Some thoughts

[Tyler]

Alonso is going through a bit of a dip in form. Maybe time to give him a rest - send him to Spain for a holiday for a week?

 

Also, why is Garcia being left out - is he still carrying an injury.

 

I think we are playing well at the moment but we are not taking our chances and if you don't take advantage when you are dominating and the other team scores then the match is flipped on its head.

 

Played Charlton off the park last night and then they grabbed two goals and we looked like we wouldn't score if the game went on until midnight.

 

Not sure if there is anything to be done except for the players to keep plugging away and working hard. All this talk of fatigue becomes self fulfilling - if you are winning, players don't get tired. Having said that some players look like they could use with some freshening up.

 

I think Cisse deserves a run in the team (with Fowler available to come on as a sub for the last 25 minutes) with one of Crouch or Morientes.

 

Maybe Champions League can lift us or maybe its a distraction and the players are playing with one eye on the Benfica game.

[Magic8Ball]

talking of the CL did our drop in form coincide with the CL break ?

 

are they related or is it just chance ?

[Tyler]

I had a horrible thought that we finish 4th in the League and Arsenal finish fifth but win the CL and we are eliminated. Karma catching up with us!?

 

We are still well positioned but we need to stop this run of results now. Team looks like it could benefit with some freshening up - remove Crouch for a game or two and put in Cisse

[Magic8Ball]

I had a horrible thought that we finish 4th in the League and Arsenal finish fifth but win the CL and we are eliminated. Karma catching up with us!?

 

We are still well positioned but we need to stop this run of results now. Team looks like it could benefit with some freshening up - remove Crouch for a game or two and put in Cisse

Problem is Crouch is the only "striker" who can hold the ball up - without him we have no one who "actually" holds the ball up

[fred milne]

I think we need to start using Didi much more, assuming he's fully recovered from the Essien challenge. We know he can be relied on as a CM partner for either Gerrard or Alonso.