Just back from the match.
One of those games where the result was far more satisfying than the performance, especially having listened to a rendition of "2-0 and you f**ked it up" before our last gasp penalty. That was quite pleasing
I thought Yoshida was one of our better players - made some important interceptions and tackles - but hear what people say about his (and Stephen's) lack of command in the air.
I thought Bertrand had a poor game. A lot of stray passes and he has that "I don't really want to be here" vibe about his body language.
Was slightly baffled that Boufal didn't get a chance to exploit our one man advantage. We were crying out for some midfield creativity (just for a change... )
When they got their red card I turned around to my son and said: "we're usually rubbish against 10 men"....lo and behold... We played worse than we did vs 11.
Couldn't watch the Tadic penalty, which is just as well given how poor it was! (watched recording on my son's phone at half time).
Big sigh of relief at the end when Tadic didn't step up for the 2nd penalty. I was able to watch that one!
So, all things considered, I think we just about deserved to win that, but I'd probably say the opposite if I was a West Ham fan!
2-0 and we nearly f**ked it up...!