Masterstroke by Brendan signing a second first team quality striker, we play significantly better with a forward who can create, hold-up, score goals, and just be a presence. Sterling and Sturridge were unleashed by Balotelli and that's how we won the game I thought. Looking forward to seeing what we've got going forward, as it was an impressive debut by Mario.
Moreno was brilliant, I see Manquillo as a huge step up on Jonhson, and Sakho was lacking match sharpness, but I think we're a better defense with him back there.
Hendo is continuing his rise to becoming the replacement for Stevie I think. His vision and ability are starting to match his passion and stamina. Love it.
Sterling, Balotelli, and Sturridge are going to be very dangerous this season I think. Once the chemistry starts to heat up and they really are clicking then I think we can dominate teams.
As for the subs, I think Markovic is of a really high quality and can be an extremely dangerous player, just seems to lack that little bit of confidence for right now but I'm very excited to see what he's got. Emre Can we've already seen a lot of and he's impressed me every time. Good combination of strength and skill and I hope he replaces Allen sooner rather than later.
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