Coming into a double hit of Liverpool and Leicester, it looked like we'd have a tough time. Well, Leicester had an awful game and after our display against Liverpool today, I'm suddenly fancying that one. In fact, I think Leeds will be the toughest game of the month.
Amazing display. We put them to the sword. I'd say we were clinical, and we were, but then you could say we could have had 11-12. We looked dangerous almost every attack. Grealish was sensational. At the moment he and James are probably the two best in the division. 3 goals, 2 assists.
Watkins 3 goals, 1 assist. Brilliant. McGinn has been fantastic in the last two. Barkley should have scored a hattrick but that aside, a great debut. Trezeguet (who got himself an assist too) was excellent today too. Defensively it was actually our worst display so far, but even so, we largely coped well. Targett played well. Cash looks a good signing. By comparison to the rest of the league, we look pretty solid. Honestly what the fuck has happened to the defenders in the Premier League this season? It's fucking bizarre. Every side has looked ropey. We're seeing astonishing results but it's not just a complete oddity, Liverpool have looked increasingly suspect at the back since project restart. They'd already tied up the league. This season they've looked very suspect and we exploited that.
It's early days. This is a crazy game, but our first 11 could really have a very impressive season (there's more than a touch of the balance, speed and quality Leicester's title winners had for example, when they took the league by surprise). It's also nice to have some good options on the bench. But while we look like there's a cohesion from all our work in lockdown, and pretty much all the top 6 from last season are struggling with either defensive frailties and/or attacking quality, we seem to look well oiled across the board. Lets keep the momentum up because now is the time to exploit it. So I hope we really take the game to Leicester after the break.
Well done Deano. He's played a blinder today, and through pre-season. I think we might be going places.
