"They are the beneficiaries of scoring late goals and all of the things that come with that, they have shown character, great belief, absolute belief that you're going to score in the first minute or the last minute. But they've got to start keeping clean sheets, and that's going to be down to the protection of Van Dijk and Konate by the likes of McAllister and Gravenberch, which I don't think has happened enough yet."
"I'm a big fan of Frimpong and Kerkez, but they've got to start doing some proper defending. Three or four clean sheets in the next six or seven games for Liverpool would mean rectifying the issue, but if they continue in the same vein, they're going to drop unnecessary points in a Premier League season whereby they could, and should, be winning the league by 9-12 points."
Liverpool won the Premier League last season and enter the new campaign as clear favourites. The team has conceded many goals and repeatedly relied on late goals to secure results, which is unsustainable. The defensive displays of full-backs Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez have been particularly suspect since joining, despite their strong attacking contributions. Greater defensive protection is required for centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté, with midfielders like McAllister and Gravenberch needing to shield the backline more effectively. Achieving three or four clean sheets in the next six to seven games would help rectify the problem.
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