functional win, but should have been far easier. again created a host of chances and should have been 3-0.
a lot of positives though.
lucas back and had a good game, protects the defense far better than allen.
gerrard had an excellent first half...faded a bit in second half but good overall.
enrique - my motm. another excellent performance.
solid, solid defending throughout by the back four.
midfield completely dominated.
suarez - should have scored but good overall performance.
we are winning against smaller teams which would have have been trickier last year.
negatives (there were a few).
lack of goals - the owners need to wise up and get the cheque book out in jan. it's just so painfully clear where we need strengthening.
too many basic mistakes and misplaced passed - shelvey, sterling and allen were at fault a few times. a better team would have punished us.
suarez' silly yellow card - completely unnecessary. i will say however that he;s completely cut out the silly diving, which has massively improved his game.
satisfied with the win, could have been far easier on my heart rate though.
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