Britos looks like he's wearing the wrong boots - twice standing up to his man, twice just falling over on his ass for nothing.
Britos has been humiliated there. As Hargreaves (I think?) is saying on BT sport- why have we not doubled up on him?!
Richarlison done **** all again. Is he undroppable? We carry him in every game, it’s like playing with ten men
I’m not expecting anything from this match but the last two aways games are just highlighting the players that are just not good enough to take us to the next level. Holebas/Pr*dl/britos/Mariappa - no explanation needed. Where was holebas for the 1st Salah goal and britos left on his ass. No ball playing defenders, no composure and shocking distribution. Capoue - jogging around the pitch, no urgency on closing down mane in the lead up to Salah 2nd goal. Completely absent in last 2 games. Deeney - is he even on the pitch. Too slow closing down, offers nothing going forward. What is his purpose of being in the pitch. Richarlison - Too weak time and time again going down minimal contact ref gives nothing. Not helped by feeding off holebas ****** balls down the line that go out of play or over hit. If we come away from this conceding less than 4 I’ll be shocked.
Sigh....sorry but no one to thank but yourself. I say thank because it’s beginning to look like it was a bloody good decision. Why do our players seem to always look like bambi on ice. Put some longer studs in ffs. On other new man good to see someone has obviously had a word with Charly.....oh who am I kidding he continues to act like a spoilt petulant brat throwing himself to the floor at the slightest provocation. Get a grip ffs.
I know we’re playing Liverpool, but we are so lacklustre. Everyone is half a yard of the pace, misplacing passes and not commiting to the challenge. For their 3rd goal 4 Watford players had the opportunity to intercept but bottled it in the build up to the goal.
I don't see any method at all. What's the plan, Javi? Give Salah all the time in the world? Because its working...
When has 3 CBs ever worked for us in the PL?! Our CBs have been largely our worst players, so picking 3 of them always results in a steaming pile of dung. I hope Gracia learns from this - pretty much all of our managers have at some point experimented with, and eventually given up on, the formation. I also hope he has finally got the message about Deeney, but I doubt it.
People have laid into him a bit for "cheating", or at least making too much of challenges, but I don't really see it, he just seems to have a real problem staying on his feet when anyone so much as brushes against him. Could this be rectified in training? There could be something in the claim about him looking for a set-piece at every opportunity without necessarily cheating, but I think it's more an unfortunate reflex habit, like a small child screaming in "pain" after the slightest knock.
I don’t think it’s because he can’t physically stand up to it. People often talk about English football being some of the most physical in the world, particularly in respect to South America. He is a young lad who has come over and has to adapt, but at the moment I see no sign of him doing that. He never stays on his feet, and my obiding memory of him if he leaves this summer will be of him throwing his hands in the air.
I don't want to see Richarlison play again now for a while, maybe until the end of the season. We've got one game against a top 6 side until the last day, we might as well give Lukebakio a run-out. Other than that, well, none of our current systems work perfectly, it's a matter of seeing which ones work the least **** tbf
I am being told off by my lad for being to harsh on Karnezis as I sit here and struggle to watch this game! But two and maybe 3 of these goals I feel he should of got something on! Don’t get me wrong, the 3 lumps of wood in front of him have not helped him today, but still. Disappointing watch is this today!
The club's love affair with elderly rubbish defenders needs to stop. Britos and Holebas have never been Premiership standard, yet here we are 3 years later still starting both of them
