Delighted with the result. Not sure I agree with DLS about the performance, however. I must admit, not a brilliant performance, and whilst Johno was great going forward, he wasn't so great defensively. Despite that, thought Allen covered him well,
Carlton Cole, as DLS pointed out, is hammered on this forum often. However, he proved a real handful and Brendan admitted as much at the end of the game. I mentioned in the manager thread that I was happy with Brendan's actions during the game. I must admit, I wasn't thrilled by the thought of having Jonjo up on his own but it worked. Similarly, when I saw Cole coming off the bench after 29 minutes, I couldn't understand why. But as I have said, it worked and credit has to go to Brendan.
Overall, not a breathtaking performance. However, if we can go to Upton Park, with arguably no strikers, against a very tough West Ham team who have a, whether you like it or not, shrewd manager in charge, it shows a lot of character. Not ideal to concede 2 goals but the main thing is we go back in to it and nicked the win. Onwards and upwards!
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