What he does show though, in my opinion, is the need for age and experience in the squad. At times this season Murray has been the only “sage” surrounded by players not even halfway through their careers. It was only a couple of seasons ago that we had Sidwell, Rosenior, Bruno and Murray all in...
Fully expect to be shouted down for this but I really don't care.
We had 25 points by Christmas and were sailing towards Premier League safety but fans weren't happy with the style of football we were playing. We weren't satisfied with gritty, defensive 1-0's here and there. So Chris eventually...
Absolutely this (though I'm Hughton IN). A lot of our earlier success this season was almost being a counter-attacking team at home (Wolves and Arsenal games spring to mind). People didn't like it but it was effective and meant we'd only concede to wonder goals or tricky strikers like Aguero...
Exactly my feelings. Ignoring all those armchair managers on here that think they could manage the team better than a professional, but how has it all gone so wrong so quickly? It just feels so weird.
Could just as easily see us beating Cardiff, Newcastle and Wolves and all this hysteria over a tough second half of the season and a particularly bad day at the office will be a distant memory. Remember Palace after we beat them? Apoplectic meltdown about Hodgson. Now they’re home and dry. That...
I would advocate this, not because Montoya has done anything wrong, but because Bruno calms the team down. Someone who wouldn’t panic would be very good for Tuesday.
How often is it that a Man of the Match is given to a player of the losing team? He was utterly, utterly brilliant yesterday. As the game progressed he just wasn't scared of the likes of Raheem Sterling. That back-heel was a thing of beauty. He didn't give up until the final whistle was blown...