It may have been against a small team but that was a very good and efficient performance. Everyone was fighting for each other out there and played as a team. Gerrard and Suarez were just brilliant together, makes me think they could end up combining even better than what Gerrard did with Torres, Gerrard is for sure a much more of a threat when he is given that freedom to get forward and attack more.
Shelvey done well alongside Lucas and kept things ticking but he showed a bit of his inexperience at times with a few wild challenges but he's young and is showing he isn't scared of going all out to get the ball back, especially once he has given it away, just needs to think a little more and he will go a long way!
The only negatives I can think of besides hitting the god damn post again (thought we'd seen the back of the woodwork after last season!). On a serious note though, Downing was largely ineffectual, it was obvious what he was going to do with the ball everytime he got it, by all means have him as a squad player to add a bit of depth to the team but no way is he good enough to be playing week in week out, we need to priorities getting in a replacement for him in the first team, especially if Bellamy leaves! The only other negative is Adam, I mean what the F**k?! Does he play with his boots on the wrong feet and his laces tied together?! When he came on the midfield lost it's shape and composure and started looking rushed; he dallied on the ball and got robbed, he passed it straight to them and just gave away fouls!
Vast improvement on last weeks performance and it's a 2nd clean sheet in a row which will give more confidence to the defence and Pepe.
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