I'm still fairly positive about this season, but on Saturday the players couldn't get themselves up for it. Ever since 2010 motivation has been a problem at Anfield for the so called smaller games. Even the overated 2008-09 season had people screaming for blood when we drew at home time after time, West Ham springs to mind ('this guy doesn't have the balls to win a premiership' etc)
There is no simple answer to this, but an atmosphere that can be best described as non existent and at worse as 'toxic' is surely a factor. We are top of the league and 2 minutes in no fucker around me can be arsed joining in with 'oh when the reds' never mind 'poor scouser Tommy.' Near the front of the kop. 20 minutes or so in and it's all 'how are we top?' and deep vocal sighs and head shakes. I wouldn't want to play in front of that, and it wouldn't motivate me to try any harder for the supporters. A fare few tried to get and keep it going, I know, but nobody bothered near me apart form an al fella aged about 80. If they are all day trippers, surely it's an exciting event in their lives, the miserable fucking cum buckets.
Been building up that, steam let off, and good day.