Lovebitesandeveryfing
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Well, it might sound strange, but on waking up this morning I think I was savouring that victory more than if we had smashed them 3-0 in the first half, and then strolled out with our hands in our pockets and added a fourth for good measure in the second half. We won mean. And we could have easily lost. I like that. As well as all the “art” football, we need to be able to do that, too.
As many have said, nobody played well (especially not Kun, tbh, although Gabi Jesus was even more anonymous in the match that I saw, and that was downright disturbing, frankly, never seen him so lost). Except for Claudio Bravo. I love it when a player is derided, as he was last season, and turns it round. We'll see if it's just a one-off, or if he can maintain it. Hands down, man of the match. Given the game time they've had, and that they're moving up to the senior level, I thought Zinchenko and Tosin were fair. No more, no less. Why, though, did Zinchenko start checking back and always turning it inside as the match wore on? Has he been watching too much Navas?
Of course Wolves parked the bus and tried to hit us on the break. What else are they going to do? Honestly? When our second-string team has the likes of Aguero, Jesus, Gundogan and B. Silva in it!! Fair play to them, and their support, which sounded terrific, as far as I could hear. Fair play to all those blues who sat it out till the end of a rainy, rainy night.
On to the Hawthorns…
As many have said, nobody played well (especially not Kun, tbh, although Gabi Jesus was even more anonymous in the match that I saw, and that was downright disturbing, frankly, never seen him so lost). Except for Claudio Bravo. I love it when a player is derided, as he was last season, and turns it round. We'll see if it's just a one-off, or if he can maintain it. Hands down, man of the match. Given the game time they've had, and that they're moving up to the senior level, I thought Zinchenko and Tosin were fair. No more, no less. Why, though, did Zinchenko start checking back and always turning it inside as the match wore on? Has he been watching too much Navas?
Of course Wolves parked the bus and tried to hit us on the break. What else are they going to do? Honestly? When our second-string team has the likes of Aguero, Jesus, Gundogan and B. Silva in it!! Fair play to them, and their support, which sounded terrific, as far as I could hear. Fair play to all those blues who sat it out till the end of a rainy, rainy night.
On to the Hawthorns…