Match Reaction v Fenerbahce

[GP]

Does anybody know whether we're allowed to play any new signings in the second leg? Can we still add one new player to the squad for the second leg or can we add more or none at all?

I'd imagine it'll have to be the same squad in the 2nd leg. Which is fine.

[Marc Overmars]

I doubt we can add any players. The extra one we could have added needed to be before the first leg, I think.

[Letters]

Now, this is undoubtedly all about Walcott. Why don't people watch him in the next game instead of listening to commentators? Just watch him. Great if he gets two assist, thank fuck for that because he kills us the rest of the time. But imagine if we could get a player who could get two assist AND play football. Do you see my point?

Not really.

My dad's old enough to have seen Greaves play back in the day. I remember him telling me how one time he saw him and he did nothing all game, apart from score a hat-trick.
There are some things Theo is good at, some things he isn't. If he's running at a defender my money's on the defender to get a foot in. If he's through one on one then my money's on Theo, I reckon he's a pretty good finisher. If he's in a position to cross the ball it's more 50-50, he can deliver a good ball but not often enough. Thing is I'd say that last point is true of most players. I personally think it's ridiculous that professional footballers can't consistently deliver a good final ball but for whatever reason it seems to be the case.

2 assists in a game is a pretty good return. Football is all about goals, it's unfortunate that a defender can have a great game and then one mistake which leads to a goal and everyone focusses on that whereas an attacking player can have a stinker and then get a goal and he's a hero. End of the day Theo's goal and assist tallies are pretty impressive. That's good enough for me. Is there room for improvement? Of course, and he hasn't developed as quickly as we'd all have liked. But he's not as bad as you're making out.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Not really.

My dad's old enough to have seen Greaves play back in the day. I remember him telling me how one time he saw him and he did nothing all game, apart from score a hat-trick.
There are some things Theo is good at, some things he isn't. If he's running at a defender my money's on the defender to get a foot in. If he's through one on one then my money's on Theo, I reckon he's a pretty good finisher. If he's in a position to cross the ball it's more 50-50, he can deliver a good ball but not often enough. Thing is I'd say that last point is true of most players. I personally think it's ridiculous that professional footballers can't consistently deliver a good final ball but for whatever reason it seems to be the case.

2 assists in a game is a pretty good return. Football is all about goals, it's unfortunate that a defender can have a great game and then one mistake which leads to a goal and everyone focusses on that whereas an attacking player can have a stinker and then get a goal and he's a hero. End of the day Theo's goal and assist tallies are pretty impressive. That's good enough for me. Is there room for improvement? Of course, and he hasn't developed as quickly as we'd all have liked. But he's not as bad as you're making out.

Top post.

Nothing to disagree with here. I used to be a harsh critic of his, too. But seeing the returns we got from him last season, where he was our top scorer and high on the assists list as well, I realised it would be foolhardy to continue to bash him in the scathing manner I used to. Not that I'm pleased with every aspect of his game, as there is certainly room for improvement in key areas - areas which arguably should have been better developed by now - but he's still young, and really has had no one to learn from.

Over all, I think he's a good finisher, but maybe because he doesn't score 40 yard stunners for fun, he isn't rightly hailed as one of the most productive players in the Prem.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Joseph Barton ‏@Joey7Barton 21 Aug

Ramsey should be in Hodgson's next squad for me. Much improved this season...

[BlindFaith_8]

Maybe he can ask Chris Coleman for a free transfer to England FC

[Penguin]

I side towards NQ on Theo. He has far too many flaws in his game. He can't beat his man one-on-one (despite the blistering pace), his dribbling is average, his ball control is sub-par, his crossing is erratic and his decision making is poor. Every time I see him play he has me facepalming. I do recognise that he has developed an end product but his lack of footballing nous and ability worries me.

I don't think we should sell him but he shouldn't be in our starting line-up. He wouldn't be if he was at any of the 'top 3' clubs.

[Özim]

[Cripps_orig]

I side towards NQ on Theo. He has far too many flaws in his game. He can't beat his man one-on-one (despite the blistering pace), his dribbling is average, his ball control is sub-par, his crossing is erratic and his decision making is poor. Every time I see him play he has me facepalming. I do recognise that he has developed an end product but his lack of footballing nous and ability worries me.

I don't think we should sell him but he shouldn't be in our starting line-up. He wouldn't be if he was at any of the 'top 3' clubs.

He'd walk in to man utds team

[Niall_Quinn]

He'd walk in to man utds team

They'd have already bought him if that was true.