by Bam » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:13 am
I've watched the game twice over now, and I still stand by my opinon. Arbeloa did have a couple of dodgey moments of that I dont doubt. Arbeloa did have some good moments to, more than Aurelio had. He covererd well at times and tidyed up quite well without ever making a fuss. I only saw one dodgey moment from him in the second half where he played a very poor ball back inside to a Man.C player, other than that he defended okay, got foward more than Aurelio did and assisted with a goal.
Aurelio on the other hand, had a bad game and I was glad to see him go off in all honesty. I thought he definately was the cause for City's first goal. And even the free kick for the second, I know Rieira was tracking back and gave the foul away, but Aurelio should of done much more than stick a pathetic leg out on the attacker. If he'd of made a strong decent challenge in the first place Rieria wouldnt of had to pull their attacker down.
His passing was average, offered nothing going forward, and looked petrified being out there !
You may well think he's a better player than Arby but I'll tell you something for nothing, he hasnt proved he's a better player than Arby since playing for Liverpool, no way ! I dont think Aurelio will succeed in England and looks way out of his depth here also, where as Arbeloa puts in steady performances and isnt as injured as much as the Brazilian
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