Good point, and what I expected, what I didn't expect though was how fucking shite we were.
Howard didn't have much to do but when he was called upon he did his job well. Neville had a very good first half but in the second half he couldn't keep hold of the ball for more than two seconds. Jags and Lescott were class, they stopped everything that came their way. Jags may not be as cultured in his play as Lescott i.e. with the ball at his feet, but he does the job just as well as Joley. Thumbs up boys. I was worried when I seen Nuno was playing with Baines, I was crapping myself at the thought of Lennon running at these two. But they both played very well, especially Nuno. Arteta is really pissing me off atm, he should stop being so fucking fancy and beat a man or heaven forbid HAVE A FRIGGIN SHOT!!!!!! He is costing us time and time again by choosing the harder option by not shooting and putting the player he passed to under pressure, which invariably leads to us losing the ball. Carsley either needs a rest or he's had it because he was dog shit for the third game in a row. He's the worst player in our team for backing off an attacking player, surely that's not what a defensive midfielder should do? Fernandes had a good first half with some nice touches and passes, he faded a bit towards the end of the game but that's only to be expected. Anichebe is not made for this league in any way, shape or form. For a big man he goes down fat roo easily, his lack of ball control costs us every time it's played to him. His job is to hold up play and he can't do it. AJ, I feel, doesn't deserve the slating he's had. He ran himself into the ground last night, basically playing as two strikers due to the lack of anything from Vic. Fair enough he fluffed a couple of chances, but we were at home and should have created more than those two chances.
On a team note; please stop being scared of the bastard ball; stop standing off when the opposition attack; tackle for crying out loud.
If we fall away this season due to our squad size then I'm going to blame Moyes. The midfield is desperately short of any cover and he's known it for a good while now and hasn't done a thing about it. The midfield looked absolutely dead on it's feet with 20mins to go yesterday, it shouldn't be like this. No doubt we won't bring anyone in today even though we need it.
We're still fourth but if we carry on like that we won't be anywhere near at the end of the season.