I only saw the first half, but I thought we looked rather fine going forward.

[redgunamo]

Not really, no. Disappointing and frustrating to be sure, but no disaster.

Mind you, Sellback (as my autocorrect insists on calling him) may have incurred ire once or twice duet to his cack-footed profligacy, I must admit. You're right about Xhaka and his apparent determination to give Stoke the ball, also.

I can forgive the midfield, if they are taking risks with their passing which can naturally result in a loss of possession. In fact, I want them to do more of it. Trouble is, everyone is obsessed with the process nowadays, rather than the result; people are happy with 70% of the ball, regardless of whether it actually gets you anywhere or not. Mafia bosses seem to be the only men who can demand actual results these days.

Young Danny Welbeck is more difficult to forgive. Has he already forgotten that we just signed a fifty million pound striker precisely so that he would never have to shoot for goal ever again? The man has a big "9" on his back and everything

[Ash]

people are happy with 70% of the ball, regardless of whether it actually gets you anywhere or not.

Which people are these, redg? Apart from AW, of course.

[redgunamo]

Which people are these, redg? Apart from AW, of course.

Oh, they're everywhere!

The only ones playing the sort of Cassandra-role here seem to be me and Thierry Henry.