It is.
Very much cloudied by that 2nd half effort. I know mine was.
Had it been in reverse with the 2nd half being today's 1st, I am sure I would have marked so much lower.
That is very true. I wanted to wait to see what team he fielded.
Am I not allowed to do that then? Are we only allowed to predict blindly when we have no idea of team or formation?
I thought a prediction was something you made before the game. I did mine at twenty past 2, which I believe was...
Would agree with that. The type of player you build a team around and you really need to make sure you have the right players around him to allow him to do what he does best.
Same here. I couldn't quite work out who of the defenders was at fault for the goals, but I marked him high for the very presence he brought to the team today. A true leader and I think his combatative style rubbed off on all the other players.
He did play quite well against Bristol too, yes.
He really needs a ball winning midfielder around him to thrive I feel. He's definitely got the skill, there can be no doubt about that.
Burge - 5 (one dreadful error, but besides that, I thought he did okay)
Willis - 6 (awful first half and kept getting caught out. Very strong 2nd half effort though)
Johnson - 8 (Excellent. Big, strong, commanding. Everything you want in your centre back. Do feel he is going to get suspended a...
Not been a fan of his at all. Always see him as a bit of a luxury and a player who just auto pilots his way through games, but he was excellent today, so hats off to him.
Happy to be proved wrong and long may he play in the same vein.
Barton did play better than Thomas today, but first half, apart from Reda, Barton and Nouble, everyone was crap.
2nd half many players stepped up to the plate and Thomas was very much one of those, along with O'Brien.
Indeed and Conor Thomas no less, you recall him, the bloke who CAN'T tackle? Well he put 3 crunching tackles in today and very good tackles they were too.
Exactly.
If we knew it was going to be crap every week we wouldn't bother would we, but there is always that little spark of a chance that today is going to be our day.
Today that was exactly what we got.
Shame so many thousands missed it.