For me last night just showed where we are at the moment, not a lack of effort but sometimes we're not good enough going forward and despite being very solid at the back we're not going to constantly keep clean sheets. I still think we'll pick up points as we have done because we are so solid and some games we will finish off half chances or Podence, Neves etc will create something.
Thought Sa should have done better with the goal after seeing it again, looked a foul at the game but it wasn't.
Back 3 were reasonably solid again but Kilman looked the most unsure he has all season and Coady is definitely struggling at times with his injury.
Marcal just is what he is, just ok but never a wing back and hampers attacks down the left hand side. Semedo had another of those negative mindset games, every first touch seemed to be backwards and halts any momentum. He has to start being positive and driving forward, he actually is quite good at it when he does.
Midfield 2 were actually alright i thought, we know Donks not going to create but he picked up the ball quite well in the first half and was involved in quite a few neat patches of football but we need more. Neves is class but i thought he was too deep first half and didn't have a big enough impact in the second half despite having quite a lot of the ball.
Front 3 just aren't good enough at the moment, Trincao beats players but just never has end product and he is lightweight for this league. Podence looks like he's going to create something but never does and Raul just isn't Raul, he's hiding at times and it's horrible to see.
RAN did ok but he's not as positive as he should be at times for me, Fabio's movement was actually very good but we don't play the ball in behind at all and he really should have shot, he needed to stay more central at times too but not sure whether that was done by instruction. He's much better at linking play at the moment than Raul is though. Chiquinho tried hard too and looked a bit rabbit in the head lights at first but settled and looked like he's got something to work with although the same as Fabio his runs across the player outside of him just doesn't make sense.
I like Bruno but he's getting some things wrong at the moment imo on top of being hampered by the squad a little, we're not getting the front 3 close enough together and we need to as they don't score enough as it is so they need to be in and around the box more and the wing backs need to be more positive. I know lots are clamouring for 4 at the back but 3 at the back doesn't mean you can't get players forward and in the box. Although it's disappointing that we probably won't get those European spots and we're really not that far off i can't get too critical of the players or Bruno because we know what they are, they're giving everything just not good enough at times when it's needed.
Oh and if Michael Oliver is the best of the refs then no wonder they're all shit. Let Arsenal referee the game for prolonged periods despite constant shithousery which seems a tactic against us that works. Our players don't cope with it well and it throws us off what we should be doing.
Nothing to do with the game but would love to know what Fosun's intentions are at the moment and feel as fans we deserve to know but not sure we will be told.
