FC Utrecht match thread

[Kenneth]

Poulsen's done alright, relatively.

[Rich]

I take it we've performed no better than any other game this season

So another abysmal first half, we've not had a single "average" first half yet.

[red g]

only positives for me is that we only have 45 more minutes to endure

[Craig_H]

Hodgson makes Mancini's management style look cavilier.

[Zapater]

There are just no signs of any improvement whatsoever. We are a clueless football team.

Yet Roy will probably praise us for "playing well" and if it's a goaless draw it'll be a "nice result for the fans to go into the weekend game on a high"

[Lecter]

Haha em no, why you think that?

You think Meireles best position is on the right?

[el matador]

From the best midfield in the world a few years ago to the ****test.

What a disgraceful performance. I always feel sorry for the fans that have paid a lot of money to travel and get treated to a half arsed display.

what do you expect. we've sold alonso and mascherano and today we have lucas and poulsen in the centre.

These two dont even have a tenth of the ability that those two had.

Worse than that is why is an £11m central midfield player playing wide right when he's probably never played there before and doesnt contribtue anything substantial from the right.

Dont understand the formation, why not just play poulsen, lucas and meireles in a midfield 3 and kuyt wide right, cole left and torres up front with meireles moving forward.

The team looks absolutely ****. The Roy Hodgson honeymoon is well and truly over.

[Zapater]

I've actually quite liked the look van Wolfswinkel. Can see why some teams have been linked with him.

[Danoner Forrest]

I thought it was my widescreen TV making them look overweight, but I have to agree, Johnson, Carra, Cole, Torres all look a bit well, fat?

[red g]

I take it we've performed no better than any other game this season

So another abysmal first half, we've not had a single "average" first half yet.

hmm not sure absmal is right, don;t thik we have been that good

[Slinky Skills]

I've actually quite liked the look van Wolfswinkel. Can see why some teams have been linked with him.

His missus says he only has a little wolfswinkel.

[Lecter]

Jesus we have no width whatsoever, they crowding the centre of pitch, we need to stretch them across the backline, pullout some space for Torres cause he is non existent so far

Change position to 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1

He should put Kuyt out wide and play Meireles in the hole

[red g]

Yet Roy will probably praise us for "playing well" and if it's a goaless draw it'll be a "nice result for the fans to go into the weekend game on a high"

I think he may namecheck Steau, in view of that 'great' result we got against them....a point here is decent.

[Buzzo]

the tagline for the advert on telly sponsoring the game says.

"Directions one, understanding nil".

How very apt.

[Chris]

Our big summer signing put out wide to accomodate Lucas and Poulsen says it all about Hodgson. Hopefully this is his final game in charge, I despise the man.