Don't know whether to laugh or cry after that.
How we managed to win, never mind score 5 goals, playing that badly I dont know.
I think it was cos we finally met a team whose defending is even more suicidal than our own. Plus our finishing was strangely good on a day when the rest of our game was really dire.
Player ratings:
Mignolet - 6. Let in 4 goals without doing much wrong. Massively exposed by his defenders.
Sakho - 3. I like him, but shocking for their 1st goal. Got to attack the ball Momo ffs!
Toure - 5. Not as bad as Sakho.
Clyne - 5. Didnt do too much wrong. But didnt do much.
Moreno - 0. What can you say? He has so many defensive brain farts he makes Glen Johnson look like Paolo Maldini. I think that one today takes the biscuit though. Ref lets him away with the first foul - " No! I WILL concede a penalty here! There you go!" Just an idiot. Thank F**k we have Flanno coming back. We give away so many chances in that channel between left back and CB and a lot of it is down Moreno's defensive stupidity.
Hendo - 5. Took his goal well, but struggled overall.
Milner - 6. See Hendo. Was a bit better 2nd half.
Can - 4. Mental slowness is an issue for him and it showed today. At fault for 2nd goal, just let the runner go.
Lucas - 4. Sluggish, couldnt get hold of the game. Also I think at fault for 2nd goal, like Can - letting the runner go.
Ibe - 4. Offered almost nothing.
Firmino - 8. Struggled to get in the game, mainly cos he had no service, but took both his goals very well.
Lallana - 9. Turned the balance of the game, by actually being prepared to run past defenders ( something I dont think Ibe had done once). Great work to set up the 3rd goal. As one of the few on here who actually rate him, delighted to see him be the one to get the winner. MOTM.
Benteke - 6. Should have come on sooner I thought. Didnt have a lot of time but had 4 or 5 nice touches to play in teammates.
Caulker - 2. Brought on to help us see out the win, failed to jump for their 4th goal. Welcome to our defence Steven, you'll fit right in.
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