Jürgen Klopp

[Fosterbloke]

Teams realise we have little pace in the team so they can afford to surge the penalty area and force errors in our defence.

[Exiled_red]

There is something else going on with those stats. He has faced the lowest number of shots on goal in the league by some distance according to that. I suspect that our pressing game means that we give midfielders less space and face less **** speculative shots from outside the box compared to most teams. Ones that are invariably saved by the keeper if they reach that far or don't get blasted into the stands. Probably a mixture of factors but there is no way we have the tightest defence in the league so they are hiding something.

distance from goal, for average shot/goal. Defenders between striker and goal etc would paint a better picture

Definately something else going on with those stats, as suggested it could be that we deny sides the opportunities to have long range shots which are (usually) comfortably saved and pad out other keepers stats, while the chances that we give up are fairly easy chances for the striker (one-on-one with the keeper or from close range) which the keeper is unlikely to save.

In my head (no stats to back this up) we tend to give away alot of goals on the counter attack where a striker bursts through with relatively few defenders back and as teams seem to sit back against us we don't often defend chances with alot of men behind the ball (set pieces aside). So I think there is something to this, it also agrees with critisism Mignolet was getting anout conceding from the oppositions first shot.

[Exiled_red]

I wish he would make substitutions sooner, we never seem to make tactical changes before about 65mins, today we were terrible and calling out for changes at half time or really early in the second half

[Doc_Piptorious]

I wish he would make substitutions sooner, we never seem to make tactical changes before about 65mins, today we were terrible and calling out for changes at half time or really early in the second half

Yeah is similar to how under Rafa you could almost guess to the minute when in the second half he would start bringing on subs.

[Exiled_red]

Yeah is similar to how under Rafa you could almost guess to the minute when in the second half he would start bringing on subs.

I was thinking the same.

[danperkins]

Yeah is similar to how under Rafa you could almost guess to the minute when in the second half he would start bringing on subs.

i hate that to be honest. Because it's clearly decided before the game. Used to frustrate the hell out of me when Rafa did it. Zero urgency in his subs. I really like Klopp, brilliant character but not convinced on him tactically. We'll see next season when he gets a better squad, as this one is ****e.

[BigChief]

i hate that to be honest. Because it's clearly decided before the game. Used to frustrate the hell out of me when Rafa did it. Zero urgency in his subs. I really like Klopp, brilliant character but not convinced on him tactically. We'll see next season when he gets a better squad, as this one is ****e.

[Slinky Skills]

Love Klopp but seriously have doubts about him. Starting to think we should have gone for Ancelloti, we are not great in attack and are bordering on woeful in defence. He does need to build his team and get winners, a stronger calibre of player and see how he gets on but we're **** at the moment and he is partly to blame even though he does have an exceptionally poor group of players playing for him.

[Fredo]

It's fun being a Liverpool supporter and having to read the same thing all over again every couple of years.

[Exiled_red]

I don't have a problem with planned subsitutions where someone coming back from injury and the plan is to given them 60mins from the start or the last 30 or whatever. There also seem to be the last 10 mins subs where if we're winning Lucas will come on for the last 10 or whatever. It seems like we rarely make tactical changes based on how the game is going.

[Fierce]

****ing hell

We're third

This site

[RichC]

****ing hell

We're third

This site

Never ceases to amaze does it

[vlahka]

Klopp is great. You all suck

[Fosterbloke]

**** off Palace. And you negative *******s!

[Roboklopp]

I know. There's clear progress as well as very clear areas of concern. Aye, some of it is very frustrating but anyone would think we weren't in with a shout of the top 4 for only the 2nd time since 2009!