Liverpool FC Forum

When Klopp first came it was all about pressing and running 120km per match, in fact at Dortmund he would cancel days off when the team didn’t achieve it but you need young players for that. When we first started we were all over teams but we were letting in goals, as with the high press we were getting caught out in addition to leaking a lot of goals from corners. We changed personnel (VVD and Allison) and improved defensively but were not as attacking, we weren’t smashing teams and conceding three, we became more professional and winning 2-0.

Against Fulham was the first time that I remember we were out run so convincingly, not sure why that is. We have evolved with the age of the team and become a professional world class team, geared around a great defense, relying on great forward players doing world class stuff. Since last year, Mo went off the boil and with the loss of Mane we are not getting enough of those world class performances. Jota and Diaz came to the best attack in the world, it was probably easier to look good. Now they have to carry the line, I think they can and I still think we are a world class team but I do think we need better midfielders.

Conceding first has now become habit and a major problem in our team, we need to start focusing on clean sheets and hope our forwards can score.we have let in three goals in two matches against lower level opposition, that is not good. I think the warning signs were there in preseason but people were saying “it’s just preseason, it means nothing” (even after being smashed by ManUre) but whether preseason or not, winning is a habit.

For a great team to evolve and maintain its high standards is not an easy thing, and unlike City we can’t afford to make mistakes in the transfer market so we need to be bang on every time.

Some good posts in here, hard to disagree with any of them.