He consistently says we have issues and not good enough - the difference is he doesn't think one player here or there changes that.
Don't confuse the issues - AOC has nothing to do with the CB situation it just made sense to bolster midfield and wide position to cover Sadio/Mo.
Look here's the thing - we'd all have done something different in the window and yes I would have went for another CB but he seems set on VVD and I get why so......longer term if we believe that's a goer I can (reluctantly) live with that.
As I've said before though - even that for me is as much about possession control as pure defending. He sees that as a collective team responsibility and his philosophy is that the more we control the position on the field the better our defensive record will get.
Each to their own - we all get pissed off and frustrated. I just think last weekend distorts the view.
That doesn't mean I think the defence is good enough long term - Migs, Moreno and Lovren simply aren't and the midfield aren't giving enough protection.
For me the window has closed and I don't see the point bleating now. it's over to the boss and more importantly the players. How do you "coach" the first goal out of the players? Answer - you work on Can and the rest in the build up because there's not a coach in the world can legislate for Dejan's error.
You know what, he maybe right Scotia one player wouldn't solve our issues but who would be against an upgrade on a player like Mignolet, Lovren or Henderson even?
Let's digress, put aside our weak spine for a moment and run with 'a better player won't change our defensive situation'.
You then fallback and expose the defensive system of Klopp. Now, if he has see "500 million videos of players" like he says he has (figuratively speaking of course), who are no better than VVD and/or Lovren then the onus comes back onto him to coach his way out of this predicament.
We can stop bleating about the window as you would like, but that emphasis shifts back onto what Klopp is now doing to shore up this defensive system. And from here it's looking like he's not doing a great deal, it's got to be said.
I think Scottbot nailed it a while back, it's our general approach where we throw too many bodies forward either ahead of the ball or in line with it. It's the WHOLE system that is totally unbalanced in favour of the attacking system. And we haven't even gotten onto set pieces yet. Somebody else mentioned it was like a Kevin Keegan side. More cavalier than tactically astute. Not exactly a ringing endorsement for a world class manage that, when your side's style is compared to that of Keegan's Newcastle. Entertainer yes, but Klopp and his side need to be much more than entertainers.
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