Fortitude!

Just watched the match recorded from Football First. Some random thoughts:

• Tony Gale is probably the most uninformative and uninteresting commentator in the universe after Mark Lawrenson.
• The b(l)ogosphere has been laying into Denilson and Sagna. Denilson showed both the best and worst sides of his game, i.e., keeping the ball moving though it is very much in the mold of Ray 'The Crab' Wilkins/not being able to make a tackle. The team did improve significantly after he went off at half-time. Sagna, I thought, was strong throughout. Clichy seemed to forget that the idea is to pass to a team mate rather than give the ball away which he did almost every time he went forward. Crossing was poor. He lost possession immediately prior to the 'hit and hope' that resulted in their second.
• Tony Gale is probably the most uninformative and uninteresting commentator in the universe after Mark Lawrenson.
• What was Manuel doing? Inexplicable! Not only does he come rushing out for no reason, he then pushes Squillaci as he tries to get back at Odemwingie.
• Tony Gale is probably the most uninformative and uninteresting commentator in the universe after Mark Lawrenson.
• Stuart Attwell confirms how incompetent he is. Jerome Thomas should have been off for the tackle on Sagna in the first 5 minutes - studs up, over the top - no questions it's a red. But it seems there is a informal ruling that allows Sagna to be clattered in the first 5 - witness Pienaar at Goodison. And then the trip in the box on Sagna in injury time - unbelievable - well not really but compare that with Dowd's decision in favour of the Barcodes and you wonder if there's a conspiracy any consistency.
• Tony Gale is probably the most uninformative and uninteresting commentator in the universe after Mark Lawrenson.
• So a good fight back after a poor first half in which Arsenal dominated possession but created very little.
• Bored with Tony Gale now.
• Great strike by AA but he is woefully inconsistent. Needs to play more centrally. His talent is wasted out wide as he doesn't really have blistering pace.
• What about Eboue?