Not a good performance. Some glimpses of a decent side, especially when the ball is moved through Lallana. But poor decision making and / or bad technique in the final 3rd and Pope didn't really break sweat.
Personally I don't think Gross is up to it, nor is Burn (not as LWB anyway)...
1. What a stupid time for a football match.
2. Not too worried about The Complete; I think compared with his even more inept colleagues, he's probably one of the more solid performers these days.
3. I think we'll play well and win.
4. I shall be pissed by 7.30pm.
Not Nov 5th, but I felt like posting this - doesn't get played enough. Possibly the best goal I've seen live, I love it when somebody just twats the ball.
That was how it was "sold" to fans - the Thierry Henri handball that knocked Ireland out the world cop would have been spotted etc, the hand of god etc etc
However, most people could see that once it was in, there would be increasing use of VAR and it is that scope creep which is ruining the...