wibble the lobster
09-24-2014, 07:16 AM
Must have been our shortest team ever. Ended with sanchez, bellerin, wilshere, rosicky, cazorla and the shortest keeper I have ever seen play for us truy to defend a corner against 6ft 4/5 players. Laughable really.
In general and as usual youngsters did better than old hands who looked rusty and unmotivated (podolski barely moved all game).
My other observations:
Bellerin couldn't control Mane. I will be surprised if he makes it as his pace which bailed him out won't make up for his lack of physicality (imagine drogba going out wide left)_
Chambers was nervy but got better.
Sanchez our best player on the night. Hayden though also played very well. Not tall for a centre back again! Coquelin also did well imo but didn't get forward due to Tadic.
Jack was prominent but maybe should have kept going to charge down clyne's thundershot.
Rosicky did not have a good game and as mentioned Podolski was beyond ****e.
Oh and oxtail looked a threat when he came on
Finally, the ref was a child right?
In general and as usual youngsters did better than old hands who looked rusty and unmotivated (podolski barely moved all game).
My other observations:
Bellerin couldn't control Mane. I will be surprised if he makes it as his pace which bailed him out won't make up for his lack of physicality (imagine drogba going out wide left)_
Chambers was nervy but got better.
Sanchez our best player on the night. Hayden though also played very well. Not tall for a centre back again! Coquelin also did well imo but didn't get forward due to Tadic.
Jack was prominent but maybe should have kept going to charge down clyne's thundershot.
Rosicky did not have a good game and as mentioned Podolski was beyond ****e.
Oh and oxtail looked a threat when he came on
Finally, the ref was a child right?