He says getting 4th is more important than the Champions' League.
He says it is the priority.
He says the players should concentrate on it.
Has he shown it in his selections? No. He is dreaming of European glory, to gain glory on the continent. But there is a positive to it. He has chosen one thing to concentrate on, instead of fighting two battles. That may leave us with a few fresher players for the semi-final.
Anyway, back to the main thing to discuss the match. Everyone could see we had a 3-5-2 out there today, a rarity in today's Premiership. The principle is there, 5 midfielders when you are attacking, up to 5 defenders when you are defending. It didn't work today, not with the personnel. Le Tallec was willing, but lacked the quality in his roaming role. Pellegrino was not up to the task again. Morientes was slow in response, terrible in the first touch. Baros gave another good impression of a headless chicken. Gerrard flattered to deceive again. It is all the usual things, which results in perhaps the usual result, another to join the hall of infamy.
