Michael Dawson is one of the worst centre-halves I have ever seen. If you could win medals for shirt pulling he’d be a fucking champion but someone needs to explain to him what defending is about.
Spurs are a team built for La Liga. Go past the centre-halves and there is no physical presence. The midfield is tiny, technically very good, but tiny. They’re going to struggle unless they beef up that area with a signing.
Boos for Adebayor and Berbatov from Arsenal and Spurs fans show, perhaps, that fans patience with greedy players is wearing thin. It’s very uncommon to hear players so roundly booed by their own fans as those two were yesterday. Interesting.
Boro looked good. Stoke are going down. Hull had a great win and if they play with that kind of spirit who knows?
Arsenal desperately need a central midfield player. Although he did well enough the fact that Emmanuel Eboue is playing there for a team that wants to win the title tells its own story. West Brom did well at the Emirates, I think they showed enough to suggest they won’t go down too easy.
Torres made the difference again for Liverpool who still look very poor in the wide areas. Sunderland look a better side than last season and passed it around very nicely at times. They have a bit more craft in midfield now and that will help them, I think.
Everton must buy. They need to strengthen but they shot themselves in the foot yesterday. Poor defending by Lescott for Blackburn’s second and ball-watching for the winner which came when Yakubu gave away a stupid free kick. Blackburn were better than I thought they’d be.
It’s great to have it back though. So much to talk about. Thoughts on day 2 tomorrow.
