There was no shame in losing to City at the Etihad today, they took their chances and played well. We on the other hand didn't do much with the possession we had and we didn't take any of our half chances.
If we play like today vs Tottenham on Sunday then they will win easily and it'll be a matter of how many they put past us, it'll be interesting to see how BR sets us up next week and if Lallana/Balotelli/Markovic start.
Agree with all of this. Spurs are genuinely worrying me.
Agree with all of this. Spurs are genuinely worrying me.
Pochettino has got them playing well and I'm sure he'll make his squad target our weaknesses and go for the win on Sunday since they'll be aiming for a top 4 spot.
BR really needs to help our defenders improve their communication with each other and get them to be more vigilant during games. Positioning has been such a problem for our defenders, one will either ball watch/doesn't track a run/expose large gaps and it always costs us. Once our defence becomes more steady Mignolet will feel more confident in goal too. We have almost a week till our next game and I'm sure BR will get a response from the players and make them put in a good performance vs Spurs.
Mignolet Manquillo-Skrtel-Lovren-Moreno Can Henderson-Allen Sterling Balotelli-Sturridge
MAYBE replace Allen with Coutinho, but I'd personally rather a more secure midfield after tonight.
And MAYBE replace Lovren with Sakho, depending on how comfortable the defence is in training.
And Gerrard will DEFINITELY replace Can, but quite frankly he shouldn't. Very poor today, and we were brilliant without him last season in the corresponding Spurs fixture.
In fairness I had no reason to be on this thread taking the piss with a few others but one of your regulars (who decided to hide) warranted such actions and he had it coming
It's a shame we couldn't be blessed with his almighty presence today
Don't see the need for panic/trolling. You lost 3-1 at the etihad, big deal. You were never gonna win the EPL anyway. Spurs will be a far more important game.