Injury Updates

[Tugay One Cup]

I don't think that's really true

Walker is a good defender. Mendy struggled badly initially but I think he has been much better recently. I know he made a terrible mistake at Wolves but it's not yet clear how much more he can improve. I was too impatient when he came back. I think he's doing well now. More to do. Stones was good in 2018/19 alongside Laporte.

I bet if you took VVD out of Liverpool's back 4, then Gomez, Matip, TAA etc would fall to pieces.

As players who happen to be defenders, I agree they're a damn sight better than you'd think from reading their performance threads.

But in the classical sense that if we were having to deal with an onslaught of attacks and the threat of counterattacks then Laporte is the one who has proven himself by far the best equipped to handle those situations.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

He wasn't "pure class" lol. Granted he was the best we had, but since he has been injured there has been some sort of legend built around him.

Your hero talks some real shit at times, just like you have just done.

 

[Jung the foreman]

We'll have to wait and see I guess

 

[chesterbells]

Their defence was pretty average before they signed VVD. One player can make a huge difference.

The Christmas before he joined in the January they were 4th with 3rd best GD. I wouldn’t say their defence was ‘average’.

 

[Ric]

Guardiola says he could be back in training in 7-10 days.

 

[JamesMCFC]

Guardiola says he could be back in training in 7-10 days.

 

[willipp]

The Christmas before he joined in the January they were 4th with 3rd best GD. I wouldn’t say their defence was ‘average’.

A back 5 that includes a mix of lovren, matip, mignolet and karius is pretty horrific. Just adding VVD and Alison totally transforms it.

 

[chesterbells]

A back 5 that includes a mix of lovren, matip, mignolet and karius is pretty horrific. Just adding VVD and Alison totally transforms it.

the two young full backs are missing off your list.

 

[Rolee]

The Christmas before he joined in the January they were 4th with 3rd best GD. I wouldn’t say their defence was ‘average’.

They conceded twice as many PL goals in 2017 as they did in 2018.

 

[davek1808]

the two young full backs are missing off your list.

Are they the ones who get away with everything and anything they do? Christ one of the fuckers could actually catch the ball in his own area, carry the bastard out the box, kick and stamp on a few players on the way to putting an offside teammate through on goal to give them 3 points.