Which brings me on to thinking even though our defence is a bit gash but how much better would they look with a proper DM giving providing more protection than Hendo is managing at the moment.
I'm pretty sure that those, who said they know Jürgen, also said he doesn't [wouldn't] use a conventional holding/defensive midfielder.
If that is the case then a call for a "proper" defensive midfielder is really a call for a change to how "Jürgen likes to play".
Is that what we want? I don't know. Anyhows...
If we believe the midfield is indeed dysfunctional [not saying it's not btw] then a few questions really need asking.
Given that our midfield, more often than not, dominate possession; logic dictates the problem can not be our passing or ball winning ability. So...
* Is it not working because it can't hit runners in front? Where are those runners? Who are those runners?
* Maybe we believe that it isn't working because the players behind are leaking goals and need protection? How good then are defenders/keeper who need constant nursing and protection; especially when a sh*t load, of goals conceded, come when the opposition by-pass our midfield with balls over the top?
* Again [setting aside people's player bias] the question must be - is it personnel or the 'stystem' which is dysfunctional?
* Would (for example) Mignolet/Karius, Moreno, Lovren, Klavan and TAA be a better proposition behind Dier or would you prefer (for example) Henderson and Gini in front of Lloris, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Aurier, Sanchez and Trippier? 🤔
What we are saying is that, like Jürgen, we are sick of sh*te defending and each of us have our own PoV on what's behind that.
Personally I believe it's down, in the main to the calibre of defender we have, more than any dysfunctional midfield but listen: if you, honestly, believe that dropping, chopping and changing (anyone in the middle) can make our back 5 defend better.... I say go for it. 😊👍
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