kiloran wrote:Stan wrote:It’s the football season chaps where are ya!
Sitting at the top of League One
Sitting at the top of the Premier League
But although I'm naturally delighted that at long last the title is in sight I really don't think that such a huge gap is good for anyone. I watched the Watford game on Saturday, and Liverpool played really poorly and deserved to lose. For several weeks now they've rarely played really well, and have often just squeezed a win out.
I'm pretty sure this is a direct result of that massive lead. Although I don't think most of the players have consciously decided to lower the tempo they can't help but be psychologically affected by knowing that they could have a disastrous run and still win.
I'd imagine there must be many occasions when a player is considering a tackle but decides against it because they don't want to risk injury, or avoids taking a shot at goal for fear of cocking it up, when if they were actually competing for the title they would take the risk, and thereby make for a more exciting game.
This is not to decry the players or their attitude at all - I'm sure that most of them have professional pride and
think they're trying hard - but if you aren't hungry you're not going to fight for your dinner.