I missed the first 15 minutes but I believe it was the same as the following 30 minutes. From what I seen though, as already mentioned, Darby was the one who impressed me the most in the first half. He goes about his business and plays his football in the most simple way with lots of enthusiasm. He's always proved his captaincy in the reserves for me and I think he'd take on the challenge of some first team league games with pure professional determination.
As for our much talked about striker since the pre season started, I'm not going to give him a hard time. I felt he wasn't good enough when it mattered last season. He puts in the effort but isn't switched on enough. And as for his pen, it wasn't a terrible one - I've seen Robbie Fowler hit the post against the bitters... While he's in a red shirt, he deserves support. But I'll be concerned about our ambitions if he stays and starts games in the league.
Second half for me was slightly better. The introduction of Benayoun and Kuyt helped a bit where keeping possesion up front was concerned.
I'm still not sure about Dossenas defending abilities, but he seems to ghost up into some good positions in the box when we're on the attack. Interesting.
On the whole though, I'm glad for no injuries, a clean sheet and another good workout.
I'm a little concerned about the depth of our squad where attacking is concerned though. The only one who's looked able of causing real problems in the final third so far for me is Pacheco.
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