TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £100m
For the most part I thought we played well. The players who struggled were mostly the players on the flanks. Walcott was decent but didn't take his chance. Coleman and Digne both struggled to support the attack and had a bad moment defensively. Seamus was a bit worse and his refusal to recycle possession and instead force it forward is frustrating. It didn't happen for Bernard. I thought he forced things instead of going at what was available.
Otherwise I thought we played well. Gylfi has become massively important and he did very well once again. Richarlison battled well but didn't quite have the service. He should have had a penalty when Tomkins wrapped him up. Gomes was decent but he really allowed Gueye to do his thing and he was excellent. I will never understand the people who want him replaced. Center backs both did most the time, though Keane allowed a few too many hoofs to be headed down by Palace. Pickford was good beyond the penalty save with his positioning and sweeping up. A lot of good stuff to build on but we need to fix the sloppiness in the final third so we don't rely on late winners.
The subs were spot on and all had a huge impact. That's great to see for competition purposes. Bernard was poor enough today that I might consider starting Lookman at United but I prefer DCL and Tosun stay in the super sub roles for now.
Otherwise I thought we played well. Gylfi has become massively important and he did very well once again. Richarlison battled well but didn't quite have the service. He should have had a penalty when Tomkins wrapped him up. Gomes was decent but he really allowed Gueye to do his thing and he was excellent. I will never understand the people who want him replaced. Center backs both did most the time, though Keane allowed a few too many hoofs to be headed down by Palace. Pickford was good beyond the penalty save with his positioning and sweeping up. A lot of good stuff to build on but we need to fix the sloppiness in the final third so we don't rely on late winners.
The subs were spot on and all had a huge impact. That's great to see for competition purposes. Bernard was poor enough today that I might consider starting Lookman at United but I prefer DCL and Tosun stay in the super sub roles for now.