I love the Payet introduction for joung Sam, a high floated pass from one side of the pitch to the over, which Sam controls and passes straight back...
Big hands up from me....I didn't want him starting because I wanted him eased in. Part of that was because I thought they'd start Sterling and have more pressure.
But they didn't and he was fantastic, he looks the real deal.
Happy to be proved wrong by Slav and circumstance (the early substitution), I wanted him eased in as a big game like city could have destroyed the lad's confidence. Did well......very well yesterday
I had to read that quote twice to work it out. That 'if not excellently' is a bit ambiguous, but I take it mean he was excellent, rather than he wasn't excellent.
I know what you mean but I think he meant it the other way. At least when I imagine how he would say it in his tone that makes everything he says sound cynical.
He was superb yesterday, better than Jenks has been all season, calm, good touch and good going forward as well as defending in short everything you want in a full back, only one game obviously but £3.5m or whatever he cost looks an absolute steal just a gutter that he's cup tied.
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Cracking debut ;clap
For our older viewers.... ( excellent debut and better to come! coyi )
But they didn't and he was fantastic, he looks the real deal.
;clap
Saw this online, after Sam's ( Brian ) ;doh !! Great debut..one for hamstew
Think that is what Slav intended:
If you see what I mean. ;puzzled
"Makes me even more grateful that i was brought up at West Ham,where the fans & staff allowed for me to make mistakes while learning the game".
The training is a lot more intense than he is used to and he he loving it here.