Yipee, international break, just what everyone wants...
What's the difference between an international break and an enforced break for getting kicked out of the cups? At least the players will be playing proper games this time, not heading off to Spain to be bored.
Didn't see the game live, so when I saw the result 90 minutes after the final whistle, I was happy to have won and get the job done, but disappointed we didn't make any significant inroads on the goal difference. It certainly put the kibosh on Rob Palmer's rather optimistic 6-0 prediction before the game.
When I saw the game later on, our first goal was as good as anything Barca B up the road come up with. Sharp, slick, decisive, goal. Everyone has their idea of who to blame for the leveller. For me, it's VVD sorry. He had the chance to boot it well into Row Z and should have done so. We can gloss over it now, but if that was Lovren and/or Migs responsible instead, there would be an inquest about it until the next game. Goal 70 of the season was deserved though. It was a penalty, even if it was very similar to the penalties Salah was winning at Christmas. Thankfully though, there was no media talk of "thresholds" about this one, and it was enough to get us over the line.
Since being 4 points behind (Rib instantly dismissing the title race as "one team in it.. we can't compete") we've scored 6 goals and taken 6 points to put us clear at the top. When everyone comes back, the run in begins on the day BST resumes, a win will be our first double against Spurs in 4 years, keep us on our perch and set us up nicely for the remaining games.
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