Arbeloa, needs to up his game.

[Guest Kaizer]

Arbeloa really needs to up his game, last night he was beaten all the time and most of the time he could not even come close

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to be the first man to get to the goalscorer.

 

1. Carra, Voronin and Babel beat him.

2. Kewell beat him.

3. Did not even see him there.

4. as much as 5 players got there before him.

[charlie clown]

but he still alwyas ended up on top.

[_00_deathscar]

Clearly he's lost the passion to play for this club. I think this is unacceptable and we should place him on the transfer list.

[Smith]

Clearly he's lost the passion to play for this club. I think this is unacceptable and we should place him on the transfer list.

 

You've got no idea as to how close you are.

[Walrus]

In all seriousness, he was surprisingly poor last night.

[The Hitman]

I thought Finnan had a great game yesterday,very good.

[Gunga Din]

i'm yet to see what all teh fuss is about Arbeloa, he is decent, nothing more. i still think we need 2 new fullbacks

[McBain]

i'm yet to see what all teh fuss is about Arbeloa, he is decent, nothing more. i still think we need 2 new fullbacks

 

Agree pretty much with this

 

He's good at a lot of things but not great at anything. A perfect squad player really

[Guest RedLegend]

I thought Finnan had a great game yesterday,very good.

 

Finnan was very good last night. Saved Arbeloa's bacon at one point as well just before half-time.

[Will]

Al is my new favourite player, but he had a below-par game last night

[Senrab_nhoj]

I thought Finnan had a great game yesterday,very good.

 

 

I don't think he had a 'great game'.... struggling to recall too much good/bad. Porto in first half were looking to use their left as their outlet and/or to isolate him in the way many a team would fire crossfield balls to the right when Riise is at LB...

 

his miskick cross with his left that ended up as a cross field pass was of good comedy value though

[Maldini]

I can't keep up with this, a couple of weeks ago he and Aurelio should start every game and Finnan was finished. Can we have some sort of kneejerk barometer so I can keep up with the consensus?

[Benitez]

I can't keep up with this, a couple of weeks ago he and Aurelio should start every game and Finnan was finished. Can we have some sort of kneejerk barometer so I can keep up with the consensus?

 

 

and now Arbeloa is now nothing but average, yet early in the season he was great

 

I thought he was ok last night, he is a good player though, been impressed with him this season. Certainly not an average squad player.

 

At least people seem to agree that Riise is not very good!

[Coyler]

I can't keep up with this, a couple of weeks ago he and Aurelio should start every game and Finnan was finished. Can we have some sort of kneejerk barometer so I can keep up with the consensus?

Along the lines of Sky's invaluable graphic that shows who has had the ball for the last two minutes that they only use when it has been 95% to one of the teams?

[Guy_Incognito]

Along the lines of Sky's invaluable graphic that shows who has had the ball for the last two minutes that they only use when it has been 95% to one of the teams?

 

Fecking winds me up, that. "And how long has the ball been in play for that 5 minutes, you f***ing dicks?!"

[Stevie H]

Along the lines of Sky's invaluable graphic that shows who has had the ball for the last two minutes that they only use when it has been 95% to one of the teams?

insignificant minutiae, dude. it's sky's lifeblood.

[Maldini]

Along the lines of Sky's invaluable graphic that shows who has had the ball for the last two minutes that they only use when it has been 95% to one of the teams?

 

Known in the industry as the Kaizometer

[Guest Kaizer]

I said before the match it could be a good idea to use Riise because of his ability defending crosses, since I could see Porto get a lot of crosses in, thats usually how they play.

 

I think this is a part of Riise`s game that often is overlooked, he would have dealt with the situation when they scored, I`m pretty sure about that.

[The Hitman]

I don't think he had a 'great game'.... struggling to recall too much good/bad. Porto in first half were looking to use their left as their outlet and/or to isolate him in the way many a team would fire crossfield balls to the right when Riise is at LB...

 

his miskick cross with his left that ended up as a cross field pass was of good comedy value though

I disagree,I think he coped very well with the attacking threat and was unlucky that Mascherano fell over to allow the cross to get in for the 1st goal.

Bailed out teammates at least a couple of times with good tackles.

[Kahnee]

he would have dealt with the situation when they scored.

 

Pretty much sums up Riise - if could deal with situations BEFORE a team scores against us, he'd be a real asset

[Senrab_nhoj]

I disagree,I think he coped very well with the attacking threat and was unlucky that Mascherano fell over to allow the cross to get in for the 1st goal.

Bailed out teammates at least a couple of times with good tackles.

 

 

That reads like a hygiene factor for a full back and how you go from that to him having a 'great game' is where I struggle

[Gary Wolf]

I thought Finnan had a great game yesterday,very good.

While Finnan was eating Quaresma up with all his bones, Arbeloa was looking our weekest defensive link.

[RafaShanks]

Arbeloa was looking our weekest defensive link.

 

That's harsh. The reason we looked so shakey yesterday was because Yossi and Ryan weren't tracking back. We were exposed a few times because of this.

[The Hitman]

That reads like a hygiene factor for a full back and how you go from that to him having a 'great game' is where I struggle

Like I said,he bailed teammates out a couple of times,which could've led to goals.Didn't put a foot wrong all game.

By your reckoning,what would a fullback have to do to have a great game?

Score a hat-trick?

[Knox_Harrington]

Didn't think Finnan played that well at all to be honest but he wasn't given much help.