Originally Posted by
joellufcprice
Jesus, you can't seriously be reading that much into the video of them walking out for the game? What are you expecting them to run out like coked up Maradona?
Reality is, we were without: Cooper, Koch, Dallas, Klich, Alioski, Phillips, Rodrigo, Meslier, Forshaw and one or two others I'm forgetting.
We had Leif Davies and Oliver Casey at centre back, a midget full back and a kid who really isn't ever going to be a PL player. Oh and Douglas, who though I do like him, isn't PL quality. So really only one of our genuine first choice defenders was playing in Ayling.
If anything I just hope it makes them realise even more we can't afford to go into new season with only Cooper and Koch as recognised centre backs.
Other than that, couldn't give a monkeys about the score, it is about getting minutes in legs for those who will actually start the first few games for us in PL