I enjoyed watching us play today. I agree with everyone that Toure is a rock and it was great to see a Carra type attitude to get back on the pitch once they'd popped his shoulder back in
I personally like Moses. I think he offers a bit of flare and danger that we've been lacking on the left and he's not easily knocked off the ball. Sahko looked good for me too as did Enrique. Sturrfide and Suarez go without saying that they were great.
Have avoided commenting on Hendo for a long time, but he seems absolutely lost in this team and we struggle down the right. I don't understand why we pulled Moses and not him to be honest for Sterling. It would be good to see Sterling down the right and Moses down the left. The breakaway goal was an excellent example of the speed and mobility we have now (I know Hendo moved too and helped make the space) and I think we could use more of that. Sturridge looked like he found another gear today, mostly likely due to Suarez giving the defense something else to think about. If we have 4 players up top that can do that, we'll pull people apart more with our passing.
I'll stay off Lucas's back, but will finally say that unless the team clicks and the penny drops for Stevie how to fit into his new role, I think he's going to become a problem for the team (long pass or no long pass). At the moment he looks vulnerable with the players who should be backing him up. Hopefully that can be solved in January as I really don't like seeing him like this.
As for the opposition, yes they're bottom of the league and they've just lost their manager, but they're bottom of the league and they've just lost their manager
. This game could easily have been a banana skin, especially after the last 2 games, but we got fairly convincingly over the line with room to spare and we're back into winning ways which can only be a good thing. I would have taken 2nd in the table with 13 points from 6 games and Suarez back in the team and I think most of you would too. It's early days, but we're more than 1/2 way to the magical 10 game threshold where we'd judge just how good our chances are and so far, we're holding our own. End of the season is a long way away, but if we can keep ourselves in the upper echelons of the league by the Jan window, we might be able to sneak a cheeky bit of quality into the team that was perhaps on the fence in the summer and push for a strong end.
Interesting times........