[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=39309.msg1070010#msg1070010 date=1268686578]
[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=39309.msg1069997#msg1069997 date=1268686310]
Great performance so far, though Portsmouth are there for the taking, it's good to see us actually taking what's on offer.
Torres has been immense, Babel has linked up well with him too and it was a cool finish for his goal. Babel, Maxi and Aquilani have made a MASSIVE difference, and Johnson too actually. Maxi is having his best game for us yet.
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By any chance, is he making you think that maybe just maybe he could do something if his mind can stay 'stable' & he actually gives his all every game? That's 3 solid games on the trot now - he should really be starting against Lille too.
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Of course he does, it's gone on long enough now, all this bollocks about not being able to throw in Aquilani (for example) because we're in a difficult situation, well what have we got to lose? The team we're putting out is clearly disfunctional on some level, so something has to give, and the same with Babel now. He's done well in his last few games and has deserved to get another chance and a run in the side, and lets face it, there's no one else worth playing out there anyway. Riera is poor, Aurelio is a full back, Yossi has proven himself to be rubbish on the left, and I'm not sure Maxi is up to it. So....
Aquilani, Maxi and Babel could help changed the course of things. We weren't scoring goals and we were inviting too much pressure with our sluggish movement, if we want fourth place we've got to play to win and that means changing our balance.
