Just got home from the match. Wow, that was awful. We basically had no defense, as others have said. They did their high press against our playing sloppily out of the back and and roasted us. I don't even think Saunders was that bad as it didn't look like there was anything he could've done for most of those.
Two good things though. One was Harrison. Really liked what I saw. Speed, energy, really good. Don't think he got a single hair on his head onto any ball that came near him in the air though but whatevs. The other good thing was that because we were behind by so much Lampard came on, so we got that out of the way in the least possible controversial way possible and that's now behind us.
And the thing with Shelton is that he's really good for one single attempt. What I mean is that he'll do really good things, either on his own with the ball or getting into position without the ball. But he only puts in one effort. There's no second effort, and it feels like the thought of a third or fourth effort has never occurred to him as something that might be possible. Ball goes to the defender on a play? He just stops and cedes control to them. He doesn't seem to harry the defenders and put in that extra effort to get the ball back. So I understand that a lot of people in the thread are saying he's terrible but I don't think that's what it is. I think it's more that he hasn't yet realized he should keep on playing no matter what. If he can learn that he can be very dangerous.
Anyway, it's early and I might watch the match on my DVR. If I can stomach it.