Joël Matip

[baitman]

This isn't a dig at Matip (he's proved to be a good player) but Virgil van Dijk makes any centre back partner look world class

Vvd plus any one from three (matip, lovren or gomez) looks great.

But if virge was out then who could we really trust. Scary ****...

[ronanm]

Vvd plus any one from three (matip, lovren or gomez) looks great.

But if virge was out then who could we really trust. Scary ****...

Throw Karius into the mix, and suddenly it's 2017

[Fosterbloke]

Vvd plus any one from three (matip, lovren or gomez) looks great.

But if virge was out then who could we really trust. Scary ****...

I thought the first leg against Bayern demonstrated that we could trust Matip and Fabinho?

[baitman]

I thought the first leg against Bayern demonstrated that we could trust Matip and Fabinho?

Good point, forgot about fab painting over the cracks for us

Not that we want him anywhere else but in our midfield.

[Slinky Skills]

Ha ha ha! [ame]https://twitter.com/RoryGreenfield/status/1106325810724651008[/ame]

[Shaggy]

At the bottom of page 3.

Still not getting enough credit imo. He's been consistently excellent.

[Gingawaria]

At the bottom of page 3.

Still not getting enough credit imo. He's been consistently excellent.

Gets unfair criticism because he just looks a bit ungainly.

One of these days one of his mazy runs forward is going to result in a goal.

[The_weatherman]

At the bottom of page 3.

Still not getting enough credit imo. He's been consistently excellent.

Hope we keep him, him stepping up like that has been crucial for us.

[danperkins]

I wouldn't say I'm a fan of those runs which seem to end in him losing the ball everytime but it is progressive if he just passed it after going by the 4th man! It's good to push out from defence like that to a point.

He has been more aggressive which is the thing we all wanted. He was caught a few times vs Chelsea but he had a good game. Once he keeps fit he can be a good asset to us. One thing I would say is that I expected him to score more headers, huge guy and needs to pose a Vvd threat.

[Phoenix07]

Another quality performance from Matip. Absolutely dominant at the back, and bringing the ball out too.

[Chris]

Godtip Was excellent defensively and started some of the moves which led to good chances like Bobby's sitter.

[SB]

Yeah I wonder if this is the longest uninjured run he’s had with us? Certainly is with VVD as his partner. He’s been quality this season no doubt about it.

[Fosterbloke]

This is the Matip we bought from Germany. No wonder he was voted for a best player award.

[dom9]

From the BBC

Liverpool are unbeaten in the 21 Premier League games when Matip has played this season, averaging only 0.7 goals conceded per game in this period.

[SB]

From the BBC

Liverpool are unbeaten in the 21 Premier League games when Matip has played this season, averaging only 0.7 goals conceded per game in this period.

Wow that’s impressive stats.