet City soon.

City's next batch of league games are

Everton
Arsenal
West Ham
Man U
Fulham
Leicester


Would have to imagine that City will do some damage to a few of those.

Exactly. And if not, some of them... ok, maybe one if we're lucky, will do some damage to City. We can but hope! We just have to focus on winning the next game and building back some momentum and confidence.

My biggest worry is a team that just parks the bus again, low block and we go back to being clueless and devoid of ideas. That will knock us back to square one again... Until we can beat that type of game plan, we'll be on an uphill climb to top four.

[Big-Red-Ed]

Happy enough were we coasting to top 4, but we ain’t.

We definitely aren't. If you look at the table teams below us have games in hand. Our true position is maybe as low as 7th.
We must play our best midfield and make do at the back imo. What we have been doing has not been working.

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[Scratch]

I think Fab was considered to be our 4th choice CB, so once he is fit again, I believe it will be Fab/Kabak as our central pairing, with Davies as a back up. Still not convinced thaat Davies was bought to be anything but better cover than what we have in Philips and Williams.

[~LFCHistory~]

Still waiting for a Davies & Kabak partnership to let Henderson back into the midfield...Sometimes ya gotta take that leap of faith!
Davies will be familiar with the frantic nature of English football so nothing new there albeit facing better strikers.

And therein lies the problem. I think Klopp is being too cautious. What he has been doing hasn't worked. Play defenders or at least one. Get one of our 2 best midfielders back into midfield so that it functions properly and try and outscore teams again. I'd worry them blue****e hoors will stamp all over our midfield.

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Agree, may as well gamble with Kabak and Phillips, can't be worse than what we've had since VVD got injured.

[Assassin]

Sign a CB they said

[Fredo]

Sign another couple maybe?

[BigChief]

With Henderson injured it was a no brainer. Who do you propose should play there? Shaqiri? He's always injured too!

[Roboklopp]

Might have helped to have time to bed him in.

[RichC]

That was up there with Skrtels debut