A disappointing result and a performance not worthy of the squad that we have on paper. Villa played a smash-and-grab game that worked; our team looked a little dispassionate and it felt like one of plenty of games that we've played before. Villa and Paul Lambert,
didn't outfox us, and it wasn't some masterful stroke of tactical prowess that beat us. It was a gifted goal and a ten men behind-the-ball game that we and plenty of others have succumbed to in the past. We looked very average against an average team and the game itself was one of those games that you expect to see last on MOTD with very little to talk about. No real standout performances from individuals and all allegiances and emotions aside it is perhaps
one of the most boring games yet.
Saying that though, we're all of what? Four games into a long season with a better points tally than last season (Within which we had some right stinkers ourselves), with a fairly new line-up and a bit of a Suarez hangover. Over our shoulder are a number of top four rivals, but we're hardly a handful of steps behind other top four rivals too. Whilst I think some posters seem to worry more about how we look to rival teams than how we actually look on the pitch; there are some very good points labored in this thread that have to be taken into account before proclaiming the end of the world. Before you get up, bloodied and bruised, stumble out of the gutter singing YNWA; aside of Costa, none of our other title four rivals have looked particularly top four worthy as of yet, but then again, I mean...
Who am I kidding, it's only four games in isn't it? Shock Horror.
Read on with care.On a scale of 1 to 10, set how angry/passionate you are at yesterday's result; then again (1 to 10), factor in how much of a fan you think you are and deduct that from the first number. Pick a team you loathe the most and add their points to your number. Share that by four (How many games into the season we are) and then
fuck it,
add four (
For, I don't know... How many games into the season we are?). Then take the number of goals AND assists you think we'd have in these four games with Suarez in the side and factor this into your number. But then minus seven(ish) from this number, for the amount of new players we've brought in with Suarez dosh. Then
fuck it, add four, one for each and every goal from MK Dons. Deduct how many times you cried last season, but then add how many times you've said "We go on!" (But I'm sorry, deduct how many times you've said 'We're gonna win the league!'). Then share this number by one (being the singular goal Villa score against us yesterday), then minus four for how many times Villa have beat us at home under Lamblurt. But then add how many times last season you feel you underestimated mid-table/lower-table teams coming to Anfield like I did yesterday with Villa. Finally, deduct a single point for how many times you have said (in this thread) 'Outfox(ed)', 'Plan B', 'But Suarez...', 'Glen Johnson!', 'Hodgson/England', 'Title' and 'Titus Bramble'.
Now, if I may refer to the table below:
I know it may look daunting at first, but trust me, it's very simple when you think about it. Take your final number and apply it to the F-Axis of this table. Then, pull a number from 1-100 out of your arse and apply this to the S-Axis. (This being how much of a Liverpool Supporter you are).
Now the next part is where the magic happens. A higher yield in both columns means you are a 'Boss Red', well done, walk on from this game with your head held high. A moderate yield on both axis means you're what we call a 'Sound Red', you're doing well, but you could do better. Must support more! But still excellent. A lower yield in columns F and S, 'Alright Like' mean you are in desperate need of some further 'Redination', crack out those Suarez tapes and
do your research! - However, if you find yourself drifting into the blue area, you should stop being what is known as a '
Closet Blue'; you should seriously think about applying yourself and you may wish to check yourself into your nearest 'Sky Sports' sponsored supporters centre for
immediate attention/intervention.
