With a consecutive home defeat in what was (but what isn’t) a must win match, it appears that the bad moment Carlo Ancelotti proclaimed we went through last season has once again reared its ugly head.

Whilst issues from last season were down to creativity, or lack of, this season’s buzz word is the high line. Although yesterday’s woes were not caused by a high line but downright poor defending.

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