He played very narrow but he and Gutierrez were at the hub of most of our attacks. They linked up well as a pair down that side.
1st Half. We didn't do a single attack down the left hand side until the 75th minute 2nd half.
We were crap for a lot of the Second Half I'll agree. That's where I think Pardew's subs were smart, the introduction of Santon and Shola settled the side down.
The subs were right, tho I didn't agree with the HBA going off for Santon. I would had took off Guthrie.
Harsh on HBA yes as I thought he did give us a fair bit of impetus in the First Half. Guthrie was decent in fits and starts, but for a guy of decent build he gets knocked off the ball too easily.
I just can't get away with how bad he is off the ball, it's where Cabaye excels in as his workrate off the ball is fantastic, Guthrie's for some reason is poor.
Yep. Off the ball he's horrendous.
no problem with his workrate, just dont think hes that good at finding space for himself
also seems to get drawn in too much, defensively he is constantly leaving gaps for opposition players to get inbetween our midfield and defence, i think its a simple case of not being able to read the game well enough to be as effective in that role as our first choice midfield pairing.