BerryBerryShrew
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If this guy makes the English squad ahead of any of James/Walker/Lamptey/Trippier for Qatar then Southgate should lose his job before the first game kicks off.
He’d do well in a wing back team but klopp is never going to use that system.
It looks like one of those legend games when one player (Edgar Davids) is still amazingly fit but playing against Jan Molby and Razor Ruddock who can hardly walk, let alone run.Pretty horrendous from all three of them; Trent is stood still whilst Gomez and Fabinho turn but don’t even attempt to chase? Mind numbing stuff.
Watch how Tariq Lamptey announced his nationality switch to Ghana.If this guy makes the English squad ahead of any of James/Walker/Lamptey/Trippier for Qatar then Southgate should lose his job before the first game kicks off.
Probably switched 'cos he saw a fraud like TAA getting in ahead of him. Southgate out!
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As much as I think his defending is crap - both Gomez and Fabinho are more at fault for this than TAA. Surely he just stands there, but both players are much closer to Anguissa than he isTweet
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Ya we did it. I am just thinking pretty much all teams in PL and CL could do this. It is a glaring weakness.We did it and got success with Elanga of all players!
Yeah that’s on Gomez and Fabiano. Gomez in particular who looks miles off it these days.As much as I think his defending is crap - both Gomez and Fabinho are more at fault for this than TAA. Surely he just stands there, but both players are much closer to Anguissa than he is
It's a 26 man squad, so I think you have to take him as a backup you can throw on if you're losing. Can't risk starting him, but if you're a goal or two in the 2nd half his long passing and crossing become worth the risk.If this guy makes the English squad ahead of any of James/Walker/Lamptey/Trippier for Qatar then Southgate should lose his job before the first game kicks off.
In theory this is true but he's been pretty bad for England as a wingback the couple times I remember him playing there.He’s so good going forward that his disastrous defending is being carried all this time. But his defending has got so bad it’s actually a liability having him anywhere in the defensive third. I’m not sure what klopp can do to get him to be half useful in defence. He’d do well in a wing back team but klopp is never going to use that system.
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His lack of effort and attitude are the biggest problems in these days. When he’s out of his positions, he seems never interested in running to cover his faults. He’s usually covered by Henderson, Matip/Konate, and when both fit, always come to a wide area to take one on one responsibility, when he’s out of his position.Its not so much he is a bad defender, he seems to think defending is beneath him. Some of his failures are down to a simple lack of effort.
If you look a bit further back in the build up to the goal though, you’ll see when Liverpool lose the ball Trent shows absolutely no desire to get back. He just casually jogs back which forces Gomez to go out wide to close player down and Fabinho to fill in at centre back.As much as I think his defending is crap - both Gomez and Fabinho are more at fault for this than TAA. Surely he just stands there, but both players are much closer to Anguissa than he is
He’s in bad form. His anticipation and positioning are good when in form. He went about a year there not getting exposed and Liverpool winning all the time and everyone goes quiet.He's a terrible defender, bordering on down right egregious. Summing up his defensive attributes:
Seems inexcusable to me. His lack of acceleration from a standstill is a concern, but it is quite possible to make up for that with anticipation, reading of the game, concentration and intensity. Dalot also struggles a little with his acceleration, but he has upped his intensity and now doesn't give up and stays close - it has made a world of difference.
- He's terrible in the air
- He's terrible at positioning
- He's terrible at anticipating
- He's weak in physical one on one duels
- He's extremely easy to dribble past
- His acceleration is downright terrible - Zaha made a complete mockery of him time and time again, and didn't even have to try hard. Rarely do you see a defender dribbled so that they are left five yards away from the ball from a simple feint and turn.
- No intensity in his defending
- No concentration
Agree, his anticipation and positioning are great when he’s in form, when he concentrates enough, he could defend 1 on1 really well too. The three biggest problems for him are no intensity( don't go to challenge the opponent's wingers), lack of concentration and a lot of times don't track back enough to cover his position( lazy or anything else) when he loses possession of the ball.He’s in bad form. His anticipation and positioning are good when in form. He went about a year there not getting exposed and Liverpool winning all the time and everyone goes quiet.
He gets exposed when the midfield collapses. So does Van Dijk, so does the whole team. He’s not playing well defensively but it’s a team issue. Milner and Elliott in midfield for the CL is nowhere near good enough and Gomez is a disaster at the back.
Robertson's been shite as well. Tsmikas should replace himHe’s actually become a major liability to the point where every opponent just focuses all their plans down Trent’s side. You will constantly get joy there. The fact that Robertson and VVD are on the other side of the defence makes it even more easier to just attack Trent’s side.
I'd say he could have tried to get between Anguissa and the guy he played the one-two with. There was plenty of time.As much as I think his defending is crap - both Gomez and Fabinho are more at fault for this than TAA. Surely he just stands there, but both players are much closer to Anguissa than he is
He's a liability in defense because he cannot defend one on one and has poor positional awareness. He has suffered because Henderson isn't doing Trent's job, and Matip isn't doing what Henderson missed. Trent has always been a poor defender, and when he is now more exposed that becomes evident for everyone to see. Having a defender that poor one on one is huge issue. In the past Liverpool were so dominant and Henderson would also do a lot of Trent's defending, but when they are no longer dominating the midfield and still maintain that high line, Trent is exposed over and over. As a pure defender, he's a liability at the best of times.He’s in bad form. His anticipation and positioning are good when in form. He went about a year there not getting exposed and Liverpool winning all the time and everyone goes quiet.
He gets exposed when the midfield collapses. So does Van Dijk, so does the whole team. He’s not playing well defensively but it’s a team issue. Milner and Elliott in midfield for the CL is nowhere near good enough and Gomez is a disaster at the back.
Tsimikas is very rash though and could easily have a few red cards here and there if he is the mainstay. Robertson is a fecker, but he conceals it - Tsimikas doesn't appear to be that clever in his shathousery.Robertson's been shite as well. Tsmikas should replace him
Have only seen the gifs - I didn't watch the game, but the Napoli player passing it one side of him and running around the other side - was absolutely criminal from TAA, he just gave up.Has he downed tools or going through a Rashford period?
I wonder whether carragher will come out and say “Trent can’t work in a back 4 in the premier league” like he said about Martinez.Have Carragher or Souness come out defending him yet? Or will they continue saying how Martinez will still end up being shit
If he is ever questioned about him, he will completely avoid his current form and highlight his performances in the past instead.I wonder whether carragher will come out and say “Trent can’t work in a back 4 in the premier league” like he said about Martinez.
Chasing skirt on Instagram.Has he downed tools or going through a Rashford period?
I don't know about you guys, but this is a clear example of a player blatantly downing tools. I remember watching him in the two finals against us last season, and in the second half of the season in general, and thinking he'd made some improvements on his weakness, he was tracking runs, being alert, staying disciplined etc.Tweet
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Yeah I agree. Very similar to Shaw last season to be honest.I don't know about you guys, this is a clear example of a player blatantly downing tools. I remember watching him in the two finals against us last season, and in the second half of the season in general, and thinking he'd made some improvements on his weakness, he was tracking runs, being alert, staying disciplined etc.
In these clips, it really just looks like he doesn't give a feck anymore.