roblues wrote:
Obviously he was awful, but he is generally awful in games that go like this, when he is given responsibility for opening a team up rather than hurting them once they are open (thanks to the strikers and Silva occupying their attentions)
I accept your point to a certain extent, but on the rare occasions he did manage to outstrip Alonso, his crosses invariably went out of play.
He must just have had his boots on the wrong feet. We can forgive him one bad game.