Ultimately it's the 3 points that matter but the way you get to that 3 points should matter as well, and the way we crawled to it today was embarrassing IMO. Hoof ball returned in full measure, the whole side looked terrified and panic-ridden (especially the defence, which was dodgy in the extreme today), we lacked any sort of creativity and we weren't threatening at all because our attacks lacked any sort of purpose. I feared for us every time they got a set-piece because we failed to deal with every single one of them, that needs sorting out because better sides will exploit that. I feel sorry for Pompey today because they were by far the better side. I know they say it's the sign of a good side when they play crap and still win but we should be putting sides like Pompey away comfortably.
Howard - Thank fuck for Tim Howard today because without him we'd have taken nothing from this game. My MOTM.
Heitinga - A very bad day at the office for Johnny, he was all over the place and got skinned on far too many ocassions for someone of his quality.
Yobo - He put in a much better shift than Distin today but I still expected better from him after the way he's performed lately. It wasn't his best game but he still put in some crucial blocks etc.
Distin - Completely off the pace for me and was a big disappointment. Maybe the ocassion got to him going back to his old club and being boo'd but he was all over the place, and someone with his experience shouldn't be caught out the way he was today.
Baines - Keep him away from set-pieces for a while because every single one of them hits the first man. I'm glad he was on the line to block that header at the end but apart from that I didn't really think he added anything of any note to our game.
Osman - Is he infact an actor who has been hired to play the part of a footballer? I'm sick to death of him getting away with being the invisible fucking man; he contributed jack crap today and it's getting beyond a joke. I bet he's glad Pienaar is injured because that secures his place in the starting 11 for a few more weeks .
Rodwell - Offered absolutely no protection for the defence and didn't really do anything full stop.
Fellaini - He was the best of our midfielders but he was only OK IMO. He won some good headers and a couple of tackles but he visibly tired towards the end and I felt he should have come off.
Pienaar - I don't think he was playing particularly well before he had to come off, he wasn't playing bad either mind. Much like Fellaini, he was OK.
Cahill - Didn't really add anything to our overall play but had a couple of chances to score. That's about all I have to say about Cahill today.
Saha - We'd have got a point at best without Saha today. We created virtually nothing for him all game, but the one real chance he did get he put in the back of the net. That shows his quality and you can't ask for anything more from him tbh.