Well to be fair Nos, Lovren was a top performer last season and based on that form he was definitely worth the money, at the same time Agger was absolutely atrocious last season so we were fortunate to command that fee. Brendan just doesn't know how to set up a solid defense. I will never forget the game vs Palace last year, afterwards Brendan says "the defense lost focus in the match, if you do that, you get dropped" he then drops Sakho, despite Skrtel and Johnson being at fault for goals 2 and 3. Many fans noticed this and it is remarkable that Brendan couldn't see what was so clear. I would also like to comment on our one good defensive performance this year, vs Spurs. Aside from a few shaky moments from a new partnership, the whole defense maintained a solid shape, in fact the most solid shape of Brendan Rodgers time I would bet, ~coincidentally~ Skrtel was injured for this game. Saying all this though, Lovren has been poor this year, but unfortunately, not one player can be proud of their performances this season so far. I made a bet with Eagle4 that we would easily finish 4th, and I did say that the only way we wouldn't is if we suddenly became bad, clearly that has happened. I have never been so pessimistic about our chances, ever, but there is no way we will improve because Brendan is not learning from his mistakes at all.