Phew, someone else watched the same game as me. He was certainly pretty awful at times going forward, he seems to have lost the touch he had, maybe its confidence. But he worked hard and was rarely caught out of position, and he never hid, always made himself available. Once everyone had decided he was crap though they only ever saw his mistakes. There were a lot of poor passes in the second half, he was often given very little option and put under pressure, but mistakes by others were forgiven, while his resulted in torrents of abuse.
Yes, I do accept this, and at times he did not know where to put it, with so few options open to him. BUT on three occasions in the first half, right in front of the East Stand, he had all the time in the world to give a simple pass and mis-hit it. He is hopeless in the air, and every time a long ball is pumped up t the winger he is supposed to be marking, he jumps to no avail. You cannot become a poor player after his very impressive performances prior to his injury - confidence shattered, or just lost that pace and zest? But he was poor last night.
