Liverpool’s defence is so bad even calamitous Djimi Traore is confident enough to stick the boot in

FORMER Liverpool defender Djimi Traore has stuck the boot into his old teams shambolic defending, after their horror show at Wembley.

Liverpool’s defensive frailties were there for all to see as they were brushed aside by a rampant Tottenham.

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Jurgen Klopp’s side have taken the plaudits for their attacking play, but have also endured a barrage of stick about their backline and the soft goals conceded this season.

Liverpool have shipped in 16 league goals already, worryingly 15 have been conceded away from home.

And much maligned Traore, now an assistant at MLS franchise Seattle Sounders, was a figure of fun in the past with some Merseysiders took to social media to have his say.

He said on Twitter: “No way you can win a trophy with that defence..come on @LFC wake up.”

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Traore spent six years at Anfield and despite being a figure of fun for some fans, the 37-year-old has a Champions League winners medal in his locker.

Kop defender Joel Matip is in agreement with Traore and has demanded massive improvements if they are to challenge for trophies this season.

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He told Sky Sports: “It cannot go like this. It cannot be that we concede that many goals away.

“I’m a defender and I should take care of this.

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“We gave them the opportunity. It was not that they played the perfect ball with our mistakes.

“We have to take care of them and have to stop them.”