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Player Ratings

The mood of the morning seems to be a reluctant admission that the draw that would have been alright before the match is still …just about okay after the match.

First half in full HERE

Second half in full HERE

Carlo 5 –  His collapse was no worse than everyone else’s.

Corluka 4 – Didn’t look Champions League.

King 7 – First goal aside he looked assured.

Kaboul 7 – Looking very much in form, thank God.

Ekotto 5 – Undid all his good work with one a thoughtless hoof.

Lennon 5 – Off the pace, off the boil. Just off…

Huddlestone 5 – Made no impact at all.

Jenas 7 – Shocked a nation. Solid performance.

Bale 8 – Ran the show in the first half, watched it in the second.

VdV 7 – Impressive first half and sorely missed in the second.

Crouch 6 – Quality goal and then they appeared to have him sussed.

Keane 4 – Why did he look behind him every time he got the ball?

Palacios 6 – Did a good job of shoring up the right.

Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

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