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We're improving. Apparently.
Come on, be fair, 4 points better off than after 33 games last season is clear and undeniable improvement in anyone's eyes.... if you discount winning the League Cup and 'not embarrassing ourselves' in the FA Cup and ignore the fact our best defender is retiring and our best midfielder is another year older and our best forward player is 12 months closer to the exit door.
Thes season hasnt been good enough at all. But 6 more points, 12 more goals compared to 38 games and 1 league place higher. We're certainly not going backwards, but nor have we moved forward as much as we should.
The dwonward spirral from 2010 seems to be broken at least.
Imho we're progressing. But fair enough if people dont think so. Thecup run argument is a poor one. When have we ever gone far in a cup tournament the year after a win/final anyway??
The dwonward spirral from 2010 seems to be broken at least.
Imho we're progressing. But fair enough if people dont think so. Thecup run argument is a poor one. When have we ever gone far in a cup tournament the year after a win/final anyway??
I reckon the fact the we have taken home a miserable 2 points out of what should be an easy 6 along with other shit performances against relegation fodder this year is down to management and motivation failures. Even though McCarthy had a blinder there was still a half hour period where they had us on the ropes, this should'nt happen against Reading, too many players look like they can't be arsed. Have they reached this seasons points tally target and been told to get to the seasons end injured? 0-0 against Reading FFS
Had us on the ropes??? Behave yourself. They had a few chances against the run of play which is liable to happen from time to time.
We had 26 shots, and 15 on target for crying out load. If we played shite and didn't create many chances then by all means have a go at the Manager but today's result was a mixture of great goalkeeping, poor decision-making and finishing and bad luck.
well its been long enough after the game for me to have a fairer idea of things. We were good, poor decision making in front of goal cost us essentially, suarez did well to lift it over the keeper in the first half when he should have blasted it past him, sturridge held the ball up really well at times but people could never get there feet sorted when they received it in the box, gerrard was probably the only player who made the right decision in his shot at the top right corner of the goal but a save as good as any ive seen all season kept it out.
As well as this reading played well, ok not brilliantly or anything, but they probably played well enough to earn the draw, We had some great link up play in the first half and the end of the second we just need to sort out the mentality, as someone said (maybe hansern) when we're drawing on the 70th minute onwards the fans and the players just expect a draw at best, we really need to sort this mentality out, the problem is the only way to do it is to get used to grinding out wins.
As well as this reading played well, ok not brilliantly or anything, but they probably played well enough to earn the draw, We had some great link up play in the first half and the end of the second we just need to sort out the mentality, as someone said (maybe hansern) when we're drawing on the 70th minute onwards the fans and the players just expect a draw at best, we really need to sort this mentality out, the problem is the only way to do it is to get used to grinding out wins.
Oh please mate, you can't be serious??? We battered them.
Fair enough maybe a half hour is an exaggeration, I apologise if I'm wrong, in my shallow defense I was a bit stressed during a short period ofthe game, but what a do remember is dominating the first half and pummeling their goal only to release our grip and allow them a series of chances and give away free kicks around our box, it seemed our midfield switched off, home or away, this was Reading it shouldn't happen
think they defended well without resorting to parking the bus tactics, they played better today than they have for a while
Whatever way you look at it, they didn't deserve a point. They deserved to get beat 4 or 5 nil at least and were incredibly lucky.
Is it me or have you not posted in a gazillion years?
Heh. .
It's encouraging that as the season draws to a close and we start looking towards the next one that we can really see Rodgers vision starting to take shape.
I disagree. He's always this selfish in front of goal, but usually he's a bit more clinical so the fact we get a goal or rebounded chances from that selfish play means you don't analyse it so much.
Some games (like today) we score. And score loads.
Other times the keeper has a worldy and we struggle.
Readings keeper stopped us scoring.
I dont see the issue. These results have been frustrating, but its hardly a big deal.
I think we have progressed a lot, we look a much better side and have a much younger hungrier squad.
Im very excited about next season.
Other times the keeper has a worldy and we struggle.
Readings keeper stopped us scoring.
I dont see the issue. These results have been frustrating, but its hardly a big deal.
I think we have progressed a lot, we look a much better side and have a much younger hungrier squad.
Im very excited about next season.
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