Match Autopsy v Liverpool (away).

[Globalgunner]

Shocker of a performance today, defence is an absolute disgrace to be honest, I'd get rid of the lot and start again, they're just not good enough, the way we score and then concede a minute or two later is embarrassing. We played a quality side today and whilst we've got away with mistakes like this earlier on in the season against inferior sides, against top sides you don't.

As for the decisions, we gave away two penalties which even if they were harsh we shouldn't have given away (Sokratis was poor today) and Xhaka should have been red carded in which case it could have been even worse.

Emery has inherited an average squad and has a lot of work to do, he's done the best with what he's got but in truth he really needs some money to rebuild this team, though I doubt he'll get any.

Fact is though, you can't work with players that just aren't good enough and we have quite a few of those, he needs better players.

Emery has done as well as he could, he's has made mistakes as well but overall he's done a decent job, there's the odd decision in there like making Ramsey captain today (what was that about), but in truth he wasn't given enough money in the summer and was left with a terrible defence and midfield which he couldn't fix in on transfer window with only 60-70 million to spend.

Make no mistakes this is all down to the fact we allowed this club to go down the pan by indulging a guy who didn't have a clue for years.

I agree with most of what you say except the question of how bad our players are. Correct me if I am wrong, but who else has Pool tanked 5-1 this season. Mustafi and co are not excellent but these are players who could do a good job at Palace, Cardiff, Everton etc and not fall into a discombobulated shambles anytime they are under pressure. Our players remind me of the cartoon characters who when they hear fire run helter skelter, hands in the air until they bump into each other and knock each other out. We simply fall to pieces anytime a dangerous player runs into our box. It has been so since 2006 thereabouts. Its as if Boro Primorac and co never left. I swear if our players were pilots they would run out of the cockpit at the first sign of an alarm and ask the passengers for help.

When will we develop an equanimity as a team even under pressure. Not one where our defenders belt the ball in panic against each other or straight to opposition players. I rarely see other teams in any league panic collectively the way we do. If its something that has been left behind by Wengers non ability to train defence, then its like a virus that affects new players if they come in singles. No matter what Emery may be telling them to do, they revert to Wenger type as soon as something bad happens. I see only 2 solutions, get rid of Mustafi, Kos, Monreal because they are mentally and physically lost as a cause. Get a whole new defence not tainted with our last 5 years of training, either that or get a consultant like George Graham in behind the scenes, quietly so as not to embarrass the new coach. Get them drilled, get their minds right. 6 months should have been enough for Emery to change these players but it seems all he has done has passed straight through them with no tangible effect. Secondly, the midfield is where defence begins. Xhaka is pure walking excrement, as bad as I have ever seen. As bad as Denilson who would jog when opposition players are running at our box. He offers no protection to his team, the introduction of Torrierra has made him worse it seems. When pressure comes he simply is not there.

Emery also has to take a lot of blame, some things you can see and wonder if a pro coach cant see them. Laca and Auba are toothless without each other. Why split them up?. What did Ramsey offer yesterday that Laca would not have given and more. The man is losing me with each game, i'm afraid.