MOTM -v- vila-real

[Trautmann]

Milner---for showing the guts and determination that makes champions.

[Blue Since 76]

Is there a least worst of the match? If so, I'd probably go for aj who looked the least worst of the front four yet get dragged off. Seemed harsh at the time and watching the rest of Nasri's performance, was probably the wrong choice

[john@staustell]

Kolarov followed by the 3 subs.

[irblinx]

Barry for me although if Milner had been on the pitch 10 mins earlier I'd have give it to him.

Thought Nasri was our best attacking option all night and Lescott the best defender

[Avalon]

Kolarov. Until Milner came on, he was the only person whipping the balls in the box. His free kick nearly went in, he got a disallowed goal and defensively he was solid too. It is hands down Kolarov for me.

[Slim]

Kolarov, credit where it's due.

[Goaters 103]

Kolarov. Provided our most consistent threat, ran all night and made himself available as an outlet ball wide left with his hard work up and down. Decent delivery, and one of the few who gave a solid performance. Barry and Milner also did well when they came on.

[Buz]

None of the starters deserves my vote - nor did Aguero, except the sneaky little shit scored the winner.

If anyone it'd be Milner but I plumped for 'none of the above'

I vote Mancini had a blinder lo

[Alex Sapphire]

bearing in mind the way they tried to break on us, Joleon for me.
Just kept catching the eye more than t'others

[freshie]

I think I'm alone I thinking Kolorov was awful! Yaya not far behind.

Nasri and Dave were awful too

I've voted for Barry!

No I also thought kolarov was awful. His crosses were shit and he was constantly caught out of position at the back and he lacks the pace or desire to get back

[freshie]

Barry MOTM for me. He changed the game when he came on and I don't think he put a foot wrong all night. I just don't get Barry though - awful one game (against villa) and then MOTM the next

[lets all have a disco]

None of them-Mancini for that celebration

[paddyblue]

kolarov he never stopped trying

[lets all have a disco]

kolarov he never stopped trying

But did stop tracking back.

[Avalon]

Seen Kolarov track back plenty of times. It was the right side with Cani and Rossi and Zabaleta was trying his best to cope with those two.

[Alex Sapphire]

Seen Kolarov track back plenty of times. It was the right side with Cani and Rossi and Zabaleta was trying his best to cope with those two.

the longer the game went on the more times Alex was caught upfield.
where I sit he should be the nearest player to me most of the time (when we're paying South to North). He wasn't

[Blue2]

Yaya , Barry a close 2nd.

[craigmcfc]

Kolarov, if only to piss off the knob sat behind me last night who slagged him off all game

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Koloarov was suspect defensively but he wasn't helped at all by the fact Nasri did approximately zero tracking back. Overall though, he was probably our most influential player, he shows great desire to constantly get him self up the pitch to give us an option.

[Original Dub]

Koloarov was suspect defensively but he wasn't helped at all by the fact Nasri did approximately zero tracking back. Overall though, he was probably our most influential player, he shows great desire to constantly get him self up the pitch to give us an option.

He was definitely suspect in defence and like you said, Nasri has to take a lot of the blame for tthe huge gap on that side everytime they broke.

I don't agree that he was our most influential player though. Its hard to think of any player on that pitch influencing that game, but Barry played a big part in changing it IMO, as did Milner.