The way they played first 15 minutes I think the kick worked. They were very good. But the problems that remain are not about the players not being arsed or being low on confidence, which is changeable, but the inability to create frequent, good goalscoring opportunities. We defend better than is generally seen but give away good chances too often, teams get into our penalty area a bit too easily I feel, for which the back four takes an undue amount of criticism.
But ultimately, what we aren't creating is the biggest issue. We must score goals again and feel we can score several a game or we are stuck. Sturridge will be vital but so would be getting in a striker who works for our creative players rather than one for whom you have to adjust the whole team.
