Fonte is a nice bloke, and he was one of our most improved players of last season, but it was Lovren's leadership of the defence that made it one of the best in Europe (for a short while).
The thought of a long term injury to Fonte should put the heebie-jeebies in the coaching staff enough to ensure a starting CB comes in before the window closes.
Koeman says in this interview that we will continue to play a pressing game, yet reports from those at the match say we didn't against Bayer. Did we not attempt it or did we try and fail?
As we lack a leader in defence the CB pairing of Fonte and Yoshida will cost us dearly. I expect Boruc to fetch the ball from his own net at least 4 times. I cannot see how we will score from open play, maybe we'll get lucky on a set piece. Liverpool 4-1 Southampton
I blame Osvaldo. He was useless as a player and an utter turd as a professional. Yet he plays for Juventus and Inter Milan (dream moves) and is paid more than them. I honestly think he disrupted the team mindset/groupthink.