There are a million things which can be said about these two games, Chelsea and Palace, but overall the reasons why it didn't work out are pretty simple and totally understandable. There hasn't been a team in PL history going from 7th to 1st and there is a reason for that as there is a limitation in how much a team is able to learn within one season and we simply reached our limits prior the Chelsea game.
A lot of people pointing fingers at this moment that our defending cost us "all season" blablabla but I think they couldn't be more off in trying to look at these two games in isolation. And I am sure a lot of people will lose their minds in doing so, with all those "ifs" and "would have" but to me, this doesn't make any sense as our brave attacking football brought us where we are and it's not possible to adjust every little detail needed within one season.
I'd rather concentrate on the positives, that we will finish 2nd this season, which is just an incredible achievement, absolutely brilliant reflection of our quality! Yes, Rodgers will probably learn from those two games more than he did during in his entire first season here but when it comes to the players I don't want them to feel downhearted for one second, there is also a lesson in not letting this hurt them too much as it isn't a true reflection on our current quality, not a single bit. Instead, they should take pride in finishing second, right in front of Chelsea and Arsenal, those smug teams who felt superior for some reason, well behind us. And for sure we are no underdogs anymore, left those humilating years behind us, ARE one of the best teams in the PL, the best league in the world and the players should remember exactly that prior this Newcastle game, come out with their heads up and batter them as there is absolutely no reason to feel like we have lost something in our quality. We didn't, just because we lost our organisation for short periods in a game, just because there MIGHT have been some wrong game plan set up prior those two games doesn't change anything on our quality, not a single bit and I hope we show that on sunday.
Finally, I couldn't care less about this stupid talk from one million armchair manager in public trying to belittle our players at the moment. They can fuck off, just as Everton with their bitter attitude in this City game. A disgrace to football and if anything makes me proud then knowing that we are not like that at all, the polar opposite with sticking to our own style of football despite pushing it a little too far in those games. But that's football, you only make mistakes if you are willing to play football with your heart in the first place and to me, that's what it's all about. Considering this I hope we bring in one or two top additions in attack for next season as I don't want us to change a single bit.
I absolutely love our football since Rodgers came in. Two games won't change that.