I believe we have played a lot better than that this season and lost.
We were terrible at the back, very sloppy, and any other team with a half decenet strike force would have made us pay. I've no doubt in my mind at all about that.
Also, up front, Sturridge (who I actually think is a great signing for us but...) for me is way too arrogant and it comes out in his play. He was borderline lazy today and left Coutinho standing like a spare tyre in the 18 yard, when Sturridge tried beating the same man again and again. I thought Borini showed a lot more conviction and drive when he came on. Yes Sturrdige scored 2 good goals, but he was too cocky today. If you don't think so, ask yourself why the gaffer took him off when he was on a hattrick against a really piss poor Toon defence. It's because he'd had enough of his laid back attitude. He could just as easily have taken off Downing, but he knew Sturridge had to come off.
Not to mention how poor Johsnon was, or how static our defenders were for the most part.
Like I said, for those suggesting I'm being sarcastic, or as Monobrow suggested - I take a w*nk to relieve frustration, I said the result was fantastic, but the performance here and there left a lot to be desired. Attitude up front, sloppy at the back
This does not mean Coutinho, or Gerrard, or Lucas or whoever, was sh*t, like some seem to think I was saying, only that if we are that sloppy against a half decent team, we'd be punished a lot more than we were today
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