3 hard earned points but what a fucking woeful performance.
Also we must have the thickest players in the Premiership. You would think after 10 mins of hoofing the ball up to the strikers and seeing the ball come back against us would make us stop hoofing the ball, but no for the next 80 mins we carried with the same old shit. I'm getting deja - fucking - vu. It's the same with us backing off and allowing too much space. LEARN YOUR LESSONS FOR GOD SAKES.
I can't really comment on Howard because he had jack shit to do. Neville had a crap first half (like everyone) and was perhaps the only player who had an even worse second half. Constantly gave the ball away. Yobo was solid as usual. Jagielka was my MOTM, not because he scored but he made two goal stopping tackles. His goal was just a bonus. Lescott was immense as we've come to expect him to be. Osman played the best he has done since coming back from injury for me, you can tell he's not 100% but he's getting there. I'm not going to lay into Manny for his shitness because when he was warming up before the game I thought he might have a bit of a niggle (i.e. running laboured, getting extra treatment from the fitness people). Cahill was rubbish, again. Is he Moyes' lovechild? Because he seems to play him regardless of form or tiredness. He needs to be dropped and we need to play a proper 442. Carsley was also very poor again and also needs dropping, hopefully that will happen when we get Pienaar back. Arteta wasn't at his best and he should let other players have a go at set pieces. I feel really sorry for AJ, all the first half he had to contend with hoof after hoof on his own and then when we give him a partner to play alongside he showed that that's how he works best, but then he missed that chance. It harder to miss than score. I hope it hasn't dented his confidence too much. Vaughan was incredible when he came on, and showed that I was right to want him to start alongside AJ. He chased everything down. I love this boy and he will be our number 9 one day.
All that matters is that we got the 3 points, but we can't keep carrying players and putting in disappointing performances.
COYB!