S-Clarke

I hate watching Coutinho, as you realise we could have had him and he's exactly what we need.

First half, absolutely. Thought it was the same old, same old slow predictable dross. But 2nd half it was much better. Morgan got forward more, Wanyama was better in possession. No idea why they didn't play like that 1st half though.

On another day we'd have got a couple, it's just not happening in front of goal for us at the moment. The 2nd half was more like it though, much more zippy with the ball in and around the final third. It frustrates me so much to see us play with such slowness as we did in the 1st half, that's not a lack of pace....it's just a lack of thought, they looked half a sleep for 45mins.

Same reason he was omitted last week, JWP picked ahead of him for the CM position on the bench.

I agree, they won't pick him. He's Polish.

Great post.

The 2nd half was more like it, quicker out of the blocks and we started picking up pockets of space and caused them all sorts of problems. On another day that header misses the post and goes in, and on another day the goal bound shot doesn't get cleared off the line. The 1st half was utter dross though, would struggle to agree with anyone who thought otherwise! But WHU came to kill the game and potentially nick a scrap if they could, that was their game plan. They are utter, utter, utter dross, but what they do works. To be honest, it was a game of 2 mid-table nothing teams. Not pretty viewing what so ever on the whole.

Nope. Shaw is a defender, who can attack. Whereas Bale was an attacker who tried to defend. I don't think Bale was ever a natural defender, he didn't show any natural instincts at left back. Switching him to attack brought out all the qualities in his game though. I see lots of defensive instincts in Shaw, he reads the game well, positions him self well and knows when to attack and sit. Much more of a defender than Bale.

Probably their worst ever signing. What a disaster he has been. And I remember quite a few on here being very envious at them for signing him! He lived on 6 months at fulham, which prior to that he was complete dross. He has returned to complete dross.

Yep, same machine. The problem is I've asked them to reset it, but they say they cannot find my account. Even though I can log in to it if Hola isn't running. Probably my ISP has cottoned onto it.

Not had any luck what so ever today. Overplay is not working, and I doubt it ever will again for this site - sounds like they've cottoned on. Also Hola simply won't work for me. Installed, set it to Egypt, go to login to the aljazera site - ''You have exceeded your login attempts''. Brilliant. So I contact the site, only to be told I don't have an account with them. If I turn off Hola and I'm seen as UK, it let's me login ok but obviously all streams are geo blocked. Me thinks the ISP's have cottoned onto it. It was good whilst it lasted. Now back to look for crappy streams!

Way too young to know about football!

Yep, probably. Sturridge, Wellbeck, Rooney all back for the next set of fixtures. Add to that Defoe will be involved as well. Nice 3 caps for him though and a couple of goals, but he's probably had his chance now.

Ukraine themselves are a pretty crap side. yet they look in a different league to us. Very worrying. Worst england side in my lifetime.

Lambert looks pretty shocking 2nd half.

Young should just retire, he is pointless.

I've seen better quality games in L1 tbh.

Wallcott needs to develop a football brain

Kyle walker is horrific.

That's brilliant! I can't believe they have to appeal to get the result overturned..!!!!!

Dear me, comments made by someone who has never, ever, watched him play. He's just bracketed him in the Grant Holt mould.

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Cortese seems to be going to all sorts of measures to land his targets.

I don't ever understand people who don't count penalties as goals, or just brush them off as not really meaning anything stats wise. If i'm not mistaken, the ball leaves the players foot and ends up in the goal, yes? Therefore he's scored a goal and that adds towards his stats.

I'd imagine he came off to be ready for Tuesdays game, surely? The key is playing your best players, Wiltshire and Cole are 2 of our best players.