It's amazing how Liverpool continue to concede crappy set-piece goals. The first one was just vintage Liverpool, with no one stepping up to take charge of the ball and an opposing player getting there first.
The second set-piece goal was a little flukey ... Wijnaldum just misjudged it in the air and didn't clear it when he should have, and then it fell to a Watford player, who played it to another Watford player who was actually offside, or close enough that it could have been called. Gini just has to do better there, but even so, it was a little unlucky.
Not a great day for Gini... the second goal happened in part because an attempted Alexander-Arnold clearance caromed off him (not really his fault; if it's anyone's fault, I'd say Moreno's for diving in prematurely and allowing Watford to penetrate down his side), and then Gini blew a golden opportunity to score a fourth goal and seal the game.
But yeah, it looked disturbingly like 2016-17 LFC on Saturday. Ugh.
Early #hottake on the top 6 in the EPL:
(1) Man U -- I wouldn't be surprised if we see an echo of the '14-15 Chelsea title-winning squad in this group: blow everyone away with expansive, attractive football first half of the season, then shut things down and win every game 1-0 second half of the season.
(2/3) Man City - I think they will be a lot more consistent, look much more stable defensively, but I also won't be surprised if they have their days where the leak goals, especially if they have injuries in the back
(2/3) Spurs - same squad as last year, same or similar results to follow, toss up whether they finish ahead of Man City
(4/5) Liverpool & Arsensal - both teams great going forward, both teams will struggle for consistency; team that achieves more consistency will be the one that finishes top 4
(?) - Chelsea - I'm worried this will be a repeat of '15-16 Chelsea. The squad is thin and they looked genuinely bad.
