I thought Dier done ok but take the goal away and I dont think he was "fantastic.

I thought Rose still looked suspect and failed to control Downing especialy first half

I thought Ade done very very little but I will agree that the sending off was complete unnecessary and well over the top.

Not a great performance but 3 points in the bag.

Strange game to watch but hopefully we play better at home next week.

Agree with grand

Dier wasn't very good at CB was caught out a few times ( so did kaboul ) but thought he played well at RB.

Lamela, Lennon & Eriksen were all average but Lamela looked the better of them.

Capoue was class in MF & CB

Lloris also class

Holtby & Townsend changed the game ( the red help that ) both was excellent.

Ade was meh

Missed the game due to work. But from what I have read to far sounds like it wasn't pretty but I personally didn't expect us to win today. Especially when I found out we were down to ten men.

Then you consider our defence is still very much second string and only two of our World Cup players were available.

It makes it a damn good start in my book.

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last season we would have gone on to lose that game 2-0, maybe 3-0


very good win all things considered

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last season we would have gone on to lose that game 2-0, maybe 3-0


very good win all things considered
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Exactly they showed some fight and spirit for a change.... Also helped west ham are cack at scoring

Noble

Rose looked better going forward than he did defending but he seems to have learned how to get the ball into the box at least.

Hugo's second-half save spared us from embarrassment.

Substitutions had a big impact so well done to our new manager.

The only negative was Soldado sitting on the bench while Ade did cack-all on the pitch. I'll put it down to him still recovering from his illness but it looks like the same old Ade this season

Can't grumble with a win when compared to last season's games against West Ham

Boys

I'm expecting a huge improvement next Sunday at the lane.
QPR will probably play 4-5-1 and IMO this will be a big test for MoPo. I'm expecting big things from our front 4 and especially Eric. This is a big game for him IMO and if he plays well and maybe even scores it might give him the boost that he needs.
Just hope he doesn't have a stinker which IMO will set him back to where his confidence is shot.

We desperately need a proper striker.

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*As said earlier - Rose had a good game. Downings crosses came in early - in the midfielders territory.
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Leave it out Downing turned Rose inside out 3 or 4 times.

I agree a great win against a boring side who play very little football but we still look dreadful up front.

Why cant Ade just control the damned ball and hold it up he always tries to turn and do something special which is not normally possible when you are up front on your own.

He either loses it or ends up getting driven back 5 yards into our half before he can turn. I so wish he had even half a brain

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Rose was played due to his pace… and I can't remember a time he was done on the outside by Downing.
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Oh come on he was never going to get done on the outside

I dotn know if you noticed but Downing is left footed and always cuts back inside?

I knew that, everybody knew that but he still cut inside Rose 3/4 times and got good crosses in.

Sorry he did not have a nightmare Rose but he is still nowhere near good enough for where we want to go

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I don't think anyone bar Capoue and Lloris were consistently good. Dier and Bentaleb in the bracket below. Our starting front four had very forgettable games, but I thought that was very clever by Ade running at Colins. I dunno if he was looking for the foul or realised the bloke was already a yellow, but that piece of smart play worked wonders for us.

Was Rose marking him on these 3/4 occasions?
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Yes the 3/4 crosses I am talking about he was level with the edge of our penalty area so please dont tell me thats a midfielders territory.

Mind you the one who got skinned by him the worst was Bentaleb near the corner flag luckily Downing spooned it over the bar

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Downing did give Rose a tough time today and I think danny got fortunate a bit as he let a few crosses get past him too easy.

I dunno if he was looking for the foul or realised the bloke was already a yellow, but that piece of smart play worked wonders for us.
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I dont know if Ade is that bright but he would have been one on one with the keeper had Collins not checked him.

Mind you Collins should have let him go he would never have scored from a one on one