Joël Matip

[red g]

FFS out till the new year. Surely time for Gomez at centre back.

[Dirk07]

FFS out till the new year. Surely time for Gomez at centre back.

given the injury record of Lovren I have no doubt he will have some games there over December, maybe the question should be who else after that will make up the 5th choice CB?

[Fredo]

It's got to be Klavan. Gomez is doing well at right back.

[PTP]

Another player who is in/out far too often...why can't we find a few solid players who stay fit and start regularly....It'd go a long way helping sort out our defensive issues if we had a regular (good) pairing there

[PTP]

It's for that reason I'd want us to sign two centre backs...e.g. Van dijk and de vrij.,.them too as first choice with Gomez and Matip fighting to get in there...I'd consider keeping klavan as a cheap 5th choice experienced emergency cb and just sell lovren

Add a top class keeper, goretzka, Keita and auba and we'd be sorted

[Slinky Skills]

Some defenders are imperative now in January. Sick of this ****, just sign some some ****ing defenders that aren't made of straw ffs.

[Exiled_red]

Another player who is in/out far too often...why can't we find a few solid players who stay fit and start regularly....It'd go a long way helping sort out our defensive issues if we had a regular (good) pairing there

It's for that reason I'd want us to sign two centre backs...e.g. Van dijk and de vrij.,.them too as first choice with Gomez and Matip fighting to get in there...I'd consider keeping klavan as a cheap 5th choice experienced emergency cb and just sell lovren

Add a top class keeper, goretzka, Keita and auba and we'd be sorted

Two new CBs is ideal, Lovren isn't really at level we need and as you say Matip just seems to be too injury prone to rely on.

[Patricks_Berger]

This was always going to happen

[Charly]

I said at the start of the season we would be utterly ****ed if Matip got injured.

I was convinced we needed 2 new centrebacks, as neither Lovren or Klavan are good enough for 3rd choice.

I am surprised we have done as well as we have, to be honest.

At this stage my exoectations have become so low, transfer wise, id accept a cardboard cut out of Van Djik... probably be better than Lovren in the air, and more commanding in the box than Mig

[RichC]

We're currently 5th, 3 points from 3rd place and have scored 14 goals and conceded 3 in our last five league games but yeah we're terrible etc......

[labourRed]

I think a CB is the minimum in January but that was true in the summer as well. We definitely are more solid with Matip in the team so December could be a rough ride.

[Red_Polo]

Has gotten an easier ride than most for poor performances this season. Possibly at least partly deservedly given when he arrived he seemed our only competent CB, whereas others have been stinking the place out for long periods. Is he just not good enough, or is it down to being surrounded by muck in a poor defensive system?

For me it's the latter, but I'd still be looking for another first choice CB in the summer.

[Phoenix07]

If you see further up, I mentioned something along those lines, although it was initially from the lads and lasses at the Anfield Wrap.

I'm not convinced on him, that's for sure. He lacks aggression and presence, but has the technical abilities, which again, I think he could do a job at DM, but he hasn't played there for yonks.

[danperkins]

He's a bit too passive, gets bullied very easily. I wouldn't imagine a completely different defence every single game does him or any of our defenders any favours. Been poor this season but need to see what he is like playing beside a competent CB and hopefully Klopp stops ****ing rotating the defence so they build some continuity back there.

[McDermotX]

He threw a world class hissy fit against Swansea I think at one point.

Toughen the **** up !