19 Nov 2016 17:22:57
Right was at the match today, missed the equaliser but still.
Stekelenburg-6.5-Good save from the free kick.
Coleman-5.5-Scored the goal but was poor as usual, last good game was the 3-0 vs Arsenal in April 2014, I'm not even joking.
Jagielka-4-Don't feel safe with him at the back anymore, poor all around, awful defending and not sure why he was trying to cross it when Deulofeu was waiting for it.
Williams-5-Meh not much better, some major mess ups tonight.
Baines-5-I have seen the Titanic turn faster than him, no pace or really anything to offer, not always his fault though.
Gueye-6.5-Our best player and even he messed up the basics at times.
McCarthy-3-He is so negative, backwards all the time, poor passing and that header. oh god was it bad. He couldn't pass on an STD at a brothel.
Lennon-5-Didn't really do anything.
Barkley-5.5-By god his corners are bad, least he had a go though.
Bolasie-4-Bad crosses, lost it all game, Aiden McGeady on steroids basically.
Lukaku-5-Given no support but doesn't help that he moves about as much as a dead snail that doesn't exist.
Not going to bother with the subs
Like watching Martinez again, that's all I will say.
{Ed025's Note - welcome home swan, i have missed your summaries mate and i cant disagree with todays, all round poor performance and a severe lack of quality, i must get on the phone to roy keane to ask him what the hell he was on about with macca.
19 Nov 2016 17:49:35
Good post Swan although I do disagree with 3 things. Coleman I thought was at least decent. He tried and is one of the few players who can't be accused of not trying. McCarthy I don't think is as bad as you make out.
It was a bad outing today but we would be an awful lot worse if Martinez was still here.
Still good to have you back and posting Swan.
19 Nov 2016 18:54:46
Not a good post at all! Best you admit your on the Stella. Coleman has had many a good game, your being overly harsh there. I agree with McCarthy assessment. Williams is the difference between us drawing or losing in the 107th minute. Barkley was everywhere in the final third, always looking to unlock a dogged defence. I admit Jags was again poor. Baines is a huge improvement on Oviedo and should be cut some slack on his first game back.
We must be patient blues. But if anything needs to be done, it's signing a player in the mold of Payet who can do something special when we are facing a bus the size of Canada.
{Ed025's Note - they only need to park a motorbike to stifle our attacking threat ace..
19 Nov 2016 19:06:10
Come on Ed they showed nothing in the second half. That was parking the bus. But I to make your point, it's down to us to show the skill to break it down. If anything, I was reminded today that the fee we paid for Bolasi was about £25million too much.
{Ed025's Note - bolasie is marmite ace, from hero to zero in any move but at least he can be a threat mate..unlike some of the others..
19 Nov 2016 21:55:04
To everyone who's slating Bolasie I'd say that at least he has a go and tried to make things happen. The whole team was unbalanced because Jags looks shot and McCarthy offers nothing going forward. Coleman, Williams and Gana were our only decent players imo, with maybe Barkley and Bolasie having OK performances, but the latter two were too inconsistent with the final ball. Davies and Holgate should definitely be given a chance in place of McCarthy and Jags.
19 Nov 2016 22:43:33
Can't disagree with any of swans ratings of the players performances. Our midfield couldn't have been anymore negative. I don't think Lennon, Barkley or Lukaku touched the ball until about the 30min mark.
Barkley and Lennon improved a bit in 2nd half but we didn't start attacking until the 90th minute.
No-one had a good game, Gana was our best player but more for his defensive display and he did try to drive us forward a few times.
How bad are our dead balls, Baines was woeful with a dead ball and Barkley not much better. Then Deulofeu came on and took 1-2 corners and they were no better than Baines'.
Only positive for me was we got up for the game . in injury time and got away with a point.