Is this a serious post?
He used his brain and awareness to assist De Jong who was in a better position to score. He also got himself into a good position for his goal. A goal and an assist in 45 minutes...
Having an inability to defend as well as defend @ set pieces, something we've not been able to do under Pardew is a bit worrying still, friendly or not.
Feb 21 Manchester City (a)
Feb 28 Aston Villa (h)
Mar 04 Manchester United (h)
Mar 14 Everton (a)
Mar 21 Arsenal (h)
Apr 04 Sunderland (a)
Apr 11 Liverpool (a)
Apr 18 Tottenham Hotspur (h)
7 defeats in 8 right there. Six in a row.