Logging on from a internet cafe in La Paz, Bolivia just to say how much i enjoyed watching the game. Managed to catch the full replay on delay with some fantastically annoying Spanish commentary!
They sure love Torres here though, the commentator was singing the Torres bounce after the 2nd!
Thought Lucas was absolutely magnificent. Was it just me or did he look so much more confident? I´m thinking the recent Brazil caps have really given him a boost and it´s great he´s bringing that form back to us. Kelly was also fantastic, some brilliant tackles and covering. Torres finally looked interested again, and my god you could tell what was going to happen as soon as he got the ball for his second. Every replay I see of that it seems more fantastic. Blinder of a finish.
Still think we need wingers to replace Maxi (who put in decent shift but still doesn´t look like a first teamer) and clearly Meireles is not a right winger.
Also though Hodgson´s tactics were spot on funnily enough. You play against the best team in the Premiership and you don´t want to give them any space to play in your own half. It was clear Roy told the lads to let them have it in their half (hence the rather misleading possession stats) but as soon as they came into ours there was good pressure and our players were snapping into the tackle, which was a pleasure to see.
Great result, and now we´ll see whether we keep this run up. I don´t want to congratulate Roy too much because I think his tactics work well against better teams but leave a lot to be desired against the lesser ones. We´ll see whether we have a change of approach in the coming games.
Nonetheless, a fantastic win, and a clean sheet against a team who were scoring for fun recently.
Adios!
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