Ted Hughes wrote:South Stand Balti wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:I'm actually quite worried by tonight, but we'll see.
Ten days off now, so time to, hopefully, recharge the batteries.
Why worried? If we had won 5 games on the bounce before tonight I think we would view tonight as a comfortable win? I have seen Leicester do really well at the big clubs but I thought we dominated them tonight
They defended well & made it difficult for us & we managed to find a way around it, & if Bony had been playing for Swansea, he would have scored 3, I was very happy with him & Aguero, but when we lost the ball. Jesus.
But it was a tough game because of the shit we've had in the last two, & we won, fair enough.
I dunno, we'll see, but I got a very bad vibe about tonight, & nothing to do with players going off & tunnels or anything else, just what I saw on the pitch.
Hopefully it's just the shit left over from Barca & scouse.
I agree with that assessment. When we lose the ball, if Toure is upfield, which he prabably is ... they just have free reign to run at our back 2. I thought bony was a good focal point in the middle, held up well and was a huge presence. He is definitely a type of forward we haven't had in awhile and I think he can work with either aguero or dzeko. I liked aguero dropping deeper, as I think it helps break down teams that try to stuff us, but it also means that he might miss out on some goals that he would get pegged against the backline.
As for it being a worrying performance ... there have been times when we have been flying high in the league, great stuff, play a team like leicester, stoke, hull, etc ... and absolutely fail to break them down in any way when they stuff up the middle. Game ends 0-0 or in a loss 0-1 after a counter attack and we look and feel like absolute shit.
We grind out a 2-0 with 2 well worked goals, and dominate possession. They get a few chances and a penalty shout, and we get slated in the press. I'm not saying there weren't issues, but I feel better when we are mostly solid, if not lacking a bit of inspiration then hanging on by the skin of our balls and looking impotent in a 0-0 draw.