A bit of perspective.....

[Christiffa25]

If we'd been of offered to be seeing the kind of football we'v been playing and the posistion in the table were in after 10 games you'd be more than happy taking that. I can't help but feel frustrated tho that it could also of been much better! We really wouldn't be out of place being within a point or so off the top.

On a plus side the confidence were building as a team that can come back from behind is brilliant and something the top sides all do regularly. A minus is the goals were giving away. However I would say we're being very unlucky too. It's as if every team we play have the luck of every free kick ends up in the net or lucky deflections on there first attack. Offside goals ect. A lot of what were conceding are just unreal things to happen and as if the football gods are against us at every opportunity. Once that changes ill be a bit more happy.

It's very good but could of been so much better!

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Any Blue who doesn't think that 4th place after 10 games doesn't represent a great first quarter of the season, needs to either put their agenda away or gain a sense of perspective.

Yes we were unlucky & could & should have won yesterday, but in fairness the lino gained us a point last week, so it evens itself out.

However looking at the bigger picture, we're playing attacking, exciting football this season to boot. This is not a 2004, defend deep, score from a set piece & hang on for grim death. This is an expansive, talented side, capable of making good sides like Fulham look like mugs for most of the game.

I'm delighted with this season so far, I'd have taken the style of play & mid table tbh, so playing like this & sat in 4th! COYB.

 

[gdog1981]

To see Moysie so gutted shows how far we come. In the past a draw at Fulham would have been decent but the landscape has changed for us . The potential in our team is frightening with 1/2 additions and Gibbo back who knows how far we come. Great testament is now we go into every game genuinely feeling we have a chance to win even on tough away trips when before it was more in hope than expectation.

 

[Jags..class]

To see Moysie so gutted shows how far we come. In the past a draw at Fulham would have been decent but the landscape has changed for us . The potential in our team is frightening with 1/2 additions and Gibbo back who knows how far we come. Great testament is now we go into every game genuinely feeling we have a chance to win even on tough away trips when before it was more in hope than expectation.

True, lets hope Gibson is back very soon, if we could sign Donavan and and a dm this jan then we could have a great season.

 

[Groucho]

I know yesterday wasn't perfect but fourth after 10 games?

Yes thanks, I'd have bitten you're hand off in August if you'd offered me it.

 

[Pabbers]

Mirallas is only just starting to click too, we will look even better in a month or so.

Playing some great stuff.

 

[toffeejack]

Any Blue who doesn't think that 4th place after 10 games doesn't represent a great first quarter of the season, needs to either put their agenda away or gain a sense of perspective.

Yes we were unlucky & could & should have won yesterday, but in fairness the lino gained us a point last week, so it evens itself out.

However looking at the bigger picture, we're playing attacking, exciting football this season to boot. This is not a 2004, defend deep, score from a set piece & hang on for grim death. This is an expansive, talented side, capable of making good sides like Fulham look like mugs for most of the game.

I'm delighted with this season so far, I'd have taken the style of play & mid table tbh, so playing like this & sat in 4th! COYB.

not sure losing 2 points and gaining one is even tbh tbf though, we've had little to no luck whatsoever this season and have still been the better team in every match bar the WBA game. To be the best team 9/10 games so far is great to see, 2004 was great because it was real backs to the wall stuff, but this season is something else, we look like one of those boss spanish sides in the Champions League like Napoli who are 4th best in their league but would come over and just batter the best of england in their own backgarden.

 

[Titus Bramble]

On the whole we've been fantastic this season, but what makes it more exciting is it looks like we can still improve. The more game-time Coleman gets the less silly mistakes he'll make, Mirallas is settling in, Gibson is still to come back and Jelavic is out of form.

Our bad luck so far out-weighs our good luck and we look dangerous down both flanks and, dare I say it, through the middle.

Could still be a memorable season for us this.

 

[billycopper]

1) Spurs, Chelsea, Newcastle and QPR will all be arguably more upset than us today.
2) We were without Hibbert, Neville, Gibson, Mirallas and Anichebe.
3) We've still only lost the same number of games as United and Chelsea. We have had less defeats than West Brom, Arsenal, West Ham, Spurs and Fulham. Only City have lost fewer matches.
4) Tottenham are the only team to have won convincingly at the Madjeski. Stoke, Newcastle, Fulham and Norwich all left with draws. Reading also drew at QPR and Swansea and were only beaten 1-0 away at West Brom and Liverpool. It took Chelsea until the 95th minute to establish a 2 goal margin at Stamford Bridge. Add to that a 3-2 win at QPR and a 5-7 defeat to Arsenal in the Carling Cup and it speaks volumes about their competitiveness.
5) Once again we have dominated a team away from home with 10 shots on target, 13 corners, a passing success rate of 79.9%, 60.8% possession (70% in the 1st half) and 52.9% territorial advantage.
6) We didn't concede from open play.
7) Naismith now has 2 goals in 4 league starts.
8) We've scored 1 goal less than Arsenal (even with their 5 today), 2 less than Chelsea and 3 less than City (who also scored five).
9) We've conceded the same number as United and 5 less than Spurs.
10) Gibson will be back before Neville returns from surgery.

 

[billycopper]

1) Another disappointing result but we were effectively without Hibbert, Coleman, Neville, Fellaini, Gibson, Mirallas and Anichebe today.
2) Jagielka, Osman and Hitzlsperger would probably rather play in different positions and both Naismith and Oviedo will still be looking for sharpness.
3) Maybe our lack of cover at right back and Heitinga's poor form will present Duffy with a chance?
4) Oviedo's display might make Moyes think about taking Pienaar out of the side when Mirallas returns.
5) We are in a bad run but we're still scoring goals and picking up points.
6) Naismith now has as many league goals as Gervinho, Hazard and Walcott.
7) Norwich have beaten United, Spurs and Arsenal recently and hadn't conceded in 3 matches before their visit to Goodison, but were very fortunate to leave with a point.
8) Yet again we didn't concede from open play.