It's obvious that we don't exactly have a structure to how we play, be it offensively or defensively. You only have to look, for example, how we try to play out from the back under Lampard and under Sarri.
I don't care what is happening with other clubs. Comparing yourself (not you specifically, mind) with someone else is always just a cheap way to make yourself feel good.
Not sure if 'end of the world' is the right phrase but given we have been seeing the same shit over and over again, it sure feels like end of the world in some ways.
Lampard shouldn't need the new signings or everyone fit and available to make us good.
Otherwise, are we gonna use this same excuse every time we drop points again in the future? Because not everyone is gonna be playing in the same game every time.
Funny people say this about Silva when he practically cost us a goal in that 3-3 game at West Brom.
On paper, Silva is an upgrade over our other CBs but on the pitch, the jury is still out for me whether he is actually an upgrade or will he just be inconsistent as our other CBs.
Maybe I'm just mentally/emotionally exhausted from something else but I really don't know how to react to our inconsistency anymore. Should I just laugh, cry or get angry? It's just the same tired old shit every single week. We have been taking one step forward and two steps backward for the longest time possible.
As someone mentioned elsewhere, you would expect any decent goalkeeper to save the shots that Kepa did today. They were easy-to-save shots. We don't need to lower standards just because Kepa has been a shit-show.
Does it really matter?
At least 2 of them have started to play regularly and we shouldn't be in situations where we have scored 3 goals and still don't beat sides like West Brom and Southampton. Never mind challenging for the title, how are we going to finish in the Top 4 if we can't beat the lower sides?
After 5 league games last season - 8 points (W2 D2 L1)
After 5 league games this season - 8 points (W2 D2 L1) *
*after spending more than 200 million...