01 Feb 2017 00:25:50
I thought Hendo, Wij and Can were great tonight. James Milner looks in need of a week on a beach in the Med to recharge.
They might win the league but Chelsea looked second best to us for the second time this season. They have some big games coming up whereas our run-in looks slightly more favourable so who knows?

1.) 01 Feb 2017
01 Feb 2017 08:55:44
Funny, I didn't see the match but the Telegraph gave Milner 8 out of 10 which I think made him their MOTM - just shows how folk can have a different view in the game.

2.) 01 Feb 2017
01 Feb 2017 09:25:09
Personally I thought he was fine but I do understand why you say he may need a rest, it's probably due, against Hull maybe Moreno should be stuck in there see how he gets on, give Milner a rest and bring him back for the spurs game.

{Ed001's Note - how can Milner need a rest? He has not played that many games, having recently had a break due to injury and sitting out cup games! None of our players should need a rest. If they do then they are not training hard enough and so are unfit.}

3.) 01 Feb 2017
01 Feb 2017 09:34:41
True ed1 you know more then me mate, i didn't think about him sitting out the cup games.

{Ed001's Note - without European football there are not enough games in the season for our players to have any excuse for needing a rest. That is even if they actually were playing the cup games as well. Even then, it is not the number of games that is the issue, it is the travel. It affects the recovery after matches. Having said that, if they acted like athletes after matches and focused on recovering, rather than going out to the hottest new night clubs and getting hammered, they would all be a lot fitter.}

4.) 01 Feb 2017
01 Feb 2017 09:59:38
Very true what your saying ed1, thanks mate.

{Ed001's Note - very welcome.}

5.) 01 Feb 2017
01 Feb 2017 10:43:30
Moreno shouldn't get a game against the Under 10's let alone against Hull, the lad is dreadful as he's shown over and over again!

We need to get back to a settled back four of Clyne, Matip, Lovren and Milner, it's the constant chopping and changing that has caused us so many defensive problems recently.