Stottie

Ah well, we let team good at bullying center halves bully our stand in center halves. Got sending off in a game with known card-happy ref. Both leave a bad taste. We showed little quality going forward, but what quality we showed was very effective, which begs the question why HBA wasn't set on them. He was no big shakes last week, but it was against a DM Barca weren't prepared to sell. I think he could some damage today. I know Obertan wasn't the finished article when we bought him, but he looks too far off to be bothering with. Santon doesn't look too bad and Ba was lethal when given the chance, so lets remember that and go for a win next week!

Three from set-pieces against a team that gets over 50% of their goals from them. First one was never a corner, but the other two were very wasteful. No need for Perch to make a challenge there.

Any remote touch of class and we're through them like butter. What a shit team.

Shola looks like he's going to get sent off so that one's deffo. Obertan disappointing again, so yeah, ring the changes. We've got the quality to beat them.

We can have these. Come on!

Can't imagine Shola having the legs for 90 minutes, so I expect to see him replaced earlyish second half.

I can't see us not scoring against a team with no clean sheets so far, so it's just a case of getting one more than them. Their home record is 3W 2D 2L, so I'm confident we'll get something.

The quality of the 5 players on the right Man, we really need some depth. I know. What could Norwich's tactics be? "Well, half the team are rubbish, so go down that side. Either that or run reasonably fast at Ryan Taylor" Doesn't Shola drift left as well?

I've not been paying attention to the CL so something might have happened there as well, but I reckon the season turned for ManUre when they set up not to lose to Liverpool the week before they played Citeh. Putting Phil Jones in midfielder to mark Charlie Adam ffs when your own team is full of attacking talent. It's an Allardyce type move.

In baseball, someone hitting a homerun or striking a batter out isn't especially dependent on other players in the team. It means stats are more likely to be reproduced when playing for a different team. Part of Jordan Henderson's succcessful cross percentage is going to be Gyan and Bent's ability to get onto the end of crosses. Since Brucie was in charge, I won't assume too much about tactics.

Fingers crossed he's some kind of anti-Shola so that's he's terrible in training but a world beater in real matches.

Trying to be positive, but Jonas back should hopefully plug the left side for players of Norwich's calibre. Had Krul not saved the penalty, our left side weakness would had us losing against Chelsea with Colo and Taylor still on the pitch. Norwich have scored half their goals from crosses, so this game could well leave us with a sense of what might have been. They're no big shakes in goal or defensively though, so we should be back in the goals ourselves. Howay the lads!

Was there any truth in it? It's my all-time favourite Toon transfer rumour. Only saw him at the 82 WC, but wow what a player. So comfortable on the ball.

He's going to be a massive miss for the team but must be gutted himself. Just when everything was going right for him.

From what Norwich are doing against Citeh, we should still be looking to win this one even with replacements in.

Where's the international break when you could do with one?

Very weak today.

He looks like what he is, a squad player playing out of position. The other lads have managed to cover for him most of the time, but against better teams and with injuries and suspensions starting to appear, its becoming more and more of a problem.

If you could the penalty last week and the corner in the Wigan game the one before, that's three howlers in three weeks.

I wonder if Barton, Nolan, etc. moaning has any part in him going.

Aye, the lads did their best but I hope Colo and Saylor aren't serious. As it was, plenty of spirit and not that far off in the end. Certainly close enough to make the Luiz non-sending off a major talking point. Press will be happy we're out the top four now.

What a game!

Steady on!

Ivanovic at RB then. I trust Lovelypants won't be marking him at corners. Free gift if he is. If Besty and Sammy are fit enough for the bench, I'd have liked to see one of them in.

One of the Spurs fans can answer in more detail about his overall play, but I think he got some assists in those games. He won the penalty against us.