MERGED: Without Berbatov with Berbatov

[ChesterTheTabby]

Maybe, just maybe, we'll play like the team who showed up against Norwich.

[CurryForMario]

Honestly, I think you may have a point - everyone fighting to win, and everyone being positive could help us out a lot.

[Fulham bob]

Well I can't believe Yol.Resting Betrbatov for tonight's game. Would he like to tell us what he has done for starters.made me laugh  064.gif our little Greek genius has done more and he's 35 and raring to go

[The Bronsons]

To be fair it's a long walk from the changing room to the line up, and then back again. And he has to do that twice every game. It all mounts up.

[Humbled]

Honestly, I think you may have a point - everyone fighting to win, and everyone being positive could help us out a lot.

:plus one:

[westcliff white]

for me we are weaker without him, yes i know he struts, strops and moans, but his quality makes us a lot better

[Fulham bob]

To true mr Bronson never took that into consideration and is abut cold up there to stand around doing nothing 

[westcliff white]

i dont get the berba beating, he is our leading scorer, as i said on another post his talent in my opinion improve us as a team

[bucksfulham]

Maybe, just maybe, we'll play like the team who showed up against Norwich.

Against Norwich we had Dembele and Diarra!

[Humbled]

i dont get the berba beating, he is our leading scorer, as i said on another post his talent in my opinion improve us as a team

And in my opinion his talent makes us less of a team!
That's whats great about football - opinions.
We do agree he has talent though

[Humbled]

Maybe, just maybe, we'll play like the team who showed up against Norwich.

Against Norwich we had Dembele and Diarra!

Great TEAM game though wasn't it

[FC Silver Fox]

Will Blackpool be relieved that Berbatov isn't playing?   Yes, I think so. At least the players and management will be. The supporters might have liked to see his magic.

[The Bronsons]

i dont get the berba beating, he is our leading scorer, as i said on another post his talent in my opinion improve us as a team

Since you ask, I love Berba's skill and I loved his attitude in the first few games for us - looked like he had come to play and make a difference. I'd love him to do well for us.

But the last few games he has been a liability. It's like starting a man down. Yes, his talent improves us, but only if he uses it. Losing the ball on the edge of our penalty area and watching the resulting attack with his hands on his hips is not, in my view, a help.

And like the OP I find it laughable that a man who ambles around for 80 minutes out of 90 needs a rest.

[ChesterTheTabby]

All i was meaning to suggest is that with Berba in the side all of our play revolves around him...perhaps with him being absent more players will try a few inventive things to score.

[Humbled]

All i was meaning to suggest is that with Berba in the side all of our play revolves around him...perhaps with him being absent more players will try a few inventive things to score.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest we have more shots on goal today than we did in the home tie despite it being an away game

[westcliff white]

i agree re the edge of our area, but the he should be left where he is best up top and doing his thing. when he did that at the start he was dynamite. for me it highlights we need some players in moidfield to create so he can do what he does best

[Humbled]

i dont get the berba beating, he is our leading scorer, as i said on another post his talent in my opinion improve us as a team

Since you ask, I love Berba's skill and I loved his attitude in the first few games for us - looked like he had come to play and make a difference. I'd love him to do well for us.

But the last few games he has been a liability. It's like starting a man down. Yes, his talent improves us, but only if he uses it. Losing the ball on the edge of our penalty area and watching the resulting attack with his hands on his hips is not, in my view, a help.

And like the OP I find it laughable that a man who ambles around for 80 minutes out of 90 needs a rest.

Agree with this except I'm glad he isn't starting

[CanadianCottager]

One would hope so, but our central midfield against Norwich was Diarra, Ruiz, Dembele, today, its Baird and Karagounis. Should be enough to get the job done against Blackpool though.

[Humbled]

i agree re the edge of our area, but the he should be left where he is best up top and doing his thing. when he did that at the start he was dynamite. for me it highlights we need some players in moidfield to create so he can do what he does best

If it is the manager telling him to play on the edge of his own box and not run and not make a run after he passes I will let him off but I have a feeling it is the man himself choosing to do this. Berba is a hard one for me. I love his ability but just not sure his work rate suits a mid to bottom table club.

[Enter the Frei]

All i was meaning to suggest is that with Berba in the side all of our play revolves around him...perhaps with him being absent more players will try a few inventive things to score.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest we have more shots on goal today than we did in the home tie despite it being an away game

They'll be more attacking tonight as well though which will skew the stats. Bar the first two games of the season, pretty much all of our best performances so far this year have revolved around Berbatov playing well.