Really surprised about the comprehensive victory overnight. I thought Bursaspor were going to put up a real challenge. The Turkish League is no SPL and Bursa are right back on top over there again this season. A great result for such a difficult away trip. Really makes me feel confident ahead of the Manpoo clash.
Tino Costa had a great game against Bursaspor. I mentioned this in the CL thread, but I really didn't think much of his signing. He played two seasons at Montpellier, the first was in Ligue 2 when he helped them get promoted, and his second last year when they surprised by challenging for CL spots. For someone already in his mid-twenties I thought it was a risky investment. But it looks like it might pay off.
Banega is injured, looks like it'll be a month out. Playing Hercules this weekend. They have to be taken seriously after their weekend victory over Barca. By all acounts we were disappointing against Racing last round. Emery seems to be preferring Aduriz as a starter over Soldado atm, which surprises me.
