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MLsfc said:
Forster easily better then Robles.
Bertrand better than Baines.
Van Dijk better than Williams.
Yoshida better than Jagielka.
Coleman better than Cedric.
Romeu better than Gueye (close but I wouldn't swap them).
Morgan better than Davis.
Mirallas better than Tadic.
Barkley better then Redmond.
JWP better than Davies.
Lukaku better than Gabbiadini.

I'd say most would be in agreement with the like for like comparisons with the close ones being Romeu and Gueye, Yoshida and Jagielka and perhaps Mirallas and Tadic. Also it's tough to judge Morgan as he has hardly played of late.

Anyway, a like for like comparison shows 6 saints players and 5 everton players coming out on top. Even if you disagree with a couple it shows there isn't much in it and they aren't much better than us, which was my initial point.

The reason we have struggled and are so far behind is that we have rarely actually got to play our best 11 due to fixture pile up/ over rotation. Also we didn't have a striker capable of scoring for a few months between Austin and Gabbiadini.
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Gabbiadini is a very different type of player to Lukaku. Which would get in first? I think actually on current form that's a very close call. Lukaku has the ability to be unplayable and single handedly win a game, but chance to conversion rate I reckon Gabbiadini is better.
 
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Le Tissier's Laces said:
Gabbiadini is a very different type of player to Lukaku. Which would get in first? I think actually on current form that's a very close call. Lukaku has the ability to be unplayable and single handedly win a game, but chance to conversion rate I reckon Gabbiadini is better.
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Gabbiadini has started very well but let's not even debate whether he is better than Lukaku! :emoticon-0102-bigsm
 
Talking of Everton, today's win for Spurs has - in all likelihood - won the blues a European place next season. For WBA (or any team for that matter) to finish 7th, they surely couldn't have afforded to lose to Everton yesterday. Looks like that is the top seven (in whatever order) wrapped up now, and on that basis 7th place will be a EL qualifying place now that Boro, Millwall and Lincoln are out.
 
saintrichie123 said:
Yes it was a good goal,Mane has been quite by his standards.
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I think Liverpool in general are quieter when Origi or Sturridge play. They occupy the space that otherwise Mane, Firmino and Coutinho would utilise. Both guys can score, but neither are exactly Zlatan or Aguero or Kane. So they almost do more harm than good.

Slightly similar with Arsenal I guess, where if you remove Giroud, suddenly Sanchez shines (and Theo, to an extent).
 
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fatletiss said:
It was a good goal. Fraser would have been slaughtered though if against us.
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Can't speak for others but I certainly wouldn't.

Like I say, at first glance I thought it was poor goalkeeping, but realised when I watched it again that the shot was more powerful and precise than I originally gave it credit for.
 
Liverpool beating Burnley does mean that Burnley haven't overtaken us, which would have been the case if Burnley had won. So every cloud has a silver lining.

On a separate note, Lovren didn't even make the bench for Liverpool, although he is reportedly fit again. Imagine that - not even being good enough for Liverpool's defence - how the big-headed has fallen :emoticon-0140-rofl:
 
Lemons and Oranges said:
Liverpool beating Burnley does mean that Burnley haven't overtaken us, which would have been the case if Burnley had won. So every cloud has a silver lining.

On a separate note, Lovren didn't even make the bench for Liverpool, although he is reportedly fit again. Imagine that - not even being good enough for Liverpool's defence - how the big-headed has fallen :emoticon-0140-rofl:
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Nice sentiment, but Lovren picked up another injury.
 
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