what I don't get is the whole seasoned pro thing, yes there is prem experience in plentiful supply in nolan barton and shola but the rest not so much, carroll destroyed their defence but its only his 2nd season of proper first team football and his first in the prem.
i can understand how they reached for the longball crap just taking one look at carroll and shola jump to conclusions even if it is lazy and delusional, we don't play the prettiest football around but we don't hoof mindlessly, theres a difference between how we play our passes and sam allerdyce kick it high and long style. Besides who in their midfield can actually pass? malbranque maybe but cattermole and henderson?
Haven't checked it myself but Supermac reckoned our average age was one year older than theirs.
so the age thing dosent really come into it.
but you know that sunday was just a one off day.
and they have a much better team than us on Paper.
so they say