Comments on the new players

Yeah, pre-season friendlies aren't really a good way of judging how a player would really perform during the season, f*ck, i thought Cheryou was a quality signing from his pre-season form last time! But it does give you an early glimpse into what sort of players we have, so here we go.

Of course, i would HAVE start with..

Peter Crouch
Shit, he looks tall as hell. Awkward as well. Funny though, although i have been reading about it a lot, but you have to see it to believe it, that he DOES have a decent touch and CAN play on the ground. He did set up, well semi-set up, Garcia for the first goal against Olympiakos after a mazy run which looked, well, awkward. He had a good shot from outside the box and looked pretty much decent, if unspectacular for the whole first half, considering that he only joined us like 2 days before. All in all, looks OK, and, THANK GOD, we didnt resort to the "Lump it to Heskey" tactics.

Sissoko
OK, he seems to have the energy to run around, but it was more like a headless chicken if you asked me. Late challenges here and there. Heck, if he can get booked within 45 minutes of a half paced pre season friendly, I am dreading to see what would happen in a full blooded premiership match! Scary though, he does look like a Djimi Traore playing in midfield.

Bolo Zenden
OK, wasn't expecting him to light up games, but he did look pretty decent. He was one of Boro's better players last year and we did get him on a free, so a bit of pretty good business there if u ask me. Looks useful and can send in some pretty decent deliveries into the box as well. Now can only hope that Moro and Crouchie gets on the end of them.

Reina
Can't say much about him, since he hasn't really been tested in the games that he has played, but he does look a like a solid commanding keeper. He actually went out for some crosses and cleared / punched them out solidly. Looks promising, and i hope he does live up to his billing as a top quality keeper.

All in all, we look to have a pretty solid team already. Probably we would need another quality defender and that should be it, since we looked pretty vulnerable at the back against Olympiakos. I mean, we were quite lucky to get away with a LOT of offside decisions!

Anyway, here's to the start of the season!