melonhead bugger
This.
Particularly disappointed to lose this. The difference was neither of these:
a fluke goal
a referee scared to give a pen
It was a complete lack of ability with dead ball situations.
18 corners. 18! And how many of these led to a goal scoring opportunity? I think it was less than one. Add to that a free kick in a dangerous position that McAnuff put straight into the wall at knee height.
Contrast Cardiff's two free kicks taken by Whittingham. Flashed in towards the near post with Miller and others running onto them. They scored with one and nearly scored with the other.
How I miss Harte's quality of delivery that brought more goals last season than the whole team has managed so far this season. However I never want to see Harte at left back again after the debacle of the play-off final last year. Can we find a place for him somewhere else? Midfield in a 4-5-1 with either LeFondre or Hunt up front?
Or else bring Antonio back (would be nice to have a long throw in the team, as Cardiff did), ship Kebe out in January, and spend some money on a proper midfielder who can strike a ball (I've also lost count of the number of times I've seen Karacan through on goal with just the goalie to beat and.... oh).
I'm not usually this negative by the way.