Well, we aren't as good as we think we are. It's a good wake-up call in that respect. We ran out of ideas after the 70th minute, and against elite opposition (which every one of our CL opponents are), we cannot give up goals like we did.
Positives
- Looked assured from about the 46th minute to the 70th, which bodes well for our chances in future games.
- Walker was dependable on the right, and Eriksen was involved in many of our best moves in the middle.
- Toby didn't really put a foot wrong, despite bring part of a defense which conceded those easy goals.
Negatives
- Kane started completely spent, and ended it even more spent. He ran a lot, but he had no real quality on the ball and never really threatened them, even when through on goal.
- Alli was pretty bad, both in midfield next to Dier and higher up.
- Davies really struggled when directly up against Lemar, and we could have used Rose's attacking energy down the left.
- The team as a whole ran out of ideas after the 70th minute - even on a bigger pitch, we couldn't penetrate a team camped in their half, and it's an enduring weakness.
Ah, well. Frustrating to start at home with a loss in front of 85,000 people, but we really, really can't concede such stupid goals and look to recover in the CL. Learning experience, and it's good that our naivety was exposed as early as it was, because it gives us time to recover.