The Liverpool FC Thread XVII

Sure but even if Trent plays the same role in midfield, there is a #6 and a RB behind him so should be less exposed. Also would mean less 1 vs 1 battles. I guess why would you need your RB to bomb on so much if you have Trent/Salah further in front? They would just need to be an option to get involved, so like a standard RB.

Does feel like VVD is losing his aura this season.
True I think Elliott has been an issue because Hendo would always cover but Elliott doesnt quite seem to have the legs to track as much.
Yea true - I have no issue with Salah not tracking back but then oddly you would think our LB would be told to be more adventurous rather than our RB!

Dunno this summer is huge. If Klopp has another season like this one, FSG/Klopp will no doubt decide that's the end of his time.

That should be the thinking but even when Milner/Gomez have played right back they have been told to bomb on, so would need a re-think in the tactics slightly.

I do think Van Dijk has been exposed by the midfield but there are instances where he doesn’t help himself, like the goal by Bournemouth when he showed the attacker down the line and then just stopped playing…

That is exactly how I would set-up on FM but there is probably a reason I’m not paid millions despite my extensive FM experience!

I feel that Klopp would walk himself if we have another season like that, take a year or so off and then take over Bayern from Tuchel and Germany another 2-4 years down the line.

Any stats from anywhere that backup the reasons why the season has been so bad? I'm guessing the numbers from midfield must be somewhat different, and up front maybe too since we've had some change there. Positioning of other teams playing differently with no Mane/Dias on the left for example?

No yellow for Saka when kicking the ball away but Salah got one last week