As of right now, we are 5-0-0 in preseason with no goals conceded and a few good performaces along the way. We have had some encouraging performances from some of our new boys, particularly Toure, Mignolet, and Aspas. We have also seen some of our promising youth players show signs of progress as Ibe, Sterling, Kelly, and Wisdom have all looked fit and ready to fight for a place in the first team. Hendo and Allen, a pair of oft criticized players, have seemingly regained a bit of form and confidence, while Lucas seems to finally be back to his pre-injury form. Gerrard looks set to continue his impressive performaces in the heart of our midfield, and Coutinho looks like he will be the next big thing on Merseyside. We had a very strong finish to last season, and all signs point to us continuing that form as we head into the new season, and we seem to have been helped by the fact that we got a pretty forgiving fixture list to start the season on.
So..... why do I get the funny feeling that we will win our next two preseason games comfortably, finish preseason without conceding a single goal in 7 games, and then concede the first goal in the season opener to Stoke inside the first few minutes and lose the game
Perhaps I've just grown overly cynical as a result of our failings in recent seasons, but I just can't help but feel like we will somehow manage to screw the pooch in the season opener
Cautiously optimistic (or at least trying to be). YNWA
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