Brucie says reds need to replace Mignolet in January

Hard to disagree with him on this.

"Any team that lets in 52  goals should never be in second position in the first place.

"That was masked and brushed over because of the brilliance of Suarez and Sturridge, scoring you so many goals."

"You have got to shore up the back. Get yourself someone in goal who can actually only let in 30 goals a season, or fewer than 30 goals."

"I've likened Mignolet to worse than Dracula because at least Dracula comes out of his coffin (box) now and then. He seems to stay on his line and that's it.

That whole area, not just the six-yard area, is the goalkeeper's.

I would give Brad Jones a chance to see if he can come to the party and put Mignolet on the bench. Then in the January window I am going to find a goalkeeper who can come in and shore up the back."

http://www.anfield-online.co.uk/lfc-news/2014/grobbelaar-liverpool-need-replace-stationary-simon-mignolet/

"I've likened Mignolet to worse than Dracula because at least Dracula comes out of his coffin (box) now and then. He seems to stay on his line and that's it.

 

To be fair, he is correct.

We should not have been anywhere near winning the title when conceding over 50 goals. It is unheard of really.

That's Neville Southall, Dean Kiely and Bruce Grobbelaar who have come out and said over the past month or so that Simon Mignolet is not a very good goalkeeper at all. As a shot-stopper, I think he is very good but the remaining attributes of goalkeeping are dreadful such as distribution, claiming crosses, communication, commanding his box etc etc.

 

That part struck me funny too

What he means Migs is scared of crosses.

He might be right but he should also remember he had a shocking start to his career here. Maybe words of encouragement for the lad may be better or the offer to work with him to help him?

What he means Migs is scared of crosses.

One of many recent transfers I have had trouble understanding.

An early signing in Brendan's time in charge, when we were looking to play tiki-taka style football, requiring a keeper who was good with his feet, good awareness and capable of playing almost a sweeper-style role.

I cannot deny that Mignolet is a good shot-stopper, but it really does seem to be the only positive he has.

His positioning is, at times, horrendous. He has no presence in the box, does not dominate or command his defence. His ball handling is often awful, distribution very poor.

Can only agree with Bruce, although there seem to be so many positions that need reinforcing it's hard to know where to start!

What he means Migs is scared of crosses.

 

Maybe he should take bribes to throw games instead, ay Brucie.

Maybe he should take bribes to through games instead, ay Brucie.

boom

When people keep saying he, s a good shot stopper my mind races back to man city last year  and that's where I get confused , because for all the sh*t stevie has taken  those howlers were equally as bad .

What he means Migs is scared of crosses.

The whole squad are scared of crosses. That's defending and attacking

Never rated Mignolet, and probably never will do. Think we've been lacking a quality keeper for 3/4 years now, ever since Reina started to decline.

Heard that interview last night and as I said then you'd think to hear Brucie it was Mignolet and Mignolet alone who was responsible for defending in our side.

Don't think the keeping side of his game is awful, his command of his area is worse than his distribution though.

Heard Grob say that on the radio.
Brilliant.


Howza bout working through the 25 players bought in the managers reign starting with goalie. Guy is a sick joke.

Rodgers might get the whole squad right second time around.
Go ask Boston for another cool £200 mill.



( Even Valdes felt Carrington was best for him )

I was saying 8 months ago that Mignolet wasn't good enough and I got ridiculed.

Now that it's F***ing obvious, it's all the rage.

Loved Grobelaar as a keeper at the time, but how he has the nerve to criticise anybody after getting caught taking a bung is beyond me.

Mignolet is not great on crosses, its true, but he is not the main problem with our defence - overall poor oragnisation is.
Plus shot-stopping is quite a big part of being a goalie and he has pulled off a lot of great saves for us over the last season and a half, including against Palace the other day. Lots of young goalies take time to settle - think of de Gea when he first went to ManUre.
Mignolet overall has done ok, and should be given more time.

I was saying 8 months ago that Mignolet wasn't good enough and I got ridiculed.

Now that it's F***ing obvious, it's all the rage.

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Have you not worked out yet it's not what you say that gets you ridiculed?

Good to see Simon silencing his haters...

"Brucie says reds need to replace Mignolet in January November"?

Think Simon listened to Brucies comments earlier today and cracked a little more. Poor fella has confidence made out of glass.

....... but WHY did Valdes go to Carrington ?


Cech  may be available in January and thats no joke.