Re: We lack composure / leadership
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 5:58 pm
ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Tue Aug 26, 2014 4:56 pm wrote:Even though the back 4 has changed we are still finding it hard to shake that habit of conceding at least 2 goals against any half decent side. It wasn't as if City had us under the cosh for most of the game either.
We conceded goals in pre season and now another 4 in just our opening 2 games. Why the hell do we concede so many?
I think that's just it yakka. There have been constant changes in our back 4 and the defenders just can't gel properly. Last year we had all kinds of combinations. First it was Toure and Agger in the back 4, then it was Toure and Skrtel, then Skrtel and Agger, then Skrtel and Sakho, then Skrtel and Toure again and finally Skrtel and Sakho again. Add to that we first had Enrique at LB for a bit, then we had Cissokho and then finally Flanagan. Johnson was unfortunately our most standard defender.
This time I think we should try to stick with a single partnership as often as we can. Lovren had a bad game yesterday but I think he can be better and improve as he gets used to his teammates, so he's my first choice. I'm not yet sure who should be our second CB considering we have Skrtel, Sakho and Agger (even Toure and Coates) at our disposal but Rodgers must pick partnership as our regular and let them gel.