Tonight was bad... very bad! It goes to show we really have no other option than to go wide when attacking. We can't play through the middle and it's as simple as that. Hennesey- good performance and good saves in first half. 7/10... Ward- passing was terrible showed nothing going forward. 4/10... Delaney- solid as usual 7/10... Kelly- I know centre back is his preferred position but it certainly isn't his strongest position, clumsy for the penalty as well! 4/10. Fryers... I was full of optimism for him I really was. Decent pre season and was waiting for him to get his chance. He was awful! Truly awful! Every cross went wayward. Terrible going forward and also looked knackered after 50 mins. 2/10... mutch.. didn't do anything! Awful! 1/10. Cabaye... surely he's lost his place in our starting eleven? Parse would be mad to put him in a winning team in the league? 5/10... zaha.. tried hard crosses were poorly a lot of the time was kept quiet a lot of it 5/10. Sako... looked unfit didn't do anything 4/10.
Lee.... again tried hard but was very ineffective, he didn't take anyone on didn't create anything 4/10. Wickham.... again I have done nothing but praise him and really hoped he would come good, don't get me wrong he is still young with a lot of potential. Tonight he was bad, didn't read the game well benteke done a great flick to him and he wasn't expecting it. He also should have scored when benteke headed it onto him but he didn't take it first time and McCarthy smothered it. 3/10 subs: benteke 7/10 caused problems straight away! Puncheon tried deliveiring quality but couldn't 4/10 and I know dan wasn't a sub he went off injured 6/10

“This is a crisis, a large crisis.... in fact if you have a moment, it’s a 12 storey crisis, magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24 hour portage , and an enormous sign on the roof saying “This , is a large crisis” - Edmund Blackadder

lol looking back I think I was too generous with Zeki, wickham amd sako aswell

“This is a crisis, a large crisis.... in fact if you have a moment, it’s a 12 storey crisis, magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24 hour portage , and an enormous sign on the roof saying “This , is a large crisis” - Edmund Blackadder