Since they started playing 3 at the back they haven't lost, before today.
We started ok, yet then seemed to stall.
Eriksens offside goal -which the lino decided to flag for about alf hour after he got the ball- was how we should have gone about things. For some reason we stopped running in behind them or couldn't supply the pass.
Rose and Walker were not getting forward as they were pressed, yet we didn't exploit the space behind their two wide players and stretch them.
However, they did far less threatening than we did. Can't remember Lloris having to pull off a save of any meaning.
It needed faster passing and more movement, especially in the wide areas.
Winks was the example, yet he wasn't backed up by the other midfielders.
We haven't been playing that well. We haven't been as creative or as threatening as we can be. We have also been gifting teams chances.
We have had some key injuries and suffered a simultaneous player form dip.
Yet we are tonight are 3 points off the top, have conceded the least goals in the prem and have lost no games in 12.
We can admire teams who always seem to have that knack of not losing & even winning -maybe fortuitously - when not playing well.
Nobody can be happy with the way we are playing.
However, according to the media, a team that can grind out results & manages not to lose when not playing well is a sign of a great team.
Maybe we should start thinking that about our team?