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11 hours ago, texans_uk said:

How can Klopp defend himself? Liverpool's defence was a known issue and he hasn't resolved it. At all. 

Ben Gibson? Alfie Mawson? Both would have been upgrades and 1/3 the price of VVD. 

Upgrades that do not solve their defensive issues nor fit what they do. it's about getting people who fit your style, otherwise they had way more options than VVD. For instance, Kurt Zouma is good enough defensively to still be at Chelsea but he's not particularly good in possession. Thats why they wanted VVD so badly. 

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11 hours ago, texans_uk said:

How can Klopp defend himself? Liverpool's defence was a known issue and he hasn't resolved it. At all. 

Ben Gibson? Alfie Mawson? Both would have been upgrades and 1/3 the price of VVD. 

They would have been upgrades, but not really the quality we should be looking at. If those two are the alternatives then it's understandable that it's VvD or nothing. Still, there are better players than Gibson and Mawson and somewhat similar to VvD. 

Signing a player doesn't change the flaws the whole team has in certain situations against the ball though. Turning off far too quickly and turning into headless chicken when the game is close and the momentum is with the other team. Had similar problems under Rodgers and after almost 2 years of Klopp it's still there and we don't seem to improve one bit.

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So... odds UEFA does anything to punish Koln for the behavior of their fans (and the match hasn't even started)?  If this were English or Turkish away supporters, we'd never hear the end of it.

Also, if this is how unprepared Arsenal were for Koln... what the hell is going to be scene when Red Star Belgrade come to London?

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1 hour ago, Kip Smithers said:

Upgrades that do not solve their defensive issues nor fit what they do. it's about getting people who fit your style, otherwise they had way more options than VVD. For instance, Kurt Zouma is good enough defensively to still be at Chelsea but he's not particularly good in possession. Thats why they wanted VVD so badly. 

To start the season with Klavan in a rotation for 2nd CB is criminal, regardless of system. 

And to be honest Mawson is a talented footballer. 

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