Best player this season by a country mile. It pains me to think what might have been had MON played Petrov in the more advanced position as opposed to DM
Building a team around Ireland is a big gamble. He's great on his day but too much of a lunatic to be reliant on in the long run, at any moment he's likely to drop everything, leave his missus and join the priesthood.
I wonder is it worth being a man down every game to get a goal from him every other game. When Bent isn't scoring he might as well not be on the pitch. That's why he'll never play for a team that's bigger or better than us. At the start of the second half when the pressure was on and every clearance went his way, instead of doing his upmost to get to the ball or at least foul his marker while trying to get to the ball he made no effort.
The current unrest amongst Arsenal fans will hopefully benefit us. Not that the Emirates has much of an atmosphere anyway but Sunday could be a lot quieter than usual until Wenger does something questionable and the supporters get on his back. If we can get an early goal or hold them out till the middle of the second half things could get interesting.
Mods should wander around with yellow and red cards policing the social and shutting the Lovely Ladies room when somebody unveils some gash. Also may I suggest a special guest speaker?
They don't have the talent to get close enough to cripple him. I reckon Mayweather could chase Messi around a boxing ring for 12 rounds without getting a single dig in.
How Pepe can have the audacity to confront the ref after a game baffles me, the guy deserves to be sent off every time he gets within 5 yards of an opposing player.