Kompany, Sane and Navas (yes Navas!!) in Garth Crooks' 'team of the week'

[Tim of the Oak]

Navas, Vinny and Sane were excellent.

 

[BlueAnorak]

No, it's slightly longer and wider then most pitches. Ours is the biggest.

No LONGER TRUE! Most Pl pitches and Wembley are pretty much CL standard length and width with only a couple of teams with slight differences due to stadia lomitations (Stoke for example).

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

tells you all you need to know about Crooks.... who was the keeper? Bravo?

It can't have been Crooks - the three Rags and the Haringey Hotspur might have been Crooks but he would have told his paymasters that he was only having four in his team of the week for this week, and somebody else has completed the eleven.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

No, it's slightly longer and wider then most pitches. Ours is the biggest.

We need to make it smaller then. Don't the refs complain that they can't give the pens we're due 'cos the players are too far away?

 

[paulchapo]

Pep has a reputation for playing players in different positions and making it a success, maybe he is about to do it with Navas?

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Nice to see Navas doing well at wingback, always thought he would do well there, works hard, gets stuck in, just cant take a throw in LOL.

 

[billfromthehill]

No LONGER TRUE! Most Pl pitches and Wembley are pretty much CL standard length and width with only a couple of teams with slight differences due to stadia lomitations (Stoke for example).

Thought so

 

[yeseye]

No LONGER TRUE! Most Pl pitches and Wembley are pretty much CL standard length and width with only a couple of teams with slight differences due to stadia lomitations (Stoke for example).

Yeah, that's what i meant.

 

[fergal_oc]

Like the Olympic stadium it 'feels' bigger and that is often enough. The perception of more space will mean defenders will feel less secure and hopefully our top drawer boys will feel they have more space to exploit.

Perception trumps reality 9/10 times