we just never do well against teams managed by our previous managers dont we? in this case, assistant manager, defenders had a torrid time against the hardworking shane long. y didnt kenny got him when he was back in championship with reading ? its damage control now. time to wake up, nt an easy game next away to hearts is it ? or home, and then mancity. sigh.

and cole, again injured ? this is not right.

some of you thinks that the passing game happens overnight, that tiki-taka can be easily achieved with all sets of players. there is a reason why rodgers wants allen so much, there is a reason why he doesnt favour carroll, heck even zlatan ibrahimovic was considered a flop in barca. u tell me zlatan isnt world class ? the guy is easily one of the top5 strikers in the world during his peak. u think barcelona being able to play tiki taka overnight ? their homegrown players are schooled since young to play such a game, while we didnt retain possession as well as BR would have like, gerrard a culprit in this too, i tot we made a lot of passes in the first half, had decent half chances, n had we taken one goal, things might be different.

rmb last season's game when we drew against swansea at home and the kop gave a standing ovation to, swansea after the match, yes, swansea. n i was really impressed with that team, they even outplayed arsenal in their own game, arsenal has for a few seasons now been known for their passing game, albeit not achieving desired outcomes, they are one of the more 'attractive' side to watch until the sheiks came with millions to manchester.

im sure BR will stick to his style n tinker a little with our current set of players. understand u guys frustration but to be far, we nvr start our first game of the season well, its always a draw or lose. dont want to sound like im making up excuses, but the sending off costs us, n BR was still looking to go for it, u expect us to leave lots of spaces behind, then again, time to buck up lads. YNWA. have a little faith, if u guys cant support us when we're losing n is piss poor, dont support us when we're winning with style.

point to note, joe allen only came last week was it ? n guess how many times they had training together ? same goes to borini, even downing gerrard n suarez seldom played together last season as much as we'd like due to injuries n the long bans.

lucas doesnt look 100% fit like he was prior to his injury last season, not trying to come up with excuses, just something to ponder on.

honestly, i didnt expect a 3-0 lose, i'd taken a point. but when u suffer a red card, gave away 2 penalties, n yes, ure asking for a "dapao-ing" by the opposing team.