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Surprised by the team selection today. I think Park on the right and Hoilett on the left would have been a better strategy, and I was concerned it was a bit much to throw Faurlin in but he did well.
Players:
Green - did fine. Not to blame for any of the goals.
Bosingwa - reads the game very well, lots of composure and a top class player.
Nelsen - looked pretty solid. Again he reads the game well and definitely a better option than Hill.
Ferdinand - think he might be the one to make way for Mbia.
Fabio - moments of brilliance followed by moments of frustration. Could be a v good player but needs to improve his passing.
Granero - really like the look of him. Passed well and spread the play. For a debut I thought he was impressive.
Faurlin - great to see him back. Played well and will get better when he's fully fit and match sharp.
SWP - tracks back well but on the whole very frustrating. Would have preferred Park right and Hoilett left.
Park - outstanding. Really works hard, rarely puts a foot wrong. Would like to see him shoot sometimes when in the right position.
Bobby Z - had a real tussle with Lescott. Played well, got the goal and I think he'll be an important player for us this season.
Johnson - frustrating day for him. Didn't see a lot of the ball and Kompany & Lescott are 2 world class centre halves. Played ok though.
First half was very frustrating. We showed no real composure and not a huge amount of desire either! Second half much better. We had a few good chances and on another day we might have scraped a draw.
Overall I think there are reasons to be positive. Shame we got off to such a bad start against Swansea followed by a run of hard games but I think we'll do ok. Still a bit worried about our defence but let's see what Mbia can do.
Our support was pretty much non-existant. Quite a lot of empty seats and very quiet. It's been like that for a while now - not like the good old days in League 1 when we used to get behind the team. Somebody please tell the teenagers at the top that they're pathetic and not funny in any way. The "you're just a bunch of Arabs" etc was embarrassing. I know they're a small minority but it's a shame we have these people representing the club. We moved at half time just to get away from them.
Anyway, hopefully Hughes will get these players to gel and we certainly have some strength in depth across the midfield now. Nice touch from Granero at the end to come and give his shirt to a youngster at the front.
Onwards and upwards hopefully.
Players:
Green - did fine. Not to blame for any of the goals.
Bosingwa - reads the game very well, lots of composure and a top class player.
Nelsen - looked pretty solid. Again he reads the game well and definitely a better option than Hill.
Ferdinand - think he might be the one to make way for Mbia.
Fabio - moments of brilliance followed by moments of frustration. Could be a v good player but needs to improve his passing.
Granero - really like the look of him. Passed well and spread the play. For a debut I thought he was impressive.
Faurlin - great to see him back. Played well and will get better when he's fully fit and match sharp.
SWP - tracks back well but on the whole very frustrating. Would have preferred Park right and Hoilett left.
Park - outstanding. Really works hard, rarely puts a foot wrong. Would like to see him shoot sometimes when in the right position.
Bobby Z - had a real tussle with Lescott. Played well, got the goal and I think he'll be an important player for us this season.
Johnson - frustrating day for him. Didn't see a lot of the ball and Kompany & Lescott are 2 world class centre halves. Played ok though.
First half was very frustrating. We showed no real composure and not a huge amount of desire either! Second half much better. We had a few good chances and on another day we might have scraped a draw.
Overall I think there are reasons to be positive. Shame we got off to such a bad start against Swansea followed by a run of hard games but I think we'll do ok. Still a bit worried about our defence but let's see what Mbia can do.
Our support was pretty much non-existant. Quite a lot of empty seats and very quiet. It's been like that for a while now - not like the good old days in League 1 when we used to get behind the team. Somebody please tell the teenagers at the top that they're pathetic and not funny in any way. The "you're just a bunch of Arabs" etc was embarrassing. I know they're a small minority but it's a shame we have these people representing the club. We moved at half time just to get away from them.
Anyway, hopefully Hughes will get these players to gel and we certainly have some strength in depth across the midfield now. Nice touch from Granero at the end to come and give his shirt to a youngster at the front.
Onwards and upwards hopefully.
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