That's an incredibly simple way to look at it. Football was merely the setting, the political turmoil there is astounding, any large gathering of people is going to create problems. This doesn't happen at any football match in a state that is not in as much chaos.
He really needs to settle into the side when we have our full attacking options out there. We'll see the best of him when he's working with Cabaye, Ba, etc. in a run of games.
These are the game we always used to lose (sans Championship season). We've done this a few times this season, feels good. And to get three points from an away fixture without Ba, Cisse, Tiote and Cabaye is fantastic.