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Senderos Starts!!
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So Phillipe starts instead of Distin. Hopefully he'll prove us all wrong over the next few months!!
Everton: Howard, Neville, Heitinga, Senderos, Baines, Donovan, Fellaini, Osman, Pienaar, Cahill, Saha. Subs: Nash, Bilyaletdinov, Vaughan, Rodwell, Anichebe, Coleman, Duffy.
Rob Murphy, Posted 30/01/2010 at 11:44:36
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Didn’t half miss the crack though — hope it’s not too serious a problem!
He’s a top draw player, he’s a top drawer player. (Guess who says everything twice...)
You can have all the pace but if your positional sense or timing of the tackle is off, it’s useless.
Look at Terry at Chelsea, I mean not the quickest (on the uptake) but gets his tackle in — ask Bridge at Man City, or, ahem, Chelsea’s reserve Goalkeeper?
I’m not sure which thread I should be in.
If I can get TW back to some sort of normality.
They threw the Dogs of War at us.
We just about weathered it.
The Moyes plan for corners did it again.
Answers please.
What I did like was the fact that we pushed like mad for the winner. That to me was what the top sides do — grind out a win and make sure of the points.
The dream is still on, though: we're 10 points off fourth spot with a game in hand, and we still have to play them! I know it's bollocks, but what an achievement if we actually did it.
Oh well... back to my colouring in with me crayons.
I didn't notice Senderos at all and, in my book, that's a perfect start for him.
I like him now.
COYB
Do you think Ball, Harvey and Kendall had to turn up and the opposition laid down and surrendered? Quite the opposite. Our lads knew how to work hard.
Just like today.
As for Wenger signing Campbell to replace him, that's the same guy who paid £10 mill for Jug-Ears Jeffers. He does not always get it right.
He blew up for handball.
And Belgium is supposed to be a small country.
What a scrote.
We did not play well but I am happy to come home with the three points. MotD will not show the incident in the first minute, so unless you were there or have Sky Plus Football First you will not see it.
The only annoying thing for me today was Moyes's insistence on getting all the players behind the ball for every corner. Wigan left two forwards up and that is probably why Tim had a free header even though it was a great jump.
Big Vic looked good when he came on, Neville was poor and we rode our luck. Star man was Johnny.
Remember last year's result at the DW/JJB (recall the performance?). Why is anyone complaining? I repeat from previous threads, victory isn’t compulsory in the Premier League. Surely you don’t expect the opposition to never have a chance to score?
The precise timing, ziz zag run at top speed to lose his markers, the prodigeous leap and perfectly executed powerful header made for just one more of Tim’s great goals.
He was the only player on the pitch or possible the entire league capable of scoring a goal.like that.
There are a handful of modern day players I would rate as being truly great. Each of them has a particular talent that sets them out from the ordinary. Some with lightening speed, others are great dribblers, passers or shooters.
By the same token Cahills extraordinary heading ability and eye for goal sets him apart from the ordinary.
Cahill’s contribution to the team effort lies not only in the heading department. Tim is also a genuine non stop box to box fearless tackler.
Despite all that I expect it will not be long before some on this site are calling for him to be dropped.
The middle of the park was another area of concern with Piennar playing in a wider position thus leaving Osman alongside Fellaini, it worked for a period with Osman playing quite well however, when the opposition began to close us down Osman’s contribution visibly waned and Wigan enjoyed more possession. With the derby next week this surely must be a worry.
Once again we managed to secure a hard earned victory due to the never say die approach of Cahill. I’ve got to say that was one of the finest headed goals I’ve seen for a long time. For me this was possibly the most reassuring episode in the game. Cahill appears to have rediscovered his predatory instincts which is a huge bonus particularly ahead of the derby.
http://www.wiganer.net/feat/ed62/everton_reaction_dull_scousers_take_three_points_489783/index.shtml
Read this match report of yesterday's game by a Wigan Fanzine. I am lost for words.
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