* Norwich looked good with plenty of movement and work on the wings but we had them well under control on the whole. They were flattered a bit by two lucky goals. For the first the ball was deflected to Johnson off Berra's heel after he had run Grabban almost out of play. Johnson took it beautifully but it owed a bit to luck. The second was lucky too although Jerome looked up for it from the moment he came on. At the other end Sears touch was a little heavy for his chance otherwise I believe he would have buried it. Overall there were not many chances in the game (5 each?) and 1-1 would not have been unfair on either team.
* Do we miss McGoldrick more than we think? His guile connecting MF & Murphy might have been more important than we think.
* I didn't see Hyam play much but when I did he was a good passer and mover of the ball in MF. Do we miss him too?
* There was a lot of long ball stuff from our back 4 but then again both sides were playing very tight on the opposition midfielders.
* For me the ref had a good game. He didn't get everything right but he didn't favour anyone IMO. Smith DID play the ball for that claimed penalty so the ref got it right and many would have got it wrong. Also he kept his head and preferred not to use the card unless necessary. He missed one Norwich off the ball foul on Sears I think that might have been a yellow but both of our cards were deserved, especially stupid Mings
I don't agree with those that want quick wingers brought on in games like that. I would love to see us play this way but we don't and I doubt that we coach and train that way either. I'm reminded of Sterling playing for England in the last World Cup. He looked like he was playing some kind of cameo in a team that played a different way, we would have looked the same if a quick winger had been used IMO. We need to continue playing to our strengths and we know what those strengths are.
All 3 top teams lost 2-0 this weekend and the other two lost to teams well down the table, one of which we had recently beaten.
Nobody in this league stands out consistently. We still have a great chance to be in the top 2 and so have Norwich and maybe 4 or more other teams.
It won't be over until the fat lady sings, I just hope that Forest & Blackburn will have nothing left to play for when we meet them.......
When did I say we are sh*t? Love MM, think he is doing a fantastic job. If you read my comments on the booing fans thread, you will see I am very pleased with this season and I drew comparisons to past seasons. I am praying we get promoted for if no other reason, we get a ton better coverage of the PL than Championship over here.
