Guten Abend.
Well that was the FA Cup then, eh? I’d say that was pretty standard FA Cup fare and no point getting overwrought about not having witnessed anything too fancy. But let’s not fail to recognise a truth tonight.
Arry said we didn’t play well. He was right. It was a dysfunctional performance to put it mildly. Player ratings in the morning.
Watford had a good go at it. Quite how a dull outfit achieved so many opportunities is a cause for concern. Yes, they were at home, yes they were used to the heavy pitch. But we failed to achieve any real shape, instigate anything resembling flowing football.
Jake Livermore squaring up to the linesman with the ball under his arm was embarrassing. Danny Rose is possibly one of the thickest footballers I ‘ve seen this season bar Balotelli. Walker struggled. All be castigated by these nearly men’s relatives and those who have over emotionally invested, but why should I care? It’s not my fault they can’t cope with reality.
Time to stop mucking about with kids and ship in proper number twos. And Pienaar, for the love of God. Give me a break.
The FA Cup is about luck and it is about desire to win. We were lucky, but we didn’t show all that much desire. Arry also said before the game that we were all about getting to Wembley and winning the cup. Was he talking to us or talking to Investec?
Van der Vaart’s stonker…
Watford 0 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur by motifoot
I think this game was symptomatic of my ambivalence towards HR. Somehow or other, I was saying to myself throughout this game, “I still don’t think HR is a great tactician”. Other than brining on Lennon to give Rose some support, I cannot think of one thing that HR did to alter the shape of the game.
Throughout this season, we have seen corner after corner and free kick after free kick wasted, and I am left wondering what they do in training? The more I hear about “Just run around a bit”, the more I am thinking that this is the masterplan.
I admit to being a Walker fan, but in very much the same way we have criticised Lennon for his “end product”, I am in despair the number of times a Walker cross ends in a high ball into the centre, and being miles away from Ade, who apart from Bale is the only capable header of a ball in our attack. Anyone recall the words of Ben Franklin, “The definition of insanity is to endlessly repeat an experiment and expect a different outcome”. Have none of our coaches worked this out?
I realise I can’t keep sitting on the fence forever regarding HR, so I will say, great motivator and lucky on the plus side, but knows nothing about tactics. A bit like Kevin Keegan mark 2.
Ideal for the England job then!
Still trying to find any criticism of VDV, does he have an agreement with Amnesty International or something? Also, perhaps judging by last nights performance, many can understand why the Goon’s and City fans fell out with Ade, or should we still buy him, only 20 odd million and 175k per week-bargain!