I don’t really see Baines as a very capable LB in the league any more. I can see him maybe being useful in a James Milner sense by slotting him in different areas across the park, but all this really does is block the progress of our younger players (which would be fine if he was still...
We just need to cut the majority of these moments out. You cannot have TWO WOOPSY DAISIES IN THREE GAMES. It would help if we brought in the new blood and moved on from the likes of Baines and Jags.
It was such a poor game throughout. He was getting absolutely torched on every long ball. Every attack came down his side as it was easy pickens. Please leave him out of the next one for his own good.