Guarantee if we win then Fat Sam will come out with the same old excuses on how we didn't deserve it, were disrespectful etc.
He's one of those managers who will never admit his own shortcomings as a manager of a football team and always look to blame others. Can't stand the man. Hated him ever since his petulant, disrespectful spat with Rafa...don't even get me started on his "tactics".
This isn't a dig at anyone but it's interesting to see the amount of people including Borini in their line ups for this game when so many had written him off and were wanting to see him sold in the summer.
To be fair sir, my reasoning was more around the fact that we are much more threatening with 2 up front rather than Balo as a target man. He's the kind of player who needs someone quick and nimble around him to create space and provide some outlet for him, and given Lambert is not that kind of player, we don't have much choice but to play Borini. I still think Borini is useless...but at least he has some pace, plus he is young and still has the ability to turn things around so I won't write him off completely.
I disagree with playing Sterling alongside Balo, he is not the kind of player who should be receiving the ball from midfield, he's much more effective slightly deeper with space to run at defenders. Playing Sterling up front is nullifying his most valuable asset - pace and passing.
We haven't been a good side playing with one up front since Torres left, no reason for that to change now.
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