We watched our boys fly past a Singapore XI in the first of our Barclays Asia trophy clashes, with our pre-season getting off to a fast start. Chuba Akpom was on target three times, while Jack Wilshere completed the 4-0 route. Here are the player ratings for the clash: GK) Damien Martinez – 6.0 This seems somewhat generous as the shot-stopper had nothing to do whatsoever. But he didn't do anything wrong during his 45 minutes on the pitch. Substitute: Wojciech Szczesny – 6.0 He wasn't troubled any more than Martinez was, and apart from one moment where he rushed out to meet a long ball first, you would hardly have known he was on the pitch. RB) Mathieu Debuchy – 6.5 He...
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