I think a lot of what Dr. Rule says is right, although Brendan having a face like a cunt? It may well be correct, but I always imagine Bren to be quite rakish in appearance.
I too, would take some issue with the Johnson idea.
I think he is a great player and has had some sparkling games, earlier in the season, he is clearly superior to Arbeloa going forward and at least his equal defensively, (that may not say a lot for his defensive abilities), having said that he has been somewhat disrupted by injuries and who has , or has not been playing in front of him. Dirk, for plenty of that time , and when Dirk is playing like Dirk and not MVB, it must be difficult.
Rafa must accept the lions share of our main problems, lack of back-up for Torres, Xabi's replacement still not having a full game, the paper thin squad, continually playing Lucas,
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