Moses
Bertrand
Azpilicueta
Cahil
Romeu
Sturridge
Piazon

7 out of 11 are not our first eleven..

and their "reserved" team??

Lindegaard
Rafael
Anderson
Giggs
Nani
Fletcher
Wellback
Chicharito

Thoroughly enjoyed the game. 11 vs 11, it was always going to be a different story. The piazon sub was a bit harsh, I feel he was slowly growing into the match. Admittedly, he had some poor touches and did show some lack of strength. Needs to learn the art of shielding the ball from his buddy Oscar. Betrand was looking good as well,with tireless runs down that left and dangerous crosses. Azpi was having a fine game until that clumsy penalty. Pleasantly surprised by his defending and how he keeps things simple. He has the potential to become even better than iva, and has good pace to burn compared to the serb.

Our CB partnership of luiz and cahill still needs more work, and RDM must remind the Brazilian to keep things simple. The aimless long balls I can deal with, even the ridiculous shots. But not when you try and bring it out, get tackled and it directly results in a goal. What I’m annoyed with is the timing of his ‘flamboyance.’ When there’s space to work he chooses to clear it skywards, but when opposition players are nearby, he tries something insane. Go figure.

Studge was frustrating but improved greatly towards the end. Could’ve easily had more goals, and his positioning was very good. I put it down to rustiness, and the goal + victory will fill him with belief. Just wish there was some way we could incorporate him and nando into the side. Wouldn’t mind him starting vs Swansea after that cool finish either, and I believe that wicked form under AVB is still hiding somewhere.

Out of all the goals, rami’s was my favourite for the lightning-quick approach play, with hazard’s pen a close second due to its significance. Got us back in the game with a nice healthy dose of their own medicine. Yummy.

Last but not least we could’ve ended things much earlier, but the pathetic level of officiating rears its ugly head once again. Why was the shockingly clear handball by keane not given?  Why wasn’t wootton given a second yellow for that ugly foul on ramires which resulted in our penalty? Why wasn’t keane sent off for that last-man trip on studge? Absolute rubbish. I’m bringing this up, because some people seem to think we would be discussing these sort of things only if we failed to achieve the win. Poor decisions are still poor decisions no matter the final score.

So will the ref be sent to officiate Sunday league football after this? Wouldn’t be surprised if that happened. I love the spirit we showed and its extra satisfying because even with ‘dodgy decisions’ going their way again, they STILL couldn’t get the better of us. Arsenal please take note.

KTBFFH!