He was excellent against Sane, but these inconsistent performances could cost us big time. He wasn’t just average btw, he was atrocious. There were at least half a dozen goal chances from his mistakes alone.
A team can still win when one player is very average, but not when one player puts in the kind of display Trent did. I picked up that he was poor while watching it (which wasn’t hard) but it was only when I watched the re-run that I realised just how bad he was. Lovren vs Spurs earlier on in the season, it was that level bad. Twice their attacker got in behind him as he made a strange attempt to intercept the ball. Almost every time the left winger (or left back) got the ball he got the cross in (Van Dijk was immense in clearing them). Getting done for speed as he was flat footed, that was a major surprise as he looks quick himself. That right side of defence was wide open. We had the welcome mat out for their left sided attack and that would kill us in the final.
Klopp will have seen the tape of the game over again and he will known immediately we cannot have a repeat of that performance. If we did we maŷ as well not show up. Madrid would have a field day down that left side.
Fair point. Take on board the comparison. The only thing is Clyne is definitely fit, Kewell there was a question mark. Plus it wouldn’t be a system change (leaving out the defensive midfielder Hamann - in a 4-2-3-1 system that got us to the final - for an attacking player in Kewell was sheer madness from Rafa). It would be a like for like change. Clyne is solid defensively. If Arnold puts in another performance like that against Chelsea I can’t see how he could stay in the starting XI.
