Quote Originally Posted by Özim View Post
Mertersacker blaming poor finishing for struggles (partly true but the defence has been poor too), what he maybe doesn't realise is he's actually blaming the manager indirectly, after all it was the manager who decided he didn't need a striker in the summer, low and behold we find ourselves in March and struggling to score goals, who could have predicted it?

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...-cup-barcelona
I partly agree about the finishing. Campbell, Elneny, Welbeck, Giroud had good opportunities. But failing to defend a simple throw in and getting turning so easily is just criminal.