Not sure it's for you to declare that it has provided closure

This should be the headline but it wont be

There's a difference between backing in the ground and an opinion on twitter.
When they've got the red shirt on we should always be backing them but who gives a fuck what is said on social media?
Saying you want the gaffer out on Bluesky because you think that's best for the club is absolutely fine

Start with 'if you're in the 6 yard box, you're interfering with play'

Yep, bad faith from Villa too.

We won't loan them anyone again.

Think I read that recall options are quite limited

Really feel for the lad.

Energy levels will drop.

We have been outfought in pretty much every game this season. I don't think that's a coincidence.

There's a big difference between grieving but being able to function and grieving and performing at an elite level.

I've never said I can't or don't see that.

Robbo had one of the best days of his professional career earlier in the week and he mentioned it.

To say it's not hanging around when things go well is crap

I dont think anyone is eager to use it. It's not about it being an excuse, it's just part of the picture.

It's not an excuse and I have no idea how it could be disrespectful to say it's part of the picture.

Only a few days ago Robbo described himself as 'in bits' before a game that was nothing to do with Liverpool.

It's part of a complex picture.

I just don't think there's any way of knowing that at this point

I just think it's impossible to distinguish it from other things going on.

It's similar to the drop off after we won the league last time. Handful of small-ish issues compounding to create a catastrophe.

But in amongst all of it, is this grief that you can't measure or fix

That completely fucks your pressing efficiency.

Pile on top of that a few injuries and players (Mac, Konate) really out of form.

It's a complicated mess of a thing.

Not entirely but it's like extracting the eggs from an omelette.

Kerkez hasn't settled - can't do anything about that today because Robbo is grieving.

Isak isn't ready, isn't firing - probably be fine if mo wasn't mentally struggling.

Assume players across the squad are a few percent off it

Yes, but if you or me are 5% of it at work, frankly, nobody would notice. In this game, that's enormous

How do you pick the bones out of that?

How many of the last 3 are different if the first 4 aren't so significant?

Selection issue at LB today because robbo is grieving for example