So derby day is over, not a bad way to spend 6 hours watching some good football. The Chelsea vs Fulham was probably the least exciting of the three, feels like that 1st goal in the 4' min killed the game, Fulham had a pretty straighforward gameplan which was defend the draw, once Chelsea scored, Fulham didn't know what to do to change the course of the game.
Arsenal vs Tottenham, pretty good first half from Spurs, awful second half, but props to Emery for knowing what should be done in the 2nd half: exploit Tottenham's biggest weakness, the midfield. Once Ramsey was on the pitch, the team felt more fluid, Torreira was able to provide a more defensive role, Auba and Lacazette playing out wide allowed the Gunners to have more options on the attack, and Ramsey provided the creative football that they were missing with Iwobi on the pitch. Masterclass from Emery.
Liverpool vs Everton, the Toffees deserved a lot more, what a performance, but seriously, how do you concede such a goal? was it pure luck? is Pickford too fucking short? or was it all calculated (Allison to Arnold, long ball, a header from VVD, hit the crossbar as intended, and then Origi scores the goal lol)?
I know, I'm still feeling the buzz! But you really couldn't write the script for last night, not in a thousand games. I know it's only a Merseyside derby but surely every neutral would have loved that we kept within touching distance of bleeding City. I know I may have said it too many times, but seeing Liverpool scrape by so often and still playing far below their best, gives me a lot of hope for when they do come out of their rut. City are top but they're playing fluidly and we all know teams can't possibly play at the same level all season. Two-thirds of the league to go, plenty of time yet for the Reds to find their mojo.
@LFCBitcoin: If this doesn't give Pool the buzz they need for Napoli, I don't know what will!