Good result for us but can’t help but feel they were there for the taking. They’re sh*te at the back then and sh*t themselves every time we go forward.
I’ll start with the team. Wasn’t pleased with the line up if I’m honest. Jota scores an unbelievable hat trick in midweek but he gets taken out of the forward position and dropped into midfield. Bobby is in terrible form. I’d have benched Bobby and started Keita in the midfield with Jota upfront.
I thought we would be far too open and unbalanced but the game gets under way and I thought our first half performance was very good. We looked like the team who wanted the three points and I don’t think city even registered a shot until their goal.
That penalty decision nearly ruined the game and the FA, FIFA and whoever else need to get a grip of sh*t like that.
HT 1-1 and I think we all felt A bit disappointed that we weren’t ahead. We were the better team by far.
The commentators don’t half talk some sh*te. They kept saying we were lined up as a 4-2-4 or 4-4-2 when we weren’t. It can look like that depending on where the ball is sometimes, but in general we were playing 433 as always and Jota was on the right of the three covering salah. I just thought he was wasted. A man in form we should have made more use of him and put him in dangerous areas to try and hurt city because again, I thought it was a poor display from bobby.
Second half begins and there’s nothing much more to say apart from both teams were happy to take a point and the game just fizzled out. Quite clearly there was a lot of respect there both ways for how capable the opposition are at counter attacking. Therefore we didn’t go for it and neither did they.
To summarise, a point at there place is better for us than them but I do think we could have come away with all three. I’m convinced we’re better than them.
Cba doing player ratings. Nobody was outstanding but nobody was poor either other than Bobby to be honest. I gave Matip motm. Thought he did extremely well coming back into the side in a tough game. One or two minor mistakes but in general he was solid.
Well played reds.
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