Actually I think it was match fitness....your midfield had played about 5 games together and Emre and Dyer have had about 15 games between them all season.
You still have a serious problem in central defence and Emre and Parker haven't got a relationship going yet, but there were a lot of positive things.
N'Zogbia is a top youn player and Dyer looks so much more mature on the field....intelligent use of the ball and movement off it....excellent performance.
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