I was optimistic. Not because I have some belief we will be all powerful this season and not lose, but because we have been playing really well and looked good in the first few games.
Today we had half a team there from the start. We had plans to field 11 players of which we got 9 out and 2 backups. Delph and Cleverley looked good during the first 20 minutes, but it all fell apart. I can't completely blame the virus for the loss directly but I can blame it for forcing Paul to play players that aren't ready/good enough.
In the coming weeks we will hopefully get our squad back, add a pinch of Benteke, and come back fighting. Today for me was frustrating because it felt out of our control so I remain optimistic for the season. It's not every weekend the lads are gonna have a dodgy Jalfrezi.