After taking some time to think about it, here are my thoughts:
1. We would have lost even if we still had Suarez. We might have managed to score a couple if Studge wasn't injured and Luis was still here, but Madrid could have scored more and probably would have if they didn't have the Clasico this weekend. Suarez is a big loss, and we are not as good as we were last year. However, even if we hand't sold him, we still would have had to play tonight without Suarez (banned) and Studge (injured) so it really wouldn't have made one bit of difference.
2. Balotelli doesn't deserve to play for LFC again. He is selfish, lazy, and quite frankly he has no idea how privileged he is to get to play for such an elite club. He does have talent and great athleticism, but his application is worthless and we would be better off with ANYONE ELSE playing up front. At this point in time, I can't see him ever showing the right attitude and effort required to make it here.
3. Our defense is sh*t and something needs to change. I don't know what that something is..... drop Lovren for Sakho/Toure; play two holding midfielders; play 3 CB's..... BR needs to figure this out because we aren't going to be able to outscore everyone we play this year and our chances of finishing in the CL places again will be bleak if we can't tighten up our back line.
4. We will improve when Studge comes back, Coutinho is finding his form, Lallana is becoming a very good player for us, and Sterling is a world beater in the making. We still have a very good team, just not one that can compete with the Champions of Europe at this point in time. Unfortunately, I also can't see us putting on a real title charge this season either....
5. Ludogorets did us a favor. We can lose to Madrid in the Bernebeau and still advance if we just win our last 2 group games. If we can't do that, then we don't deserve to advance. Simple.
As disappointing as it is to be on the receiving end of a beating like this, and despite being pretty sh*te for most of the campaign to this point, we are still in a decent position in both the league and CL, and are still alive in both domestic cups. Things could be better, but they could also be a lot worse. Hopefully BR can pull the team together and we can put on a real run when Studge comes back into the team.
Still keeping the faith..... YNWA
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