themanupstairs

Is exactly what we should see next weekend. Except maybe Cisse for this Cissie lad you're on about.

Whenever I've seen him this season, he's been near perfect, at least in terms of decision making.

Neuer? Definitely Neuer is up there with Casillas and Hart. IMO Reina is in the tier just below with Hugo Lloris and the like. The top three are complete goalkeepers with negligible weaknesses.

I think he felt he was being tugged back by Odemwingie, who to be fair had him by the arm for the last few yards. Maybe the header was his botched attempt at winning a foul? Defended very well today apart from that brain fart moment. Krul shares the blame for it mind. He's in a better position to see the field of play, and should have shouted and come out a second earlier.

They seem to think that Reina is "probably the best keeper in the world"? He's a brilliant keeper but fuck me! I can think of 3 off the top of my head who are better by a visible margin.

fyp

I reckon he's been found out by opposition defenders playing on the wing after a few years now. His wing play is somewhat one dimensional and he lacks the burst of pace to wriggle away from full backs that Ben Arfa possesses. IMO this new role could be a new lease of life for him, and he can always revert to the wing should we need to tinker with the formation mid game. Brilliant today.

An absolute hero today. Would have loved him to pick up the armband from Colo at HT, as he thrives on responsibility. His bursting run down the left is what allowed Ben Arfa to do what he needed to score. Also loved how he chased down what seemed a lost cause deep in their half so late in the game. Got the heart of a lion this Yohan fella. Outstanding.

Please please please please be fit!! Need him up against the ugly racist gobshite next weekend.

Ba and Cisse were too central today for the most part although Ba runs all over the shop he hasnt been dragging it into the corner for a cross recently. This is crucial imo. They should ideally be taking turns in moving out into the channels, either to drag defenders and create space for the central man, or for putting crosses in should they receive the ball. Need to do this more often. In Ba and Cisse we have two lethal finishers and technically solid footballers. No reason they should be holding hands in the middle.

What a fucking goal by Crouch!

From that deplorable King's Speech thread:

Aye. 4th still alive...

Been an awful awful day for me today, and this result has cheered me up no end! I'm so delighted for Carroll, Enrique and that 7 day old bag of diarrhea Suarez.

gary caldwell

Did he f*** say those things. He did say Jenas has the potential to be anything he wants. Speaking of Sir Bobby, here is an old Four Four Two interview with him.... http://fourfourtwo.com/interviews/one-on-one/224/article.aspx Wonderful Miss you Sir Bobby

Probably Texeira

Have to say, well done Blackburn for sticking with Kean. Seem to be having a storming end to their season, with Wolves turning turboshit.

Come on lad!! Fight! Glad to hear there's improvement no matter how small.

Jonas is the only natural winger we have on, and we haven't used him as an outlet in the 2nd half.

Without doubt imo

There's that famous shirt pulling again. That's 2 pens we should have had.

Perch is having the game of his life. Will score.

Pardew: "Shols....Shols get in there"

time wasting at home ffs