Absolute domination and a great goal on top.
Edit. evo-web has gotten slow and sticky during the past week or so.
That was a close one! Park the Bus teams are very hard to beat sometimes, so that´s a nice thing you got 3 important points to start the CL.
Started the second season myself, and got a couple transfers in. Wijnaldum is still looking for his place but we can tell already is going to help us on the left side. Brought in Pau Lopes, GK (so far so good) on a loan deal. Finally could decide on a DM to really improve my midfield: Danilo, 21 years old, playing for SL Benfica. Young, very good, had to buy it. It was a great investment, as he´s dominating my matches. And still lots of room to grow. Greatest deal, and he´s mine!
Meanwhile, before all these deals where made, first matches were played.
Burnley away match. Didn´t feel quite confindent I guess, and Burnley had more chances, better than us too. They could have won but their finishing was quite there yet. We got a 0-0 draw.
Then,
away against Fulham. Pretty hard team and we knew it. Still started the match thinking in a good result, but Fulham came with everything on us, and a 5 mins, a nice through pass in our box, goal... good thing he was offside! But they kept trying hard, creating lots of chances, and our defence wasn´t still playing that good to stop them. 67 mins and we couldn´t hold them anymore, Jozabed saw an opening from the midfield and assists Smith for a one on one with the GK. 1-0. 79 mins gone, and from a corner Hall deflects the ball to the midifeld, powerfull shot deflected again by the keeper, and Johansen, tight angle but easy goal, 2-0. We had our half chances from crosses, but as always our finishing was poor.
Home vs Sheffield, changed a couple things. AM was move higher to a more attacking position, leaving the DM alone at defensive midifield, but it worked quite well. Danilo arrived and started this match, boy what a diference! This kid is great! Recovers really fast, strong in the air, pretty much covers all the defensive mid and once he gets close, it´s quite hard to get past him. Wonderfull signing! Sheffield started better though, an early goal from an unexpected header by Reach. Nobody moved as it seemed the ball was lost already. 0-1. We were playing better through the whole match, Wijnaldum, Lobato and Chery having their chances, but the lack of cold blood was getting evident. 55 mins, Lobato steals the ball on their midifield, runs to the box and shoots, GK parries it and Chery finds the net on an easy goal. 1-1
We attacked more and more, and at 64 mins, Chery assists Lobato in the box, to a good easy shot beating the GK, who was caught on the wrong foot. 2-1, final result.
Away vs Cardiff - what a tough match, opponents came with everything on us! They made us play fast, no time to think here! 10 mins, Lobato is far from the target with the ball, lobs it hard to the box and Polter heads it in! Beatifull moment, 0-1. Polter has made a comeback, he´s turning really important for these long balls when nothing else works.
Niellendner has shown great improvement, and plays instead of Chery. Had a great chances, including one on post, tough luck. We were totally dominating, shots from everywhere, headers etc, and at 56 mins, on a corner for Cardiff, Kennedy doesn´t hold the ball well, but that error tricks our defense and he wons a clear chance on goal: 1-1.
Usual stuff from here on, tried everything but nothing really worked. Our posession was 56% and we had 13 shots against 2 from Cardiff... Hard match, but we should have won.
Away vs Wigan - Boring match here, not much to talk about except the fact that we are playing really nice football, The way we are breaking defensive lines is just beautifull, with Niellendner, Wijnaldum, Bagkoto and Lobato on the front dancing together in synthony... Despite that, both teams had little chances and it ended with a 0-0.
Next match is the opening FA cup, against Birmingham.
