I don't need anyone to agree with what I feel about the game. I'll start with the positives.
I was glad to see Aquilani start and he played a solid 75 minutes, but for me he's been quiet in the second half. But still the most important thing is to get the match fitness up. As for Pacheco and Darby, I was made up for both of them, and Darby learnt a good lesson, that at football at such a high level you've gotta be on your toes all the time. It was glad to see Gerrard and Torres play as well
We haven't threatened the keeper that much, crosses coming in, our heads didn’t meet the ball – and that’s a chance lost. We hit the side netting a few times, fair enough, and besides that Pacheco's shot and Yossi's goal that was about it. The keeper didn't had much to do. We didn't make the keeper work much. We've gotta make the keeper work more if we want to score, honestly.
We're slow off the blocks, we take too much time in midfield and by the time Viola would have already regrouped. The penetration down the centre is not there yet. The creativity in the middle, to get the ball going as quickly as possibly isn't there. The tempo isn't there. Really predictable football. We didn't control the game, we had no conviction, especially at the final third of in their half.
Don't ask me what game I was watching, it was Liverpool v Fiorentina. Let me make this clear I'm not knee-jerking, just giving my very honest assessment of the game which is entirely different for yours. This is what a forum is for.
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