{"id":1659,"date":"2019-11-11T12:43:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T12:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andcouldheplay.com\/?p=1659"},"modified":"2019-11-11T14:34:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T14:34:12","slug":"indication-for-scapegoats-in-a-superb-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andcouldheplay.com\/indication-for-scapegoats-in-a-superb-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Vindication For Scapegoats In A Superb Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

I honestly didn’t know what to expect going into yesterday’s game. I wasn’t nervous, but I wasn’t confident either. I’d predicted a 3-1 win when I did The Anfield Wrap’s Friday Show<\/a>, but speaking to Chris Hewitt before the game made me question my confidence. I felt that if Liverpool were at their best then we’d have too much for Man City, given the form of both teams prior to kick-off. Yet you can never rule out Pep Guardiola’s side, considering they’ve been good enough to rack up one hundred and ninety-eight points across the past two seasons. They’re a brilliant football team that knows how to take the fight to sides that want to go toe-to-toe with them, which was demonstrated by the fact that they continued fighting right up until the last moment despite the fact that it was as good as a lost cause as you can get in the top-flight.<\/p>\n

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Such a long, long way to go.<\/p>\n

But if we assume 100 points wins the league, Liverpool can go W21 D3 L2 from here to get there, while City need W25 D0 L1. Huge ask.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Beasley (@BassTunedToRed) November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n