Saturday, 22 August 2009

Man City 1 Wolves 0


Our best performance so far I think. I haven't seen the goal because that's when my 'iraqgoals' stream stopped working. Man City looked like a good side, Tevez and Adebayor linked well. Tevez missed a golden chance and I thought, maybe we can get someting from this game.

The second half was really fantastic. We pressed them really hard, they had some chances, Ireland missing a one on one and Bellamy missed a sitter, but we played some fantastic stuff.

Elekobi came on at half time and handled Wright-Phillips with ease. He is quick, strong and he is good offensively. Doyle looked half-fit, he will benefit from playing in the cup.

When Keogh hit the bar I really thought we weren't gonna get that bit of luck. Shay Given proved his worth with a fantastic save from Matty Jarvis' curling shot.

I think our two central defenders look like premiership defenders, especially Mancienne.

GK. Wayne Hennessey: 7/10 - Looking very comfortable.
RB. Richard Stearman: 6/10 - Did well to contain Robinho.
CB. Jody Craddock: 7/10 - Lead well.
CB. Michael Mancienne: 8/10 - Reading of the game was fantastic.
LB. Stephen Ward: 6/10 - Did well against City's superstar attack.
RM. Greg Halford: 6/10 - Quiet game, subbed at half time due to injury.
CM. Dave Edwards: 8/10 - Ran himself into the ground, looked intelligent on the ball too.
CM. Karl Henry: 8/10 - Another brilliant performance, kept City's midfielders quiet.
CM. Nenad Milijas: 6/10 - Very quiet. Looked tired.
LM. Matt Jarvis: 8/10 - A real threat, a lot more positive than the previous matches.
CF. Andy Keogh: 7/10 - Played well and nearly earnt us a draw.
S1. George Elekobi (for Halford) :8/10 - First premier league appearance and pushing for a start.
S2. Kevin Doyle (for Milijas) : 6/10 - Half fit but still looked a threat. Will get better.
S3. Sam Vokes (for Ward): 6/10 - Didn't see much of him but won the ball in the air a lot.

Man of the match: Dave Edwards - Looks to have won his place in the team. Doesn't look out of place in the top flight.

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