Rex wrote:
I don't for a second buy the 'we are bound to have these games from time to time' argument; I think a minimum requirement in EVERY game should be that our lot at least matches the opposition in work rate and commitment. There are games when a team plays poorly due to cohesion, poor touches, poor passing and so on, which is acceptable, but not working as hard as the other team is just bullshit and should never be acceptable.
That's a nice idea in theory but it doesn't really happen in EVERY game. For any team. Least of all after an international break.
As long as you don't concede a daft goal, a team of our quality is bound to put together 20 minutes of good football and score.
Of course, there were players like Walcott and Ozil who weren't really even in the game at all in the first half. But the others were ok.
