A clean sheet seems to be a thing of the past, how things have changed, the old Liverpool guard will be shaking their heads, in disbelief the way the present defence is playing.
I'm less worried about the goals as I am about the space we're affording teams which is what's resulting in the goals. You can't keep a clean sheet all the time but we seem to be inviting teams to score against us. Henderson, Sterling and Courtinho maraud forwards to support our front two but leave great gaping holes at the back. Whilst I don't blame the player because I think he's just following team tactics, Henderson really should be sitting alongside Gerrard and only making surging runs when the opportunity presents itself in a safe manner.
Mignolet looked nervous again today, unsure whether to come out or stay on his line. He's not the commanding presence we've been used to in recent years (post-James era) which isn't helped by Skrtel auditioning for WWE each week. I really think our defence is being undermined by his indecisiveness, which in turn is making him more indecisive and creating a feedback loop of pure nervousness at the back. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying he's all to blame, but he is part of the problem and I really think we either need to bring back Pepe next season or sell him and buy a better keeper who displays more comfort and greater confidence on crosses and is able to be a commanding presence in his area.
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