Match reaction vs Monty

[Ollie the Optimist]

We didn't play all that well and still won. Sign of a good team.

Onwards we go.

last year we went to dortmund and the match was exactly the same as it was today with one difference. we conceded late on. today although not looking good, we played well. nullified their threat, even if the ref was doing his best to help, the diving ****s. i can only really think of one chance they had and that was the mannoe save in the second half. the rest was long shots. we defended well, on we go to city with some real optimism for once

[Niall_Quinn]

Is Gervais ill? Or has he been replaced by an imposter? Saw the highlights, looked like a shit match if that's all they could rustle up to show. Their pen was a disgrace. Podolski must have been manufactured by Audi and tuned by BMW.

[Static]

Sign of champions.

It's on

Talk to me after the next two PL games!

4 points please

[Özim]

Got the points that's all that matters.

Very lucky 2nd half as they completely dominated us, we barely got out of our half...good thing they didn't have their shooting boots on.

[Özim]

last year we went to dortmund and the match was exactly the same as it was today with one difference. we conceded late on. today although not looking good, we played well. nullified their threat, even if the ref was doing his best to help, the diving ****s. i can only really think of one chance they had and that was the mannoe save in the second half. the rest was long shots. we defended well, on we go to city with some real optimism for once

Vermaelen thought it was a penalty when asked (so did the Sky panel), he admitted he didn't get the ball, in addition Diaby's late tackle perhaps should have been a penalty (and a red since he'd already caught someone not longer before and was on a yellow).

Our defending was not bad but they exposed us a number of times as well, the easy chance they missed as well Diaby giving the ball away in the penalty area were two of those. Tony Adams wasn't convinced with our defending, I thought we were decent but I can't remember seeing us dominated like that for many a year.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Podolski's voice makes me chuckle.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Did not see the game, but 3 points away in Europe is always a good thing, on to the next game tbh.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Vermaelen thought it was a penalty when asked (so did the Sky panel), he admitted he didn't get the ball, in addition Diaby's late tackle perhaps should have been a penalty (and a red since he'd already caught someone not longer before and was on a yellow).

Our defending was not bad but they exposed us a number of times as well, the easy chance they missed as well Diaby giving the ball away in the penalty area were two of those. Tony Adams wasn't convinced with our defending, I thought we were decent but I can't remember seeing us dominated like that for many a year.

End of the day, they were always going to be up for it, so if we thought we would go there and it would be easy then we'd be naive. it was never going to be a 6-0 some may have thought.

never saw the game so can't comment on the incidents, we got the points all that matters.

[Cripps_orig]

Terrible performance and a terrible game to watch but we won

Granted it was against a piss poor outfit but our away form in the CL has been piss poor no matter who we play so 3 points is hand here.

Win the 3 home games which we should and we are through to be knocked out in the next round.

As for the players, surely Mannone is our number 1 now? Ches would have crumbled under that pressure. Mannone was excellent. Defence was fine as well.

Welcome back Diaby. Terrible player as he always has been

I love Podolski

Giroud Did get an assist though

Wtf has happened to Gervinho? Has his forehead finally got a brain?

[Niall_Quinn]

Mannone was excellent.

He looked utterly clueless in the highlights. Guess he must have been brilliant the rest of the time then.