for the record, (and yes my bias firmly declared) this for me is exactly the sort of game that Thudd should be playing, the NLD was one where he should not.
I still don't buy into a polarized view of starting XI regardless of opposition. Especially in the face of Fat Sam and his anti football. (In fact this is the type of game I would like to see Parker and Sandro together to dominate and prevent their midfield from breaking down, with lennon, dembele and bale behind adebyor. Sadly availability and fitness puts pay to that notion).
Can see another bore draw here, and a nervous 90 minutes with a few goal mouth scrambles / stig of the dump carroll stylee elbows in the box.
I still don't buy into a polarized view of starting XI regardless of opposition. Especially in the face of Fat Sam and his anti football. (In fact this is the type of game I would like to see Parker and Sandro together to dominate and prevent their midfield from breaking down, with lennon, dembele and bale behind adebyor. Sadly availability and fitness puts pay to that notion).
Can see another bore draw here, and a nervous 90 minutes with a few goal mouth scrambles / stig of the dump carroll stylee elbows in the box.