Shelvey did NOT go in with his studs showing. Watch it again you'll clearly see he went in fairly but his foot bounced off the ball and his studs then came up to Evan's ankle. Very very harsh. But as someone said in another thread in the first 5 we've played Arsenal, City and United and the harsh reality is were not expected to take anything from these games. Also some of the replies on here are truly laughable any football fan can see were a good side when we pass it about we just need to get it right and its such a huge cliche but STILL ONLY 5 FCUKING GAMES IN. Some of the members on here Stanley etc. should know this aswel they've been following the club for longer than the younger members theyve seen it all before and strangely i feel as if i have to. Next 10 games include norwich, wigan, reading, stoke, everton, swansea, chelsea, newcastle, spurs and southampton. Around 20 points from them would suit me fine doesn't look likely and wouldn't make alot of u happy either but im just one of those constantly negative fcukers.....
Like many others, you're missing the point. The sign of a good football team is one that wins games.....it really is as simple as that. Intricate movement, dominant possession, 3 billion bakwards/sideways passes, lots of corners, blah blah blah mean absolutely nothing.
And from what I have seen this season, the players aren't adopting anything like a 'tiki-taka' style of football. Our style of play is no different than it has been for for the last few years. How long before people stop making excuses and saying, 'it will take time as we've got a new manager'? West Brom (and to a lesser extent Swansea) have a new manager, far fewer resources, and many would say far inferior players yet they're well ahead of us.
