Very dissapointing today, we deserved a point & the performnce overall was excellent. Any individual criticisms have to be balanced against the sheer cost of the opposition.
So my marks out of 10:
Carson 8 - excellent again today, couldn't do much about the goal & kept us in it a couple of times
Sankofa 4/7 - given a torrid time in the first half by Bridge but recovered to have a solid second half - we need Young back in that spot though pdq.
Thatcher 7 - solid from Ben again, a hige improvemnt on Traore who is dragging Pompey down to his level judging by their recent results
HH 6 - shaky & his place is under threat i feel - too often ducked under headers & slowing down by teh game
Borat 7 - his usual self but moments of madness were few & far between - a good effort
Romm 6 - suprised he went off but as the commentator mentioned he is a brainless footballer, his asset is his pace but his delivery & final ball is usually woeful
Faye 3/7 - totally crap in the first half & his mental slowness & basic lack of control cost us the goal, hugely improved in the 2nd & unlucky not to score
Hughes 6 - quiet
Holland 7 - ran his heart out but no final ball for all his effort
Thomas 8 - teased his marker all afternoon, but our lack of numbers in the box meant hi sfinal ball was often pointless
Bent 8 - a huge amount of effort from Marcus, ran his socks off closing down but lacked any kind of support till Fat Jimmy arrived
JFH 7 - seemed up for it, woeful free kick towards the end but one of his better games
Lisbie 6 - too little, too late
Diawara 6 - didn't touch the ball
Biggest problem today was Wigan winning, our loss next week to Man Utd could see the gap widening to 8 points, not because Wigan will beat Arsenal at the Library Mk2 - but becuase they may well beat Watford in their game in hand the following Wednesday. That win for Wigan today was a killer.
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without ever looking like winning,i thought we were a bit unlucky to lose,3 key players to come back + the bogeyman and there are still some straws left.
When you look at Wigan's relatively easy run in (after the Gooners game), I think Sheffield United is the team to keep an eye on, as far as a team we could possibly catch.
And some of the crowd stayed right to the end - the atmosphere was good especially late on.
The gulf in class showed but the effort and determination was there. Despite defeat, i come away pretty positive. Just a shame our two best attacks fell to Faye and not someone more renowned for shooting.
Dug him out a lot in the past, but happy to doth cap to Marcus Bent today, massive step up in effort.
Marcus Bent and JT were terrific today IMO.
Don't look at the table too despondently, look at it like the start of 400m race, with everyone staggered. We may well fall further behind nest week after Man utd but we are in Lane 8. We have a very good home straight to come, emphasis on HOME!
I think too much blame has been attached to Faye for the goal.
He did well to get back and tackle Schevenko. The ball squirted away and in my opinion somebody else (Holland or Hughes) should have been on hand to challenge Lampard before he shot. As it was Faye himself nearly got to him.
I agree that we deserved a draw and even heard some Chelsea fans saying as much on the way home.
I sat in the east for this game and that was right in front of me - he played well 2nd half to be fair to him but that wasn't hard after his 1st half
well put dood, re the 400m race, good analogy (is that the right word??)
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ha ha you bell end!! (sorry its my new word, you bell end lol lol)