by Sir Rodger Doyle »
04 May 2008 22:54
Don't blame Harper, blame the Manager for being naive.
We were playing Wigan in what was always going to be an agricultural game on an agricultural pitch. We get a 0-0 and Coppell decides yet again, to "not change the team" for the game against Spurs. Oh bug*er Robbie Keane is dropping into midfield making a five, thats torn it, never seen them do that before. Malbranque, Keane, Jenas, Huddlestone and Zakora V's Harper and Bikey and now and again Hunt and Doyle. Now, if anyone thinks Bikey had a good game on Saturday they should try concentrating on a more individual sport. Why do you think we started to play better after he was taken off and Matejovski came on. Having a go at Harper seems to be a sport for some nobbers on here. There is a reason why he has been the first name on the teamsheet for the last two Managers. You have to understand how the game is played by a "team" and not by individuals. Ever wondered why it is, that when the team perform badly you can single out Harper for his own poor performance. I would not like to face a five man Spurs midfield at the best of times and certainly not with a centre back for company. Against Spurs, Bikey should have played at the back with Ingimarson. The Midfield should have been Oster, Matejovski, Cisse, Harper and Hunt With Kits up on his own. You could have changed things around for the last twenty minutes by throughing Lita and or Long on. Don't blame Harper because the Manager got it wrong.
Harper and Bikey against that Spurs midfield,
I don't know, what did you expect.