Turned off straight after the whistle and didn't hear the 'don't like wolves' comment, but generally I though McManaman called it right. We didn't 'high press' the way we did last season, we did sit too deep for too long and we often had five or six players behind the ball, when our shape dictates we only need three or four in those situations. Also we did look more 5-4-1 on occasions - particularly after Jagielka was rightly sent off.
It seemed that we were giving the occasion and the opposition way too much respect and the likes of Boly Jota Costa and on occasions Neves seemed to have forgotten how they played last season or were just very nervous.
Jiminez was often isolated, but was still the stand out player, and as McManaman kept pointing out, if you get the ball wide to your marauding full backs, it does help to have at least one player in the box! But Nuno will sort these things out. I thought we missed Saiss and his ball winning energy in midfield. I'm sure Moutinho is class, but on that showing I thought him and Neves were too lightweight.
Two great goals - particularly the header. Again - if Pickford hadn't made that step to the right he might have saved Neves' free kick - but i'll take that luck all day long.
Suspect we'll see a much more confident and energetic performance at Leicester.
