MOTM vs Arsenal

[Ted Hughes]

Keeper did well. Zabba & Kolo did pretty much all of the really difficult bits defensively & rarely missed anything. Ned & Savic did well not to panic under pressure considering how little they play but on a day when Silve & Yaya were missing & Nasri went missing, Aguero was wasteful I thought Dzeko & AJ almost played Arsenal on their own attack wise. Dzeko almost played as a creative midfielder at times. Worked his balls off. One of his best performances imo. He gets my vote.

[aaron bond]

Dzeko played very well so gave it to him, but Panty was a close runner-up.

Honourable mentions go to Kolo and Savic who both had good games.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

And a word for Nigel. Not a stand out game at all but I thought he was good tonight and did his job very well.

[craigmcfc]

Pants for me

[Biamp]

And a word for Nigel. Not a stand out game at all but I thought he was good tonight and did his job very well.

Indeed. Especially second half when Hargreaves went missing.

[brite blu sky]

Costel kept us in the game. has to be him.

Dzeko did some really good work at times, very impressed.

All the defensive players were good and I hope that is a bit of a watershed game for Savic and that is how he 'normally' plays. Looked stylish.

[Blueonblue]

I ended up with Zab on pure workrate, he seemed to be everywhere, Dzeko pushed him as well, but Ned would be my second choice for a solid display.

[Slim]

I ended up with Zab on pure workrate, he seemed to be everywhere, Dzeko pushed him as well, but Ned would be my second choice for a solid display.

Maybe he was everywhere but Ox-Chamberlain was all over our left back position and making him(and others) look silly at times.

[Trautmann]

Panty made two outstanding saves from Park and Oxlade-Chamberlan that kept us in the game and he was pretty solid throughout. I also thought his distribution was good and feel more comfortable about having him as backup for Joe. If I had one criticism it would be that he needs to learn to catch the ball as punching it is not always the best option.

Me too. Punching was a bit risky but those saves were top notch. Otherwise I would give the nod to Kolo. Like Ned he looked a little rusty to begin with but got better and better as the game wore on.

[Jon London]

Kolo got my vote but impressed by Dzeko's performances in the Carling Cup this one following a good display at Wolves. Dzeko is definitely up for the Carling Cup - should be made captain for the Final so he can lift the trophy.