Away to The Tigers

[Swiss]

Fell asleep at half time, missed hte netire second half 

[Victoria]

And you accuse me of not watching a game......💋🎅

[gavin]

I like Pep's criticisms of the first half performance - 'We forgot where the goal was' he says. Telling it just like it was.

[Swiss]

And you accuse me of not watching a game......💋🎅

Because your critiques are at odds with pitchside events!

[Rowley Birkin QC]

And you were critiquing the back of your eyelids Swiss!

Well, we're going OK all things considered. We all long since worked out what to expect from most opponents below the top 5 or 6 for the rest of this season. Get everyone behind the ball and try your luck against us with some charging breaks or long balls dropped onto the heads of our centre backs in the hope of seizing on an individual defensive error. The longer these games go 0-0 the more hope springs internal in the minds of this type of opposition! But not this time... keep playing positively, create as many opportunities as possible (remember where the goal is, as Pep said), and eventually our extra quality should count somewhere - although at the moment we sometimes need a touch of luck to get us going (and it's important we score the opening goal).

We made our own luck here though. Sterling's pace and skill forced the penalty, and the second goal was excellent. Not just the Silva - KdB combination, but Otamendi's ball winning tackle/interception and subsequent chip pass to set KdB on his way deserved a great deal more recognition than he's been given. Some great football there!

...we will need to be quicker and sharper against Liverpool.

Oh - and on the subject of Nolito: yes, he's a bit of a worry. I can see what he's trying to do most of the time - some good ideas - but so much of it doesn't come off for him. His first touch is a bit of a lottery - strange in a player of his age and experience.

[Swiss]

And you were critiquing the back of your eyelids Swiss!

Slightly hairy they are, but shield the light well enough