We were poor again and have dropped yet another two points at home to a side we should be beating. For all the "improvements" we've made, there's still one rather glaringly obvious problem - we don't score enough goals.
Overall against Southampton it was hard to watch. Crowd tried their best but the players didn't respond. It was the same performances we've seen for a year and a half. Not that it's surprising because it's the same average players we've had for a year and a half by and large. A change in formation, tactics, tempo and whatever else can not make average players into world stars. It's why I don't feel we can truly judge Klopp yet nor do I feel we need to try and make out we're doing better than what we are just to try and avoid coming across like we're criticising him. A draw against Southampton at Anfield is a bad result no matter what.
Mignolet - probably had his worst game of the season and for me was partly at fault for the goal.
Clyne - has looked more like the player we bought since going back to a proper right back rather than a wing back. Was again solid down the right with little cover on numerous occasions. Got forward well to. His final ball could do with some work but when you're finding fault in a defender's attacking play, you know you've got a solid defender on your hands.
Skrtel - put in a typical Martin Skrtel performance. A beast at times, a liability at others. At the turn of the calendar year he was as good as any centre half in the country. The three at the back worked for him. This season though he's been below par for the majority of it.
Sakho - lost countless headers in the second half to Pelle, it's his man who wins the initial flick on for their goal and was quite poor throughout after two outstanding performances against Spurs and Rubin.
Moreno - has got some F***ing engine on him, he's also got one sh*t F***ing cross on him. Tends to find himself out of position too often and relies on that pace to get him out of trouble. He's probably the one defender who looked better in the back three with wing backs than a flat back four.
Milner - has learned the Scouse was instantly because he's F***ing robbing a living off this club. I've never rated him and one decent cross in a dozen or so games doesn't justify him wearing the Liverpool shirt, let alone captain this club. F***ing idiotic decision to give a free kick away which led to their goal. His all round game is giving away needless fouls, constant bookings and being walked past while he's at full pelt. Embarrassing signing, and I don't say that too often about Liverpool players.
Lucas - put in an alright performance. Broke up the play, kept the ball primarily and got around the pitch. It weren't a great performance by any means but it was comfortably better than those in the midfield with him.
Can - has very quickly become my boo boy for the season and considering we've still got Joe Allen and Adam Lallana at the club as well as the mindless signing of Milner that takes some doing. And it's because in the summer of 2014, I knew nothing about Emre Can. Truth be told I didn't even know the fella existed. But we bought him and F**k me I thought we'd signed the next major German star. He was a beast. And somehow he's gradually got worse and worse and worse to the point now it's more like Emre Can't than Emre Can. His best position is central midfield apparently, nah lad your best position right now is in the stands, you're not even worthy of a spot on the bench. sh*t passing, sh*t shooting, can't tackle, lack of discipline and a belief that he has the ability of Steven Gerrard and John Barnes in their primes when he quite clearly doesn't. All in all, the biggest disappointment of any of Rodgers' signings.
Coutinho - needs a rocket up his arse and if that doesn't sort him out then strap another rocket to him and F**k him off. Getting far too pissed off with him not doing anything of any note. He's meant to be our creative player and has been non-existent for too long. It's not a change of manager either because the last few weeks of the Rodgers reign, he was just as F***ing bad.
Lallana - was involved during his time on the pitch but I don't think he really hurt Southampton at any stage. But was overshadowing Coutinho throughout in the battle for who should be in that position.
Origi - isn't up to this level in my opinion. I always believe that you can something within a player in the first five games. They may not be world stars but you get a glimpse of something. I've seen F**k all in Origi.
Benteke - has to play whenever he's available. A boss signing, despite the critics, he's come up trumps so far. He wins most things in the air, scores goals and has put my early fears to bed, he does F***ing graft. With the issues around Sturridge, it's imperative we keep Benteke fit.
Firminho - probably put in his best performance in a Liverpool shirt so far. Couple of nice touches, some decent runs and looked a bit player than he had done previously.
Ibe - didn't get a lot of time but done more in a short space than Coutinho did in eighty odd minutes.
Overall it was a dull game and there's a lot of hard work ahead for us, but we'll still win the League!
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