Sky we're talking earlier say that woy has never been to The Libert as England manager. Mmmmmmmm!!!!!
Very tidy first half. No comes the challenge .... the dreaded second half. Thoughts on Shelvey? Still a little dodgy at times for me.
Fab first half. My worry now is we'll suffer second half syndrome! Complacency could creep in, we'll sit deep and play on the break... they get confidence from possession and get one back it'll be backs to the wall again. Can I buy the clean sheet now? This is a position from where we should push on and win comfortably now. Montero off the bench should help though, probably Gomis too if the subs so far are anything to go by.
Hard to do here, you need iPlayer. Was briefly mentioned by Alan Green (I think it's Green who is covering the Man City game today).
Excellent 1st half. Some sparkling football. Definite signs that this team is coming together, team mates movement being anticipated and quick 1/2 touch accurate passing. We look very, very creative. That front 4 look lethal. If we're going to cough up a goal somewhere it might come from Shelvey or Ki I reckon, but to be fair when they're on it like today their both moving around the pitch well, zipping the ball forward and we look good. Amat playing well and Fabianski looks solid as a rock (love the way he dealt with Ki's back pass/shot!). Both Rangel and Taylor are doing their job very well. I am very encouraged by that performance. Best we've played since Napoli IMO. What a goal from Routledge!!!
Expect to see Gomis and Monty in the 2nd hafl - would love Wilf tp get off the mark first though. Also wouldnt be surprised to see Carroll come on for JJ.
Not at the moment...... seems to be drifting towards the second half syndrome a little. Want a third to settle it.
