Shearer: Van Dijk and Konate were terrible, a complete mess

Hupu News on October 28th Recently, Liverpool has performed poorly and suffered four consecutive defeats in the Premier League. Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer and former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol discussed the Reds' performance when appearing on The Rest Is Football podcast.

Alan Shearer said: "You can say whatever you want about Liverpool's midfield or frontcourt, but the performance on the defensive end, my God, is simply indescribable."

"The two full-backs of the Red Army have indeed received a lot of criticism and criticism, which I can understand, but the performance of the two central defenders Konate and Van Dijk was a complete mess. They have been in poor form recently, especially in this game at Brentford. Both of their performances were excellent. It sucks, whether it's Van Dijk or Konate. "

Steve Nicol said: "The team leader you call, the so-called best defender in the world, Van Dijk, when facing a ball at the edge of the penalty area in the battle against Brentford, not only reacted slowly, but also tried to clear the ball, resulting in a penalty kick! "

"This was a terrible defense for a player we all know is extremely capable. Liverpool now is like There is a plague and this bad state is spreading throughout the ranks. "

"The reason why I say Salah should start the next game is because scoring a goal changes the player's mentality - in fact, he has scored a goal against Brentford, which can change his mentality from the previous downturn and frustration to 'Okay, I have broken the deadlock, now I can move on and keep scoring goals.' "

"You really know how to Choose not to play Salah? Also, another reason why he should start is because there is no other player on the team who can stand up and say, 'You can't leave me out of the starting lineup.' So I think Salah must get a chance to play. "

"If Salah's game against Brentford is as bad as it was before this season, then you would be justified in not playing him. But now he has scored, so I think he has to start. "