Nice gentle run-out for the lads tonight. Thought we controlled the game well and was never in any danger throughout the 90 minutes.
Reality check in order.....
Oh dear, well that was a bit of a let off. Looks like our squad may not be quite as deep as some may of thought. That was shambolic at times tonight. I think Harry might of tinkered too much but at least he got some big questions answered:
1) What the **** has happned to Palicious?
2) Tom Huddlestone is stepping up and cannot be dropped
3) Dawson is shit without king
4) Esso-Akouto is too unpredictale game to game
5) Bassong is not at the level required
6) Pavlychenko is an enigma.
7) Corulka is a ****.
8) Defoe has gone right off the boil
So least Harry found out these things now while he can still rectify.
Tonight was a trip back to the bad old days (which we all know will never completely dissapear).
The plastic pitch did not help, but Harry cannot paper over the cracks on this one. It was too big-a-game to simply put it down to an off-day. And I still remember pompey at Wembley. Get your chequebook out Harry!
On a positive note, we're still in this..
COYS!!