Sometimes you just have to accept things and be real (no pun intended), and painful as it is at the time look at it logically. Even though we did well last night and although we give or take matched their formation man for man, all ten of their outfield players are currently comfortably better than ours which are on view. All ten.
Marcello is currently a better player than Moreno, comfortably.
Veran different class to Skrtel.
Ramos obviously different league to Toure.
Arbeloa miles better than Manquilo.
Kroos and Modric, would you replace either with Can or Lucas?
Isco (what a footballer he is that boy), Ronaldo, James Rodriguez. Anyone fancy swapping one of them for Allen, Lallana or Marcovic?
Benzema or Borini, you decide.
Even the subs, Gareth Bale is different league to any of ours.
So given all of that, it WAS a good effort from the team. Particularly when we have been so poor recently I think it is reasonable to say well done to the lads that played, and to the manager. As for the team selection and the criticism it received I have a question, would it have made a massive difference to proceedings if we'd got a goal and drawn rather than lost? I know a win would have been fantastic, but a draw wouldn't have helped us THAT much would it?
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