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The Livi game drained most of my optimism away. Today was probably the dregs of it draining away.
All SG's talk about prioritising the league after the first international break is garbage. He is still quite clearly getting the players and himself all wound up for the EL. Domestic matches come 2nd. The biggest match for Gerrard this week was the Spartak match the other night. Until we are out of that competition you won't see the best of us domestically, which won't be good enough either.
The sheep were there for the taking today and we couldn't make their goalie work. Gerrard rightly criticised the play in the final 3rd but didn't change it until we went 1-0 down and he panicked.
We have too many players to mention who aren't up to it and a captain who isn't a leader. Gerrard deserves another 2 transfer windows at least due to the squad he inherited but the signs aren't good.
I didn't think this season was ever going to bring us a title or even a cup, too much work needed done to the squad, but we should be doing better than 17 points from 27 and losing to a poor Aberdeen side in a semi final. Pedro had 16 points from 27 and lost to Motherwell in a semi final last season. That makes me question Gerrard. The Europa League is saving him from real heat but it shouldn't be. We are playing in a tournament that 90% of the clubs can't be arsed with and we are giving 100% in it.
Does anyone really think that most of our players are desperate to win the Betfred Cup or even the league? I don't. They are happy to be in the shop window of big Europa League nights. Are they desperate to grind out the 3 points at Livi and Motherwell knowing the prize that could await in May? They don't give enough of a fuck. Hardly a winners medal between them so they don't know any different. A couple of decent performances against Rapid will get them a move to Brighton or Cardiff in the big league. That'll do them nicely.

It's amazing the impact a wee nutmeg will have on people. It lets them ignore the fact he had more opprtunities to deliver the killer pass or unlock the defence than anyone else...and failed every single time.

I would rather we served up garbage in europe and gave a reaction in the league. Not the other way around. Gerrard said after the international break that our focus was the league so the players knew that. That makes yesterday even more worrying for me.

Reid, Petrie and Thompson will all have been calling at the same time. So whoever got through first.

Reid, Petrie and Thompson will all have been calling at the same time. So whoever got through first.

Yeah I found RB tough. I didn't see enough of Gary Stevens. At LB I didn't want to leave out Davie Robertson but wanted a defensive LB in Papac and it was then a choice between Numan and Robertson for the more marauding LB.