Great attaching performance and pleased that a few got an opportunity, such as Coates and Shelvey. Nice to see Coady get a few minutes and hope he gets a few more against QPR on Sunday. Coutinho is very exciting to watch and Sturridge took his goals like a proper striker. Slight concerns defensively. Even with Carra around, defending for their goal was rather poor. We also could have got caught out on one or two other occasions.
Great to see the team taking it seriously. It disgusted me reading some members of the forum saying there was nothing to play for before the match. While that may be true in terms of the league positioning, any time a player puts that Red shirt on, they should play their heard out and treat it like a cup final. That may be a bit cliched but it's the truth.
Special mention for the traveling Kop. They were outstanding and they filled me with pride. The banners, the pyros, the songs, the saluting of John Arne Risse when he came on. Just fantastic and a credit to the club.
On to Carras last game. I am sure he will be professional throughout and play his heart out. All I can say is I am going to struggle to accept that it is his last game. The man is a legend and I hope the fans are as good on Sunday as they were at Craven Cottage. Things are bound to get emotional.
EDIT: Just on added note, forgot to mention how great it was to see the lads working hard to get back in to the game when we were a goal down. That's the mark of a solid team.
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