Did you see the Sunderland game?
yeah and take craig gordon out of the game and we would have had 3-4 more goals, we played ok against sunderland, but it just wasnt our day.
no doubt if we win today you'll be the first on here saying how great we are :evil:
i cant criticise the players for there effort, i could criticise MoN as his lack of rotation and stubborness to play certain players is what is costing us, ie heskey up front, cuellar at right back.
dunne was carrying a knock on wednesday but insteads of resting him and pushing cuellar into centre half and young at right back he plays him and now we may not have him for the chelsea game.
Like I said on some other thread: Players on the bench are not match fit and can't last a full game! So Dunne played with a knock, Milner played with a knock, and none on the bench was good enough to start ahead of them? What about being a bit creative and use Davies (is he still alive?) or Luke Young instead of Dunne? Or maybe put Milner on the wing, because he shouldn't run as much as he should playing CM and carrying a knock?
I don't know what today's team will be, but all I know is that with the semi-injured players on the pitch, we will be reduced (like the Sunderland game), and with the bench warmers on the pitch, we will be reduced because they are not match fit.
I don't criticize players and normally not MON, but this has been ridiculous for a long time. I am saying this before the game, because I am more reflected now than after. I hope we win, but this is the lowest expectations I have had before a game all this season and last season.
Yes, Gordon made some saves, but that is his job. So why did the Sunderland players get so much room? Had they put all their chances, we would have lost with 2 or 3 goals. Our defense is tired.