I think that yesterday's game proved why we suffer after the injury of all three of our CBs.
Playing Hendo & Fab there, Thiago is forced to return way back to get the ball (that was Hendo's job before), which means that Gini and Shaq were outnumbered in the middle and the ball couldn't be passed correctly. This also means that Robo and Trend cannot play so upfront and create the chances for the three in front to score, and they are restricted to mainly cross the ball. This is happening because Robo and Trend should help defensively the two CBs (which are not natural CBs). That's why Trend is producing many defensive mistakes lately, because he knows that he doesn't have the coverage that he used to have with VVD or Gomez.
Bottom line. Unfortunately, the team needs a proper CB, IF they want to compete for the league. We are not sure that VVD, Gomez or Matip will return to their previous standards and we cannot rely on IFs and WHENs. I am afraid that if we continue like this, we will suffer in other games, and our lethal offense will not continue to be on high standards. Of course Jürgen knows more, but you don't need to be a rocket scientist to see that the team needs to reform their defense.
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