Ours couldnt be arsed hence the Mexican stand off.
It was actually the reason we won for me in a roundabout way. Sven for once had clearly done his homework, Brighton bit like us under Sousa were playing from keeper to defence. So we just stood our ground knowing the keeper wasn't going to hoof it forward. It was the main reason we won, our pressing from the front three of King, Beckford and Vassell was brilliant. What I find the most admiring thing about Barcelona is not the way they can knock the ball around for 50 passes and then create a chance but the way they press, way up the pitch...making the defender fault. We did it very well yesterday. There's some daft fact about 70% goals come from winning possession in the final third of the pitch. Hence the reasoning I really dislike these teams down the Walkers who just sit back on the half-way line.
I agree the booing of Ankergren for it was a bit strange though, he didn't really do anything wrong or detrimental to us by doing it.
Personally I was just rather pissed off that I'd watch near enough a minute of **** all. I pay money to watch football, it was like some daft piece of modern art.
I'd like to add I think it was a far more accomplished performance than against Southampton. We made Brighton play within themselves, we made them look poor, we made M-Smith look very average and showed that his graft can only get him so far, put him against an athlete and he can't affect the game. We completely made so called prospects in the making Buckley, Harley and Noone look poor too. Add Lua Lua to that too.
Still doubts about Mills for me, twenty minutes of playing good...70 of fluttering between donkey and average. Peltier showing the form why I rated him so high at Huddersfield, being a lot fitter he was more like a Naughton left-back. Konchesky's looking the best signing...he has a point to prove and is trying to tell every Liverpool and Forest fan they are a c**t.
Midfield better balanced for me. I think it's an error playing Danns and Fernandes in the same time, the pair of them run and run. Having two players chase everywhere can't help shape hence the reason why I'd include King every day of the week, he provides that link between midfield and striker.
I was impressed by Beckford, I saw none of the attitude I was expecting, I saw disappointing in himself, I saw him track-backing to midfield when Gelson was out of position. I saw a directness of running we haven't had for ages. No pissing about, I want to score goals. Lovely. Vassell showing why he's so much more effective centrally as he causes defenders an headache, he'll jump for every header and he'll show quick feet.
Good stuff, now we need to show some grit and show character that when nothing is working, we have a Plan B. We have a set of players who can spot a weakness of the opposition and work on it. Interesting game at Cardiff next. We're due an away performance.
