Sloppy moments from him just like the rest of the side, both of the centre backs struggled more than usual today because Southampton put on a very accomplished press and the options infront of them were very very limited, they can't play a pass if it's not on and it's ingrained in them not to panic and launch it so it ends up with us giving it away. It's too simple to blame the two centre backs for that when the main reason is the lack of options infront.
This applies to the entire defence but especially laporte, he needs to be moving the ball more quickly, they invite the press too much at times, I understand they're doing it to open spaces but when the press is catching you out they have to move the ball side to side quicker, shift the opposition and wait for the gaps to come instead of pausing on the ball, trying to force them and losing it.
Defensively they were fine, the problems at the back were largely from a complete lack of cover infront of them from Rodri and the lack of tracking from sterling of livramento.
Seems to be a weird building swarm wanting to make laporte the latest scapegoat. He's been off last few games, so have the entire team back to front, he's still been our best defender all season.
I don't get why people continue to suggest he's slow either, he might have a languid body movement at times but he's the quickest centre back we've got.
