Coquelin always seems to perform well while disaster and general meltdown is occurring all around the place.
Wonder if WUMger will ever play him during a good run or before Song, who has been a bit shit aside from the glorious chips to feed RVP.
Why is our defence so shit nowdays after a good spell? Is it that Koscielny,Vermalen and GIbbs are not as good as they think they are or is it the failings of the defensive midfield. I think its the former- I just dont think our defenders are good enough at the top level (apart from Sagna).
Song frustrates the living hell out of me. Every time he has to try and hold off players with his strength and then push through, he needs to reign in this more flamboyant side that has emerged with him recently. He's a DM, our only real defending midfielder. He leaves us in horrible defensive situations on a number of occasions, and today we saw that. Even for their first goal he should have done better, didn't jump with that Norwich attacker who headed it on, and then failed to track back immediately, which was a big reason why whoever it was got that pass to Holt in space. Still super unlucky that went in though.
People who said Vermaelen is overrated were correct tbh. He's got an all action style of play which is exciting to watch but he is defensively naive a lot of the time. When Jackson went past him as if he wasn't there it was pitiful.
I don't think Song really knows what he is doing, in the nicest possible way. You can't be both our main attacking threat from directly in the middle and at the same time be our main defensive shield.