that was a very rusty performance, especially up front. defense looked ok for the most part i thought, kalou and malouda were both pretty poor. the midfield 3 were ok, ramires looking the most lively. torres did look up for it and very spritely. lampards penalty claim was about as obvious a call as you will see but we shouldn't have to rely on a penalty vs stokeits disappointing to drop points but a trip to the britania is never easy so not a dreadful result.now a couple of other points;what the hell is up with mikels shirt, looks like he has like 3 quarter length sleeves or something. wierd.you know how the ref gets surrounded by players after a big decision i.e. red card or penalty, well this was happening for most of the calls he made, even seemingly minor ones. was really annoying.shawcross needs to settle down on set pieces. be it attacking or defending ive never seen a player constantly manhandle other players the way he does.
some great points. especially about maluada Kalao and Ramires. Ramires looked great, he really impressed me today. i thought game was niggly and both sides were probably lucky someone didnt get sent off.
"Phoenix till they lose"
.....on that goal Terry was slack to...never got into any position to recieve a pass from Alex, will be a few changes in the coming weeks
but playing poorly and winning is a bonus ChopperHarris2011-08-28 09:35:33