iwasthere2012 wrote:Far be it from me, to want to piss on the parade, but maybe I could just add a minor word of caution.
I think Kev was sublime in the second half yesterday and i'd agree with all the positive sentiment about him on here.
However. He was a little wasteful with ordinary passes in the first half, as were a few others. Before comparing him with Colin Bell, my childhood hero, I would like to see him take a game by the scruff of the neck when we aren't doing to well.
I thought he got better and better yesterday, as we got better and better. Not the other way around, if that makes sense.
What I mean is, I don't think he was the catalyst to the turnaround. He revelled in it though when we did get on top.
I'm not inferring Navas is a better player, because he's not, but him coming on and Sterling going off, was the start of the turnaround. The change meant both flanks started to really work giving Silva the space to open them up in the middle and Sergio destroyed them.
Kev grew and grew and showed us the full range of what he is capable of. Like some have suggested I'd like to see Sterling rested and let us play that formation with that intensity from the start. Let's see Kev
and Dave Jaysus behind Kun destroy teams in the first 20 mins. Starting with The Rags. ( well... Bournemouth first)
Well i saw Colin in the flesh many, many times.
It wasn't always perfect for him either. However , we must always be careful. Sometimes managers tell key players to lie low and be quiet for a while.
Sure Kevin was quiet in the first half, but when it counted , he was everywhere.