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I think it’s quite evident that there’s a lack of belief, throughout the game you could see that.

When you’ve not got somebody up front who is going to get you goals it’s a struggle.

Young Divock Origi is trying his best but he’s not a presence up there.

At this moment in time he’s not ready for it. We’re struggling big time as team.

You need him to come into a side that is full of confidence and scoring goals and he might get a couple himself and show his value.

He didn’t have a lot of service I’ll grant him that but you need someone up there who is going to be a major threat be that Christian Benteke or Daniel Sturridge – or both hopefully.

We were very, very blunt.

It’s really tough going at the moment though and we need a couple of wins to boost the confidence of the players and create that belief.

For Southampton’s equaliser, the foul was very cheap to give away at that time.

We should have dealt with that situation, got through with a scrappy 1-0 win and you move on.

It’s emptied that belief a little bit more now. We’ve drawn eight games out of the last nine.

The only one we won was against Aston Villa who are bottom of the league.

That’s where we are at the moment. We’ve taken the lead in many of these games but haven’t been able to hold on to it – that is a mental problem.

The manager needs to work at it and try and get us across the line to start winning games.

When you’ve got Benteke and Sturridge in the team then it becomes a reality.

Until that time I think we’re really going to struggle.

You’ve got to play to your strengths and Benteke thrives on crosses.

That was a decent cross by James Milner made to look like a fantastic cross because of the way he finished it off.

It was a great header from distance and a fantastic goal but you’ve got to get more balls into the box. Too many times our crosses hit the first man – and our corners too – but you’ve got to give Benteke an opportunity to show what he can do with his head, that’s his forte.

We need to start getting good quality balls into the box from wide areas and he’ll score goals.

He showed that when he was at Aston Villa.

Sturridge injuries are hurting unhappy looking Coutinho

Daniel Sturridge’s continued injury problems have become a major worry.

It has been for some time.

If we can keep him on the pitch he scores goals and his strike rate is excellent but we can’t keep him on the pitch for any length of time.

The situation has become a bit desperate to be fair so let’s just hope it’s down to lady luck and it will change because I’ve seen people who are injury prone and unfortunately Daniel seems to be one of those players for one reason or another.

Sturridge also brings Philippe Coutinho in the play with his little flicks which Origi doesn’t because he can’t hold on to the ball and seem things around him.

Coutinho is having a really poor season, probably because he’s got no one to help him.

He’s lucky that he’s retaining his place at the moment because we haven’t got anyone banging on the door to replace him.

He’s got to get better. We know what he can do but he looks like he’s not enjoying his football and just being on the pitch is hard work for him.

Normally he’s got a smile on his face but it appears that this season is like an endurance test for him for whatever reason – he only knows.

He’s got to buck up for himself and the team and start getting it right.

Striker needs more minutes ahead of Chelsea to shake off the rust

Christian Benteke appears to be fit and hopefully he’ll play against Bournemouth on Wednesday night.

He needs game time to shake off his rustiness, even if it’s only 60 or 70 minutes.

We need to get him on the pitch ahead of the Chelsea game.

I know the manager wants to wrap him up in cotton wool while Sturridge is injured but he needs games to get match fitness.

When you’re not scoring goals you’re always likely to leak them at the other end.

It’s a chance to get in the quarter-finals. It won’t be easy given how we’re playing at the moment but Bournemouth have just suffered a big 5-1 defeat at home to Tottenham so it might be a good time to have them.

It’s a chance to get to Wembley and if you get through you’ve got a few more weeks to try and get Sturridge fit.

Brannagan can make it if he wants it enough but none of our youngsters should play against Bournemouth

Cameron Brannagan has signed a new contract and I've seen him play many times, he’s a decent young player and we’ve got some really good, talented lads coming through.

If they want it bad enough then they can break through and be given a chance but I don’t think he’s ready yet, not the way we’re playing.

There’s nobody there among the youngsters at the moment who he can bring in to enhance the team, it will be a burden for them.

The manager has got to go strong with his line-up against Bournemouth. I know he’s got Saturday in mind but Benteke, Firmino and Jordon Ibe all need a game.

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