2 points dropped. Didn't take our chances yet again and I can't help but feel disappointed. Rescuing a draw in stoppage time in a game you should have won shouldn't be celebrated in my opinion.
A decent performance though and many positives to take.
The back three is working well with Lucas and Gerrard sitting in front of them. They finally have a goalie behind them who doesn't create so much panic too. Unsure why Jones is getting so much stick. He might not be to our standard and he will concede goals, but anyone is better than Mignolet. What impresses me most about Jones is how quickly he throws the ball out and begins the counter attack for us. It's refreshing from usually watching that dopey Belgian slow everything down for us. He's not frightened to come and catch a cross either, so well done Brad.
Thought Skrtel had a solid game in particular and I'm not his biggest fan. He is another one who creates chaos in our defence but yesterday he was solid. Sakho had a good game too.
Markovic is getting more confident with each game but I'm going to be a bit critical of him. May be a bit harsh as he is playing wing back for us at the moment but I'd like to see him run at people more & shoot etc, make himself more dangerous. He needs to chip in with goals and assists.
Wasn't impressed with Henderson yesterday. He will work hard for you all game but he just fills the numbers for me. Not his natural position so maybe I'm being unfair again but whenever he received the ball yesterday he wanted to cut inside instead of hogging the touchline. I was sat in the lower centenary yesterday so Henderson was on our side in the first half and he had acres of space but never used it. BR should have put sterling on the right at HT. Said it on here before, hes a good squad player Hendo but that's it. I'd be interested to see how many assists/goals he has got in a Liverpool shirt.
Coutinho was brilliant but he is playing in a team who aren't on his wave length. I genuinely believe he has the talent to be the best midfielder in Europe and that if he was playing for Real or Barca with players of that calibre around him then he would flourish. He has the football mind of a genius though, similar to our Luis.
Lallana did ok. Like Henderson and Markovic though, we need more from him. We paid big money for him so he needs to chip in with goals and assists.
Sterling had a poor game for me but was isolated. We didn't create anything for him.
Overall it was pleasing to see us press high up the pitch again and play with a lot of pace and energy. We should have won but I suppose it is important we stopped Arsenal getting the 3 points to keep in touching distance with them. I'm not worried about Southampton or west ham etc - they will fade.
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