Lineup vs Hull in our 2-0 defeat before I started this topic:
Mignolet; Clyne, Matip, Lucas, Milner;
Henderson, Lallana, Can; Mane, Coutinho, Firmino
I called for big changes and predicted that the Tottenham game would not be the true reflection. Then today we get this lineup:
Mignolet, Clyne, Matip, Lucas, Milner, Can,
Wijnaldum, Lallana, Mane, Coutinho, Firmino.
Spot the difference? The only change is the enforced Wijnaldum coming in for Henderson.
So, no change at all. No change in our performance and subsequently no change in our results. We beat Tottenham with a much improved performance (no surprise there) and then straightaway, we face easy-beaters Leicester. Manager-less. Goal-less. In the bottom 3 of the table. We go out there and lose. Lose badly. Lose embarrassingly.
See what I'm getting at? If Klopp continues to do the same thing, we will continue on this awful run of form.
I've continually called for the dropping of Firmino (makeshift #9) and playing an actual Striker. Today we had Origi on the bench. Why? Klopp continues to back the under-performing, limited goal scoring Firmino ahead of strikers. A sick Sturridge would have had a bigger impact on the game today.
Origi finally came on, and the game improved. If we had played like that, we would have beaten Leicester. But is this a sign of change? Highly unlikely. As demonstrated, nothing changed following that Hull defeat.