I predict we don’t lose another game the rest of the year. So that’s Big Ears and possibly a league title as long as we don’t get too many draws.
Works for me.
I admire your optimism FL and if we do go on unbeaten it will have been one hell of a Season. I'm as optimistic as they come but even that is stretching it for me. While i think we will win the League i just see the Champions League as a step too far for this Squad. I said at the start of the Season that i expected us to win the League but i doubted that we had the squad depth to maintain an assault on all fronts. I (along with many others here) said that we needed another top class centre back in the Summer as back up for Gomez and van Dijk. We also said we needed another creative midfielder, hence the failed acquisition of Fekir. We didn't do that and i hope it doesn't come back to haunt us, i really do. Lovren is sh*te and has no place at this Club. Matip is a bad version of Sakho. Klavan wasn't anything special but i'd rather have him here than Matip or Lovren, in fact i'd have Hoever over the both of them as well.
Both Gomez and Arnold have been massive losses to us recently. We have looked disjointed at the back and the horror show defending at West Ham with the high line set piece defence was abysmal, do that against Bayern and it's lights out. We have been missing Arnold's attacking prowess down that flank and as loyal and hard working as Milner is he is no right back. We are also missing Gomez with his calmness and composure on the ball, both him and van Dijk bring the ball out with ease, that can't be said of Lovren or Matip. I'm also unhappy that we let Clyne go out on loan but Klopp would have had a good reason for doing so, he is not that naive. I believe that Clyne asked to leave as he knew his days here were numbered with the emergence of Arnold. No issue with that, Klopp obviously saw no problem with letting this happen.
With our lack of potency on the right flank it has highlighted the inability of our midfield to create, this is forcing our front three to come back to the halfway line to try and make things happen. This should not be happening. This is where we are missing Ox. It is no surprise our front three are not hitting the heights of last Season, they are being starved of service.
Gomez is out for potentially 6 weeks, could be back for the Spurs game. Arnold will hopefully be back for Saturday, then we have a 2 week break where hopefully we are rejuvenated and any lingering issues are ironed out.
Also, Ox has been named in the Champions League squad for the Bayern games. Now i know it's wishful thinking on my part but he could be back pretty soon. Head down, beat Bournemouth on Saturday and we sit 3 points clear having played equal games.
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