I'd have rested 3 or 4 players for the Napoli game and that's why. We were tired, simple as that. We had good intensity in our pressing for 10 minutes at the start of each half, especially the first, and then just couldn't sustain it.
VVD was a stick on for MOTM until the penalty, so gave it to Gomez, who did well at RB and took the fight to them in the 2nd half when he could. Usual mix from Lovren - couple of excellent tackles, and a couple of rash could-have-been penalties. He makes me nervous, and the sooner we get Trent or Clyne back at RB and Joe back at CB the better. Bobby is really struggling up front, he is the most off form of our front 3, although again tiredness ain't gonna help.
Overall I'm happy with the point, given the performance. I thought the players dug deep in a difficult match, and Citeh started to tire by the end as well. It's a missed opportunity for them much more than for us I think.
Logged