Hey Babu!
First, it was Coutinho who played Lallana (who got stripped by Coquellin and then to Iwobi). Second, I think we do have a sample size of Moreno getting forward too quickly from the back third --- Villarreal is one and seem to recall a few more (I want to say at Hull 2 years ago as well --- although we tend to blame the one who turns it over --- quite rightly, Moreno just got done conceding a pen.... not the best time to start charging forward).
Second, whatever Moreno is doing, it is not easily fixed. As most here suggest, there is a strong psychological component to this particular player which causes repeated and I mean repeated fuck ups in crucial situations. We all know he is fast. We all know he is hard. But the pace comes at a cost as he very quickly gets out of position and exposed. And his hardness comes at a cost of recklessness. He should be much better than he is, but he is a bit of a meathead... I call this Napolean's complex --- little guy needs to prove he is man on the pitch. Well, why he is proving he is a man we are getting scored upon and giving up senseless plays of position and possession.
Time to make a more permanent change... again there are at least 15 plays to point to in his career where one and done should have been enough (and learning takes place). The evidence suggests it has not and will not. To have faith in his development is to more information than the informed supporter gets.
Cheers for the reply.
On Moreno, I believe Klopp wants 1 steady full back and 1 risk taker. Ignore why for a second.
When you think of what a risk taker looks like, he needs explosiveness to go and recover, bravery, aggression.
Why? - he needs to be our legs on the counter on the left hand side. That is why he bombs past Coutinho on transitions. I believe how Klopp is looking at this is that our transitions are a problem. And Moreno is more exposed than most as he is the risk taker in his defence. He could tell Moreno to stop - but then that causes us other problems tactically on the counter. Or he can drill the side until we are masters of the transitions like at Dortmund.
In addition, to set pressing traps successfully he needs those things for the full back to bet on himself getting to the ball before the winger when the trap is active. If he just keeps his position and marks the winger, he has an easy job getting the ball and thus the trap is ineffective. Also the explosiveness to get down the flank and cover if the passing trap fails and the team turns out of it and down the flank.
There are consequences to having such a player, and we are seeing them nice and brightly right now. But the fact remains I think Klopp wants a player like this in his team. Not two steady dependable full backs. Klopp will believe with training he can iron out the problems with Moreno that come down to "he isnīt very smart, is he?" simply because you can train a grunt into being an elite soldier. Itīs just training training and training. Combined with the time to get our transitions right also, Morenoīs problems will stop being exacerbated by the system and his own personal struggles should decrease over time.
Whether this happens or not is another thing entirely. But I am sure this is how he is looking at the situation right now. If he wanted a Hector for left back, he would bin Moreno quick. Therefore he either believes in himself to use coaching to solve this problem, or there is genuinely no better fullbacks available who are what he wants for the role.
