Personally, I would like Barber to make a public announcement that none of our first team players will be sold in this transfer window, regardless of offers, so that all the speculation can stop.
Then we can go and buy the next 16 year old Chilean boy wonder midfielder for Β£2.79 and the 18 year...
If he is as good as we all believe, why wouldn't they call him up for the U20s. I think it is fine, he is definitely one for the future, not the now. He'll still have 4 months here before the end of the season
I think there was a Lallana stat shown at half time which I think said something like 44 touches and 30 completed passes, suggesting two thirds of the time he was playing one touch football.
I think that makes a difference in trying to recycle the ball quickly.
Yes, it's also the fact that the bench is going to be very sparse in Midfield, as Moran already on the bench, so another U21 will have to come onto the bench (Spong?). I wonder if he will go 3 at the back against Arsenal to make up for the lack of a defensive midfielder.
At times we have been breathtakingly beautiful and brilliant. It's only when we slow things down too much it looks like we can come unstuck.
Hope RdZ tells them to go for it in the second half and not try to just pass it around at the back too much