The saving grace about playing up front is that you can do nothing for 89 minutes and then pop up in the right place at the right time and score the winning goal. That describes Maxi's performance for me.
I thought the big Greek and Skrtel were our best players, and probably also Reina. Some of those shots at goal he hung onto could easily have rebounded into Bolton players feet for an easy tap in, but he held onto everything. The big Greek for me MOM because he did give Davies hell, and almost conceded a pen when he shoved him in the back, which could have ruined a great overall performance. But he had to play tough, and he did it well.
Once again we only looked decent when Gerrard came deeper, after NGOG came on. The form of Cole is disappointing, especially notable was his lack of understanding on several occasions with Torres. We desperately need a strike partner for Torres, so we can play Gerrard in the middle.
Lucas played for me a safe game, barely gave the ball away and within his abilities played to his best. It should not mask the fact that we need a better midfielder to partner Gerrard in the middle, and I would like to see us buy a strike partner for Torres, and a midfield partner for Gerrard in January. 60 million to be invested please.
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