Glad that we've got the win, but I honestly think we've got to figure out a way to create meaningful offense.
Watching a game with no significant creativity from the midfield and no real scoring chances being created and then blaming the front three is getting really old.
I'm absolutely thrilled with our defense (including Alisson). Who would've thought we would have the best defense at this stage of the season or at any time really. Yet the lack of opportunity creation against good opposition is getting very old.
Its getting old and we're going to pay for just like we paid for it against PSG, Chelsea, Arsenal, Napoli and all the teams with a decent level to them that we faced this year.
We played a total of 8 games against what you would consider as top opposition (Chelsea, PSG, and co). In those 8 games, we managed to score 6 goals from open play. One of these goals was the Sturridge goal against Chelsea in the league which is really a shot that wouldn't get in 9 times out of 10, so if we're being critical here, we kinda scored 5 goals from open play against top opposition and we always looked like we're having a nightmarish time at finding one of the boys up front with a decent pass despite the fact that even on their worst nights their movement is usually very good.
I won't pretend to know the solution, but the problem is there and it needs fixing because we're going to drop points as soon as the next big game comes around. Hell, we were going to be 4 points away from City if it wasn't for that Pickford masterclass.
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