Etuhu had a stinkier....

[mrska]

Etuhu was awful today...  did  he win 1 header??  Did he ever look interestested..  Did he do anything???

Bairds own Goal was a shocker but made up for it with a timely block just after!!

Duff and Bobby stepped up with pearlers!!!!!  Cant wait to see them on MOTD2

[Tktd]

Someone behiend me kept saying that today in the Hammy end - I kept looking at Etuhu because of it and have to say I was completely indifferent to him as well as quite a few of the players.

For every bad moment most of the players had they had a good moment and having just played a game like the one we did against Shakhtar just 2 days ago I think a win under those circumstances and fatigue levels is a bloody good result and we should just appreciate that we did pretty well considering - don't forget Birmingham aren't push overs and we did dominate the game for most of the match... not only but we came back from 1-0 down too.

All in all i'm not going to complain about todays performance as it merited a win and we won - I just hope it doesn't end up drying us of energy leading into the final 12/20 games of the season!

[mrska]

I was in H6 with my Twin (otterffc).. we were both moaning..  ha ha

Credit to the boys for battling back from 1 down..  

I love a moan / swear and shout  at football!!!

[Rambling_Syd_Rumpo]

I can just about forgive Baird after the season he has had,he has stepped right up this season
Not sure what the hell happened to Etuhu,missed almost every tackle,header-had a total mare.Lets hope it's a one off :o

[fulhamguy]

I thought Etuhu was poor on Thursday aswell...

[YankeeJim]

Etuhu was poor when he first came aboard and after a few matches began to contribute. Not sure what his problem is at the moment. I think were a better team with Baird in the midfield. He does well there. God knows he isn't a rt back.

[Jimpav]

Have to agree with you mate. Made some very poor passes today that could have been costly   if Brum had broke quicker.

I do like him though as he adds a bit of muscle to the middle and
puts in a good tackle.

Love a good rant at the match also- ref had the biggest shocker!

[SuffolkWhite]

Gentleman Jim could not believe the Ref and Lino's today he was on good form "Noooooooooo Ref come on how can that be a booking!!!!!!!" lol.

[bigalffc]

I too thought etuhu was off thursday & today I wonder if digackoi will be our better option when fit

[Hazey]

Etuhu has been woeful since his return from the ACON.

I don't have a problem with the odd mistake being made such as Baird's OG today as long as they are putting in effort.  You could see Baird was p*ssed at himself and tried his guts out all game as he usually does.

Etuhu just looks apathetic toward anything to do with the game at the moment.  He was standing off blokes when they had possession and when possession was in doubt he was slow to react and put himself in.

My mate and I made a point of watching him for a bit and at opne stage he spent near 3 minutes with the circle in the centre of the ground just watching the ball.

I can only think that maybe Roy had told him to stay in the hole and keep Bowyer quiet??

[cebu]

I too thought etuhu was off thursday & today I wonder if digackoi will be our better option when fit

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Hoping Roy gives him another chance when he returns from injury.

[MrCheviot]

I too thought etuhu was off thursday & today I wonder if digackoi will be our better option when fit

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Hoping Roy gives him another chance when he returns from injury.

Before he went off at Bolton, KD certainly looked like he offered a good mix of physical presence and confidence on the ball. His off ball movement though is the biggest contrast between him and Etuhu IMO - KD (and Greening) do a better job of opening for passes so that we have more options besides long passes down the pitch.

For Thursday, I think there are two better options - Greening + Murphy, or if Konch is back fit for Thursday, play Kelly at his natural RB position and bring Baird back into the midfield. The Brazilian's pass too fast for Etuhu so we're not losing anything there by playing the others, and it'll give us a better chance of scoring the vital away goal we'll need.

[TheDaddy]

To be honest he was the worst player on the field yesterday.Slow in body and mind.I was walking back to work thinking why Roy hadn't subbed him ? .I came to the conclusion that even on an off day a player like Etuhu is needed to stop a team like Birmingham.How many times have we been bullied off the park against teams we really should be beating.