I don't think there's too much that can be said about that. We were poor. As for the selection, I think the team out there was good enough to win bar a bit of a lack of creativity in the middle. I think the subs were bad, but starting XI was fine.
Carroll - good first half, but faded in the second once Aurelio went off. He was aggressive today, which I really liked. Good effort.
Shelvey - Started poorly, grew into the game, then dropped off again after half. I think being dropped deeper hurt his game (a bit like Gerrard in that sense).
Maxi and Kuyt were so-so. Maxi was better than Dirk, but didn't do as well once he moved to AM.
Henderson and Spearing were shocking. Quite dreadful, really.
Coates and Skrtel were good. I like Seba a lot, kid has a bright future and SHOULD be playing a lot more next year.
Aurelio - I missed him. Forgot how classy a player he is. Showed Enrique how it's done in attack, played some great balls into the box. Disappointed he was taken off because he was playing great.
Kelly - He's had better days that's for sure. While he's had a bad game, today also showed why Glen Johnson is ahead of him. Kelly just doesn't do it for me going forward.
Doni - Great game. Probably our overall best player. Really wonder if he should have played a bit more....
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Downing - Was OK, nothing special. But also didn't bring much.
Enrique - Don't know why he was brought on at all, really. Aurelio was playing quite well, especially in attack, which Enrique didn't come close to matching.
Sterling - Love this kid! Bright future ahead for sure! Much more suited to the left than the right.
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I just look at this one and think "whatever." We looked lazy and disinterested out there. That to me is more disappointing than the result.
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