Joël Matip

[baitman]

Are you really ****ing hairy?

(google image Auntie Lorena for the punchline)

[frank the tank]

[Doc_Piptorious]

Looks a good size to play CB but probably turns almost as slowly as Maguire.

[Rich]

There's a couple of things that VVD also brings to the side, other than being the best defender in the world - offensive set-pieces and passing.

VVD starts and switches our play from the back, which started many an attack, with his tremendous longer ball ability.

Defensively our Phillips and Williams are just about coping but it's the passing ability - both in incisive distribution and the speed of making the pass which is hampering us IMO.

Set-pieces - we're missing is devastating ability to get his head on the ball at freekicks and corners.

Hopefully a fully fit Tiago will make up for not having VVD passing range in the team.

[Norbs]

Obligatory injury bump

[danperkins]

So ****ing obvious

[BG1973]

Obligatory injury bump

He's Mr Bump.

[Fredo]

To be fair to him, that first half was pretty intense and he must have been feeling his muscles all over. We've got our fair share of muscle injuries due to the intensity we play, he's not the only one.

Our front 3 and Gini seem to be the ones who hardly ever get injured.

[Cormack74]

He's still only in his 20's and managed the best part of 200 games in 5.5 seasons with Schalke.

He pretty much didn't get injured.

What the **** has happened since?

[Mark79]

Klopp has said it’s serious apparently

[McDermotX]

Could be another few weeker


Not that there's a history there or anything

[Mark79]

[ame]https://twitter.com/dmlynch/status/1354917584353832960[/ame]

[Fredo]

He's still only in his 20's and managed the best part of 200 games in 5.5 seasons with Schalke.

He pretty much didn't get injured.

What the **** has happened since?

Not the same intensity playing for Schalke though to be fair.

[Tribute]

Joël Matip

Won’t play against West Ham then... and probably out for Brighton and maybe Leicester too... if he’s back for the City game, that would be nice. Two new CBs please John Henry!!?!

[Irishnev]

To be fair to him, that first half was pretty intense and he must have been feeling his muscles all over. We've got our fair share of musle injuries due to the intensity we play, he's not the only one.

Our front 3 and Gini seem to be the ones who hardly ever get injured.

Come on Fredo - he is a pro footballer at an elite club. No way he starts unless he is fit - added to that he was rested vs United to keep him fit. He is unreliable and while it is not his fault it is negligent from the club not to bring in a CB. I get our strategy, I get long term planning but there surely has to be an ACTUAL CB available on loan better than Phillips or Williams.

We will get punished and the rest of the side suffers to cater for the shortfall. Yes Hendo played v well and Klopp saying “something serious” with Joel