I think this is the line in the sand for a lot of supporters, me included. This is the point where folk are saying "Sort it out - right now."
Personally, I no longer think Klopp can sort it out, I'm now hoping he can sort it out. The reasons for my lack of faith is the fact he can't or won't change tactics during a game. Sure he'll change personnel, like Can going right back, Gomez going centre back, and Ox going wide with Couts in the middle (anyone remember him throwing Matip up front in some cup game?). But even though the faces change, I don't see our tactics change. And that's the trouble for me.
You can change all eleven players during a game, but if the way you play, the way you approach a game doesn't change, the result isn't going to change. Sure you'll strike gold now and then, that's law of averages, but for the most part you're still using the wrong approach.
Do I want Klopp gone? Honestly, I don't know. My heart says "Yes. This is my football team, get Ancelotti/Simeone/Nextbrightyoungthing in to win me lots and lots of league titles". But my head says "Klopp has a proven track record so let him have two more transfer windows to turn it around." Which brings me to another issue I have with all this.
I'm so sick and tired and fed up to the back teeth of finding myself in the situation seemingly season in season out, where we are in October but once again frustratedly looking to January and Summer transfer windows to see if Klopp/Rodgers etc can get it right. Groundhog day.
I am genuinely concerned that Klopp is a great motivator but lacking in the tactics department. The troubling thing is, I'm sure Mignolet will start the next game, and I wouldn't be surprised if Lovren does too. But maybe, just maybe, the Spurs game was the point of no return for certain players. Maybe the Spurs game was the point where Klopp says I've had enough. What with Huddersfield up next, and Danny Ward having played for them, perhaps this will see Ward between the sticks. I'm not holding my breath though.
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