Question

[Dreambeliever]

We were very lucky to be leading at half time against southampton away. Only poor refereeing decisions and bad finishing (plus a wonder goal from Coutinho and great keeping from mignolet) had us in front. In the second half they ran out of steam and it was a very good result but hardly a superb display.
It wasn't much different against southampton at home when we were far from convincing.

Southampton were beating everyone at that stage and many fans expected a defeat for us there. I thought we were excellent. As mentioned elsewhere attacking midfielders and keepers playing a blinder doesn't negate a great performance, it highlights it.

But I guess we can agree to disagree if you thought it wasn't a superb display and result.

 

[davud graham]

Southampton were beating everyone at that stage and many fans expected a defeat for us there. I thought we were excellent. As mentioned elsewhere attacking midfielders and keepers playing a blinder doesn't negate a great performance, it highlights it.

But I guess we can agree to disagree if you thought it wasn't a superb display and result.

I expicitly said it was a very good result but fortune helped us out quite a bit on that day. For me it's a great display when all parts of the team function well and in tandem. That day our midfield got overrun for the most part, the defence were all over the place in the first half and the keeper having to have a blinder usually highlights the midfield and defence not doing their jobs properly. But as you said lets not fall out over it were probably both wrong.

 

[goodspam]

I'm partway through listening to the Football Weekly podcast and Amy Lawrence has made a few points about BR that might be worth musing on. She said that in mitigation the only real Suarez alternative we had a chance of getting was Sanchez and he chose Arsenal, that we couldn't have known how badly Sturridge would suffer from injuries/psychological trauma this season; that our signings have pretty much all struggled to adapt beyond what might reasonably be expected. She's basically said whilst BR hasn't made the best of his resources (particularly with regards Rickie Lambert), he's been dealt a shitty hand.

Not sure whether I buy all this, but it was an interesting viewpoint from someone who isn't a Liverpool fan. Barry Glendenning has just said he thinks BR has no future here and I had to switch the podcast off at that point because I'd got to work.

Glendenning is a cunt and if I ever see him in the street, I'll be going to jail for a long time.

 

[gkmacca]

Confidence is a wonderful thing.

And sometimes it's a very dangerous thing.