In general, Rodgers wasn't good at the juggling act between the Premier League and Europa League in his first season in charge and I think the seeds have been sown for this season to be the same thing, too. It's a massive jump from last season where, in hindsight, we had a perfect campaign. The Palace game was the only time I left a match last year thinking we under performed - and that's a hell of an achievement. We had six days at a time to prepare for the next game and that's why we came SO close. There will never be a better time for us to win the league. Mourinho said it - and I agree with him.
Suarez gave us so much more than Balotelli in terms of work rate, effort, tenacity, resilience and laying on goals for others. Balotelli was tackled by Reid yesterday and didn't even track back.