i am somewhat satisfied with the response.

there were positives. but talking about positives isn't going to win us anything.

lehmann must go. if i were the opposition manager, i look at the teamsheet and see lehmann's name, i am going to laugh, because that is where i am going to attack. that is the weakest link.

eboue can go as well. his errors are going to cause us dear, if they haven't already done so. he is the second weakest link. i would tell my left winger to make a fool out of him. put pressure and he cracks. it is only because of lehmann that he isn't the weakest link in the team.

baptista can seriously start questioning if he were brazilian. and yes, he should go as well. the only reason why he din go above eboue in the pecking order was simply because he is not a regular starter. but he takes up too much space on the bench. subs must be able to come on and change the game. with that kind of technique, well... well.

hleb, you have to wake up. you have made too many stray passes and fouls that led to goals. you weren't punished today, and that's simply cos you were lucky. you know it.

diaby has to play with more maturity. cut the fancy. take the ball and release it; don't hold it for too long. and make those marauding runs sparingly for maximum effect, like toure and vieira. let fabregas do it. you defend.

i am most impressed by the way fabregas looked at the goal before he placed teh shot. as though at that moment, he had already blotted everyone else out, until it was only him, the ball, and the goal.

that is the state of perfection.