Average first half - much better second half. Overall not that bad a game and have seen much worse. Forget the team selection(for the record I found it a strange one), tactics, wrong decision making by many of them. The reason we failed to win this game was POOR COMPOSURE IN / AROUND THE GOAL. Same as the Birmingham game we could have had 3 or 4. For no other reason that is why we only drew a game most of us expected us to win. Another point and we move on,. However, other than Burnley all our rivals also messed up. Derby & Middlesboro being the worst. Derby 3-0 up after 83 mins only to draw....
At a professional level, yes. There is definitely a difference in the toll that a premier league match takes on the body, compared with scuffing around at Stocksbridge Park Steels. Definitely.
Than someone who was playing England internationals as well as European matches as a teenager? I would think so. Hargreaves, Wilshere, Walcott, are all other examples off the top of my head of guys that played a lot of football as a youngster that are now or have struggled with injuries. Rooney is becoming another one - he's only 29 I think.
On the subject of atmospheres - Leicesters tonight is deathly silent - one of the worst I've heard or not heard to be more precise
No idea who these commentators are on MSBNC but they're better than any I've listened to on Sky or BT (barring Joey Barton). The on screen (from the broadcaster) ads were annoying until they did one for Old Spice. Utter class.
Anyone notice the graphic at the end of the coverage showing the bottom half of the Premier league? Bottom 3 were Cardiff, Us and Swansea. All 10 teams had 0 points. Top half was correct.
