From the reports on tv and radio and watching MOTD, if any team deserved the win it was us.
Chris Kamara said we were fantastic for half an hour. Unbelievable Jeff in fact. But the goal didn't go in and the Mackems, poor as they were, got a foothold. And that will be the problem against crap teams at the OS. We may have more luck against the supposed better sides who have more of the ball with our three at the back set-up.
And although Fernandes did well, he's no Cresswell. He's a very important part of the way we play. But once again, the ineptitude of the owners was found out with the striker situation. They failed to pay the money they promised to land 'the big one'. I like Ayew but he's really a number 10. Zaza is not PL standard. Just running around doesn't cut it, and it's not as if he runs around quickly. Fletcher has to play until Sakho's back, forget Carroll, and they should pack the Italian back in his box and return him.
In terms of the importance of the 3 points though, it was huge. We've already won at the iconic London Stadium so it wasn't exactly a monkey off our back, but after 3 games against beatable teams, it was one of those where the points mattered more than the performance.
