There's a clear, and ongoing, lack of anything approaching the quality needed in both full back positions. It always proves decisive in the big games and will continue to do so.There is a mental block somewhere in big games for the players and/or manager.
It was Salah's pace that they seemed to struggle with.I mean yeah but what CB worth his salt can’t deal with those balls? It’s one thing if you’re up against a prime Drogba or a Shearer. Or even if you’re battling against some big fucker like Crouch but Jota, Firmino and Salah? There is no excuse for Ake, Akanji and Dias struggling so much against long punts up field. Cancelo on the goal is braindead but it’s not like we haven’t seen similar braindead behaviour from Walker over the years. I would like to think that if our 3 big CBs had dealt with the long ball better throughout the game, Liverpool might have been forced to change tactics. Instead they were encouraged to keep doing it by our weak-as-piss defending.
Maybe so, I’ll enjoy the ride for as long as it lastsYou will get top 4. We ain't nailed on but I would say we are favourites. You have won 9 out of 10 don't put yourselves down. You are suffering from that defence mechanism all fans go through.
It's been quite the read this thread so far and I've still 30 odd pages to get through.Never forgive Pep.
Dear me.
107 points anyone.I’m not worried at all, under performed but all this criticism towards Pep, ffs, he can have the odd poor result but I just wish it wasn’t against this lot. Come May, it’ll be forgotten hopefully, we’ve dropped 7 points, not a disaster.