Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet and Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min have been criticised by Stan Collymore.
Ex-Liverpool star Stan Collymore has explained how both Loris Karius and Simon Mignolet are not good enough to be relied upon on a consistent basis, and compared the latter with Spurs’ Son Heung-min, by suggesting that they offer short-term solutions to long-term problems, when writing his column for popular bookmakers Boyle Sports.
The 28-year-old Belgian stopper made his first Premier League appearance since September 16th for the Reds last night away at Middlesbrough, and kept a clean sheet for Jürgen Klopp’s men during their 3-0 win.
Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet
But Collymore, who made 84 appearances for Liverpool, is not convinced that Mignolet is the answer for the Merseyside outfit, and likened his role in the team to that of Son’s for Tottenham, when writing his column for Boyle Sports:
“Megs [Mignolet] made a couple of good saves, but I liken that to Heung Min Son having a couple of decent games as Kane’s deputy earlier this season – good for the very short term, not consistent enough in the medium or long term in a specialist position.”
Tottenham’s Son Heung-min in action
With Karius’ form and confidence most likely now at an all-time low, it is hard to envisage him breaking back into the first-team any time soon, but whether Klopp has full confidence in his other stopper Mignolet is another matter.
Will the German take Collymore’s advice and go back into the market for another goalkeeper in January or the summer?
It will be unlikely, given his background of being staunchly loyal to his players, and preferring to work with them and help them improve on the training ground, rather than going out and spending more money to find a solution to a problem.
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