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I was checking on the BBC website.......
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I was checking on the BBC website.......
Tigger
Player Valuation: £35m
Think I may be a member of this group of whoppers but sometimes you gotta swing both ways.
COYB
Player Valuation: £35m
damn when i heard that on the stream i thought it was Villa
fans singing were f'n s't lol
I think it was both.
6th place is still on
Tigger
Player Valuation: £35m
An occupational hazard of swinging both ways is a poke up the bumhow is the fence mate?
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
Fair to say i think we were not brilliant yet we scored 3 and could have had say another 3-Job done well really,could also have conceeded a few as well,but 3 points is all that counts at the end,so many times we have battered teams from start to finish near enough and ended up drawing or losing,lets get another 3 points v west ham,and lets hope we start winning a few home games
froggyted
Player Valuation: £8m
No mate, you're talking about the RS there.
In all seriousness, thought we were pretty average tonight.
Was working but had us on in the back ground.
We got that early goal and then sat back, but got the balance right to get the second (a great move). But, we did sit back too deep and if not for Joel we would have conceded. You could clearly see Martinez trying to push us up the field.
Second half is the first time we've come out strong after the interval in ages though. Obviously it was just a case of upping the tempo and it was another good goal but dreadful defending from them.
Then we sat back and then sat back too deep - changing to a back three didn't help as Garde through on Gestede (who tbh i thought would have started). Poor from Jags and Stones for their goal and then we had Robles to thank for a sharp save from Ayew.
Overall, a decent display and we ground out a win, though I do feel we could have easily got 5 or 6 had we ever got out of second gear.
Ratings
Robles - 8 - made some superb saves, commanded the area well. Couldn't do much for their goal.
Coleman - 6 good defensively and looked sharper going forward as well.
Jagielka - 6 - made some good blocks and last-ditch tackles.
Funes-Mori - 8 - really good performance from him. Chuffed he got a goal and put in a really good cross with his weak foot for Rom's goal.
Oviedo - 6 - another solid display at the back and hopefully the injury isn't a bad one.
McCarthy - 6 - sloppy in possession at times but overall decent.
Barry - 7 - another steady, impressive performance. Right place, right time, as always.
Lennon - 7 - really dangerous going forward and looks to be thriving down that side.
Barkley - 6 - pretty quiet but still made some great runs from midfield
Mirallas - 6 - great corner and a lovely ball for Lennon's goal. Unlucky not to score with that volley at the end.
Lukaku - 6 - another game, another goal. Not at his best but did the job when it mattered.
Baines - n/a - not much time to do anything really.
Stones - 6 - Partially at fault for their goal but a 5 would be harsh. Just isn't anywhere near as comfortable when playing as a right back/in a three-man defence. Then again first game in over a month so understandably not fully sharp.
Niasse - n/a - not much time so hard to judge
Was working but had us on in the back ground.
We got that early goal and then sat back, but got the balance right to get the second (a great move). But, we did sit back too deep and if not for Joel we would have conceded. You could clearly see Martinez trying to push us up the field.
Second half is the first time we've come out strong after the interval in ages though. Obviously it was just a case of upping the tempo and it was another good goal but dreadful defending from them.
Then we sat back and then sat back too deep - changing to a back three didn't help as Garde through on Gestede (who tbh i thought would have started). Poor from Jags and Stones for their goal and then we had Robles to thank for a sharp save from Ayew.
Overall, a decent display and we ground out a win, though I do feel we could have easily got 5 or 6 had we ever got out of second gear.
Ratings
Robles - 8 - made some superb saves, commanded the area well. Couldn't do much for their goal.
Coleman - 6 good defensively and looked sharper going forward as well.
Jagielka - 6 - made some good blocks and last-ditch tackles.
Funes-Mori - 8 - really good performance from him. Chuffed he got a goal and put in a really good cross with his weak foot for Rom's goal.
Oviedo - 6 - another solid display at the back and hopefully the injury isn't a bad one.
McCarthy - 6 - sloppy in possession at times but overall decent.
Barry - 7 - another steady, impressive performance. Right place, right time, as always.
Lennon - 7 - really dangerous going forward and looks to be thriving down that side.
Barkley - 6 - pretty quiet but still made some great runs from midfield
Mirallas - 6 - great corner and a lovely ball for Lennon's goal. Unlucky not to score with that volley at the end.
Lukaku - 6 - another game, another goal. Not at his best but did the job when it mattered.
Baines - n/a - not much time to do anything really.
Stones - 6 - Partially at fault for their goal but a 5 would be harsh. Just isn't anywhere near as comfortable when playing as a right back/in a three-man defence. Then again first game in over a month so understandably not fully sharp.
Niasse - n/a - not much time so hard to judge
froggyted
Player Valuation: £8m
Academic until Citeh do them tomorrow.
The RS are a crap team though, who play crap.
Mutzo Nutzo
Player Valuation: £70m
problem tonight was they played 3 at the back and the 2 full backs pushed into midfield. They outnumbered us there and forced us into errors and to lose possession. Barkley having an off day didn't help either.
Martinez tried to counter this by also going 3 at the back - but it seemed to disrupt us more...Once again his tactical flaws have been laid bare for all to see.
Martinez tried to counter this by also going 3 at the back - but it seemed to disrupt us more...Once again his tactical flaws have been laid bare for all to see.
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