An 8 point lead is an 8 point lead S6 E14

Welcome dear listener to the latest episode. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz and Justin. The Reds beat Southampton 3-2 on Sunday and went 8 points clear at the top of the Premier League. Given the proximity of the Real Madrid and Man City games, we’ll focus on the last game and consider how we should be reacting to this lead after almost 32% of the season. Maybe a word more on contract chat. Part One - Reds make hard work of beating the bottom team OR another game that we were always in control of (based on xG). Non penalty xG 0.49 to 2.36 (2H 0.26 vs 1.74) Starting line up - no Tsimikas or Trent, Luis Diaz and Mac Allister on the bench. First 30 minutes - controlled, lots of saves but not ones that should result in a goal - 9 shots Liverpool’s pressing did not get the credit it deserved At 1-0, did we think this was going to be easy? - The over dribbling (one of which led to the penalty), the high risk passes. BTW such a poorly taken penalty. Some of the defending was a bit under-8s. See 2nd goal for evidence Mostly good from 1-2. Did Southampton try to defend the lead or were we just too good? Individual performances - Darwin, Robbo, Konate. International Break? Part Two - bigger picture  Players coming back - being done with the International break.  What should the reaction be going forward - nervousness, enjoyment? Feelings about the upcoming games? Watching City and Newcastle helped Feelings about City, Chelsea and Arsenal. Guardiola’s contract? Salah - ‘I am more out than in’.  We will be back next week with a review of the Real Madrid and Man City games, and maybe some previews. Thanks to Daz and Justin for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us. If you enjoyed the pod, please share it with a friend. Follow us @FirstStateKopites on Twitter  – we only tweet and retweet from sources we think are credible. Music is courtesy of Hypenotic – they are a Welsh electro-pop band – https://hyperfollow.com/hypenotic