The second half was probably our best performance we've put in since the Tottenham game and even then Stoke should have scored with Bojan and Sterling made a great block off the line.
However, it was a key win, and we did play well in that second half. We need to play every half like that though. We actually pressed teams and it made an immediate difference. With the rut we are in, a win was absolutely vital and we cannot lose out on anymore ground to our top 4 rivals.
Kolo Toure and Lucas really did make a difference to our team, it was the most solid we've looked in weeks and it was the first clean sheet we've gotten for a while too.
I still have doubts about Lambert upfront, he made a few good flick-ons from the goal kick but when we're trying to play tight perfect passing, Lambert really lets us down when Lallana, Sterling or Coutinho were trying one touch passing. Or maybe we have been spoilt with Suarez.
I am thrilled to F**k we managed to get the win, however we're still far away from getting the performances we expect.
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