Don't let stoke's bullying tactics detract from our own poor display because that is the real worry. That was a very poor passing display by us and the worst culprit was Gerrard.
Reina - 7 Not bad but a few dodgy distributions that put us under pressure
Johnson - 6 An ok performance, probably had our best chance
Agger - 7 Good solid display and stood up to the bully boys
Skrtel 7 Likewise and very unlucky not to score
Wisdom - 7 Surprisingly not involved all that much, but when called upon, was very solid
Allen - 6 Last few games his passing has been a bit off, needs to contribute a bit more going forward
Gerrard - 5 Sorry, very poor passing performace today, not one he'll want to remember
Sahin - 6 Quiet game, nothing 'bad/wrong', just not influential enough
Sterling - 6 For me he's been ineffective for major parts of the last 3 games, perhaps he's starting to feel fatigued, lightweight
Suarez - 7 Very busy, but today we saw the best and worst of him - continues to frustrate me for the most part
Suso - 6 Clever in glimpses, but not on the ball enough for me, lightweight
Cole - 5 Oh well
Assaidi - 5 Not enough time to do anything
So all in all, individually we were not that bad, but collectively, as a passing unit, we were very poor. Yes we hit the woodwork 3 times but you know what? The posts never ever move, so I'm done with calling it unlucky, it isn't. Do we say how lucky we are when we score? No
Having said all that - hate stoke big time
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