Martin Skrtel

[Chris]

In reality, we all need better than we have going forward, but he certainly wasn't the reason we lost today.

He was marking Kompany woefully, he left Negredo and gave Navas the simple pass through to him. Mignolet also at fault too on that second one.

And this is his great games?!

[JohnDoe]

Yep, his supposedly brilliant tackle at the end there was just him reedeming another woeful mistake that saw their player just stroll past him. Nice recovery that time but I'd rather we had a kid at the back learning while making mistakes, he's what 29?! He'll never change.

He's just not a defender suited for a top side. Great defenders don't need to commit themselves to the ground so often. He also commits a foul worthy of a penalty in every corner. He's just so poor in the air, that he gets beaten even when he pulls Kompany's shirt and doesn't let him lift off the ground.

[kemm1]

Kompany is half man, half animal though; one of the best defenders on the planet so can't really compare Skrtel to him.

But yeah, Skrtel scares me.

[danperkins]

Skrtel made some mistakes no doubts but ffs have covered across the whole back line. Lost count of the vital tackles he made.

[JohnDoe]

Probably while covering from Glen's latest walkabout, Cissokho's ambling back from another brainless charge, Sakho's dazed Bambi impression or some such.

Either way, good thing he was where he was.....


In reality, we all need better than we have going forward, but he certainly wasn't the reason we lost today.

Well, seeing that he was directly at fault for both goals, which contributed to a 2-1 loss, I find this a strange statement.

[Rigadon]

Skrtel made some mistakes no doubts but ffs have covered across the whole back line. Lost count of the vital tackles he made.

He played well (think we're all being influenced by Sky/BT coverage of his shirt pulling. If they kept on showing highlights of his tackles, blocks etc we'd be creaming ourselves with praise - it's a fickle world we live in )

[Kenneth]

Well, seeing that he was directly at fault for both goals, which contributed to a 2-1 loss, I find this a strange statement.

You despise him don't you?

[JohnDoe]

You despise him don't you?

Yes, with intense passion.

Come on now

[Gibbo]

Well, seeing that he was directly at fault for both goals, which contributed to a 2-1 loss, I find this a strange statement.

Took the bones out of Mig's wrist as a pre-game prank did he?

[danperkins]

He played well (think we're all being influenced by Sky/BT coverage of his shirt pulling. If they kept on showing highlights of his tackles, blocks etc we'd be creaming ourselves with praise - it's a fickle world we live in )

Haha agree, BT literally couldn't stop talking about the shirt grabbing last two games. He's pretty bad for it but every single premier league match there is war in the box. Micky Owen has a real bee in his bonnet about it.

[danperkins]

Took the bones out of Mig's wrist as a pre-game prank did he?

so bad when you look at replay. Such a lousy goal to lose to.

[Norbs]

Took the bones out of Mig's wrist as a pre-game prank did he?

[Shaggy]

Took the bones out of Mig's wrist as a pre-game prank did he?

That was absolutely **** goalkeeping. He's been brilliant so he's entitled to make a mistake, just a total ****er that it came today.

[G]

Hope he doesn't let it affect him, big game Sunday. He's earned the right to mess up once but so close to half time we shouldn't have had everybody forward for a corner.

[baitman]

skrtel had a decent game today. we would all like our players to be perfect but try and remember we were playing a team that will probably win the league. he was struggling against some top class opposition and also having to try and watch runners who were not being covered by his team mates.
if it wasnt for several of his vital interceptions we might have conceded six or more.