For one of the first times in the season I thought the manager was culpable last night. They play at an unbelieveable tempo and we weren't ready for it all. They launch it and we didn't deal with it, and they are good at set pieces and we didn't deal with that.
Suso should neve have played. We should have defended far higher up, they're hardly going to burn us off for pace are they? Wisdom should have played right back, Johnson left back and Enrique midfield. I'm deeply concerned about Luca, he was never fast but now he looks funereal. I'd have had Gerrard sitting, with Shelvey off of him and Henderson on the right. Up top (because I'd have gone 4-4-2) I'd have had Suarez AND Sterling. If they want to press the ball on the edge of our penalty area then fine, we shoul give ourselves the option of exposing them at the back for pace. We should have compressed the game into their half, we should have been more up for it, we should have had a better plan.
The manager was culpable this time, as was Agger who was absolutely awful. For me, he and Lucas should pay for that display with their places against QPR, and Sterling should replace Suso. Only a win will do.
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