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Great performance man of the match (imo) Ali made some brilliant saves.Steady Nigel predicted his team would win and they were given a lesson in Premier league football by a team that came and outclassed them!
The Martinez master plan is coming to fruition after 3 seasons and i think we will avoid a relegation battle this year without a doubt.I think a top ten finish is a real possibility.
Just hope we dont get any more vultures sniffing about before the window closes.
Very proud!Will never forget than West Ham game thoughwhy what happened
salmon was pot he will struggle in championship no pace poor touch cant finish
Great goal against West Ham -great business getting 1.5m for him think the championship will suit him.
Kone to start in place of Santo- its a tough one but he has far too good a strike rate to leave on the bench!
If Moses is still here then i would play him because while i am certain that move is going to happen we should use him while he is still here.Other than that i would keep the team as it was on sunday and i am sure even with the Southampton media darling hype fest that will go on before the game we will get our first three points on saturday.
3-0 Latics!One of the all time Latics greats in my view-scored goals,worked his socks off and always gave 100%.He did really weel at Latics and i was gutted when he left the club.
All positive if you ask me-great character from Latics after the goals from Chelsea and easily deserved something from the game.
The squad looks stronger and is probably the most settled one we have had for a good few years.Kone,Ramis (the first goal wasnt his fault -(world class play from Hazard)look good signings.This team WILL get goals and has bags of pace in it and real hunger and fight and im sure we will get our first three points next saturday regardless of Southampton’s bright start yesterday.
Another positive were the extra supporters who turned up yesterday adding to the atmosphere and creating a very positive feel around the ground.
The club is on the up now that is for sure and we will stay in this division without a doubt with more performances like that.Apart from the first 7 minutes, we matched the European Champions. If we play like the final 38 or so minutes of the game for most of the season, I think we will be in for a very exciting time.Let’s look at the points from the game….
RAMIS: Let’s not tear him apart and rip into him. The lad was playing his first Premeirship match. The one thing we could not replicate in Pre Season, in any way shape or form, is the pace of the Premiership. In the space of the first 7 minutes he got done twice for pace, which resulted in the first goal and then conceeding the penalty. Ramis learned a very harsh lesson. But apart from that, I though he looked solid, and very good on the ball. As I say, let’s not start getting on the lads back, please.
THE OTHER 38 MINUTES: We looked very positive. We played some very neat football, and there wasn’t a lot between the two sides. The two James’ in midfield were busy and industrious. Moses showed glimpses of why Chelsea will probably sign him shortly. Di Santo looked busy, but was quite well shut out by Terry and Luiz. If he had scored that chance in the first half, we may have clawed a draw out of the game. I like Figueroa at wing-back as well. Maloney was very busy. When Gomez came on, he was abused before he’d even touched the ball! (as per) I have to say, that overhead kick he attempted late on was magnificent athleticism. Very unlucky. Alcaraz was superb, as was Caldwell.
KONE: In the short time he was on he showed some very good touches and went close with that header. I think he will definitely be a great signing for us.
OVERALL: Let’s not be too critical and look upon it as very positive how we played for most of the game. If we play like that for the rest of the season, we will not be in a relegation fight. And let’s put it into perspective, we got beat 2-0 by the European champions with two goals that were of our own fault and making. QPR got done 5-0 at home by Swansea and Norwich got done 5-0 at Fulham. And the ‘mighty’ Liverpool got done 3-0 at West Brom.
Today was hardly a disasterous result. Play like that against most teams, and we will get something out of the game.
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WTF
Looks like an utter bag of wank, I can tell you now how useless he is going to be. Totally outpaced for a centre back. Martinez’s tactics and selections all wrong again, Does he do it on purpose. It is pathetic, We are playing them off the park but persists with one up top. Why doesn’t he just stick the end of last seasons tactics. I just don’t get him sometimes. If you dont play strikers you won’t score goals. Pisses me off because the performance was great.
Yes Ramis (Scott Green lookalike btw) is awful because he struggled (for one move) against world class forwards?????
He played well cleared a chance from Torres off the line and worked his socks off all afternoon.I agree that he maybe should have started with that new striker however the overall performance after that dreadful start was excellent and we deserved something from that game.
I have a very good feeling about this season if that is an indication today-we will batter Southampton next week if we play as good as that today.Brilliant idea that is very popular in europe proving that supporters have real power at influencing results with this kind of thing.
The club is completely behind its supporters and i have a very strong feeling this could be a season as good as the first one in the prem.His vollied goal at Anfield is one of the best i have ever seen.
Shame it went wrong he was awesome during that first half of the 2008-9 season.Great guy but he seems to have spawned scores of fat t@@ts cluttering up the roads on their push rods!
Reminds me of the tennis court clutter when wimbledon is on.Bright start for Latics……………for about 10 minutes!
Looks like a another tough season after that today.Hes earning b@ll all at the moment with currently no takers so Dave could offer him a grand a week with bonuses for wins,goals etc.
A week to week contract why not?
i still think he has another season or two left in him and im not joking about him playing in defence!
Would be a good signing.The fact that it is all over the sport bereft BBC says it all doesnt it? The only thing i have watched so far is that tin pot football tournament-the worst game of football i have EVER seen TEAM GB on thursday.I also saw two blokes dive off some boards today that reminded me of the old Wigan baths ones.
That said at least it gives some facilities and brings some money in to our floundering economy.It may also encourage some unfit kids to have a go at sport.My main gripe is the fact that professionals are allowed to take part i always thought it was meant to be for amateurs.Only two and a half weeks to the Chelsea game and it cant come soon enough.
