very disappointing performance on wednesday. we srarted the game with a negative attitude and it came back to haunt us with with a possible three points dropped.
the team selection against copenhagen was all wrong for starters. oshea is not a midfielder and asking him to play there is like asking a plumber to put a roof on a house,it doesnt work out. it is not fair on o shea(who had played well as right back in the previous two games) and carrick,who will constantly be exposed and looking over his shoulder playing beside a man who is out of his depth.its patch work and dangerous.
secondly,why was ferdinand not on from the start and why was vidic taken off at half time. surely these two should be given every opportunity to forge a solid partnership. on the night,i thought vidic was our best player and i cant understand why he was taken off. i have heard nothing about him being injured so i can only imagine it was a tactical swap. it didnt pay off and eventually cost us a goal.
also when scholes came on o shea should have come off and we should have tried to stretch copenhagen. i am a firm believer in shape and attackin football. five in midfield often causes more problems then it solves. however,the damage was done at that stage. anyway,i dont understand why we didnt try to win the game from the start with our best team and then think about resting players.
there was little to take from wednesdays game other then it will werve as a reminder how easy it is to loose a game amd hopefully the same mistakes wont be made again.