To be honest, this whole Mignolet fiasco almost reflects even more poorly on Jones than it does Mignolet.
I mean can you imagine any other team in the league who would still have Mignolet in the starting XI at this point?
The only reason Mignolet is still out on the pitch is because Jones is actually worse than Mignolet, mind-boggling as that may be.
They should both be off in January to be honest. We're trying to build an improved squad, where whoever is on the bench is just about at the same level as the player in front of him in the lineup. i.e., we're trying to avoid situations where there is a massive drop in quality from starter to sub, like last season from, say, Suarez to Aspas. We're getting there slowly but surely; Coutinho starts, and has Lallana on the bench, or Lallana starts, and Coutinho is on the bench etc.
But if you're not good enough to be better than one of the worst keepers we've had in recent memory, then you're not good enough to be at the club. I know Jones has had some problems in his personal life but this isn't any time for sentimentality. We need a new keeper in ASAP and a decent sub to challenge him. No wonder Mignolet doesn't feel any pressure when his understudy is falling asleep on the bench during matches.
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