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Glad he didn't square it. Skinned the defender, created the opportunity with his customary quick short-range dribbling and hit it on target. Hart made a good save, can't blame Gini too much for any of that.

Seeing we didn't  score, I would have liked to seen him square it.

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Absolutely nobody is going to square that ffs. It'd have taken a ridiculous pass and the chances of him knowing anyone is even there is bordering on nil given that he'd just beat a man at close quarters and had no time to look up.

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Put a decent defensive shift in tbf.

 

Disagree. He was ok going forward and looks to make runs behind, but defensively he just coasts around. He's not up for it and doesn't deserve to play but Rafa is obviously hoping he can create a goal and is sacrificing defensive duties for that possibility.

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Put a decent defensive shift in tbf.

 

Disagree. He was ok going forward and looks to make runs behind, but defensively he just coasts around. He's not up for it and doesn't deserve to play but Rafa is obviously hoping he can create a goal and is sacrificing defensive duties for that possibility.

He spent most of the game behind the ball from what I saw, made a couple of interceptions and got the ball away a few times.
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Yeah, but he doesn't press at all. He fails to track runners regularly. He slides into position and then is essentially a cone. If we win the ball suddenly he's a Ferrari taking off. What Rafa wants defensively from that position is what Townsend does. He's constantly closing down the wings.

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Thought he was decent today. Retained possession a few times when most others would have lost it and played a few good passes. We need him back to his best these next few games. If we can somehow get him and Shelvey firing again then that will be half the battle.

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He showed he was a good player in the first half of the season. It's clear there's something wrong with his attitude or mentality though.

 

Or the pace and physical side of the premiership has been too much for him in his first season which is more than likely.

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