Good thing I was watching from home again - saved the GF her embarrassment over my behavior
Most of the match I was making my normal comments and noises, which she typically mocks me over. But when Kos scored that goal I went f***ing mental! She seriously wondered about me - how could anything be that important, etc.? She just doesn't get it, and I look a fool in her eyes
I made another loud outburst when Gerv missed that late chance. Why oh why was he missing the touch we'd been seeing from him since pre-season? Why this game? OMG, we could have won it had he finished his two chances. But City missed a few too, a draw a fair result.
I didn't like the substitution of Podolski. Who came on was fine, but I though Gerv should have come off rather than Podolski. Gerv was not 'feeling it' - it was obvious - why leave him on? Podolski sent one into row Zed as well, so perhaps not the big difference I thought at the time, but it still bothered me. And then the very late substitution... I understand it... We're drawn away from home against the league champions... but I still wanted to see Ox come on.
But I'm quietly confident in this team. I'm relatively optimistic anyway, but this is potentially better than even my expectations. All you had to do was look at the benches - ours looked as good or better than City's to me. And THAT speaks to things I did not expect this season - depth. Wilshere coming back makes it even better. And Rosicky after that. Oh my the depth!
(If RVP hadn't left OMG what a team, but f**k that c***).