I thought he was Ok rather than excellent, a little indecisive at times for my taste. Between him and Clyne they made a nonsense of picking up Barnes for their goal, and a couple of times after we scored Matip was all over the place under the high ball. For the goal, I thought Clyne should have got in tighter, but if Matip is going to let his man peel off and go in behind he has to either pass him on properly or at the very least make sure the ball doesn't go past him like it did.
All of our defenders aren't too keen on taking responsibility, and while I think Joel has the potential to be very good, I didn't think he was anywhere near at his best today.
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