Bog Snorkelling in Baku – Qarabag Ratings

Another game, another clean sheet, eight wins on the trot; ouch, it is going to hurt when we fall. Or maybe we won’t? In trying to understand the team selection, it struck me that much of what was going on had more to do with November the 3rd than with a second tier team from Azerbaijan. As the more astute would have realised, we play Liverpool on that day and as much as we should win our two games before, we all know that will be our next real test. And how does this all link into last night’s win? Answer – the choice of defence. Emery set the team up for best part of the first half with five at the back: Lichtsteiner, Holding, Sokratis, Monreal, Kolasinac Yes, Lichtsteiner and Kolasinac got forward as demonstrated by the first goal but they spent the best part of the first half in ...