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Originally Posted by Virtuoso
Neville was decent, didn't do much wrong and got a shocking decision when he was booked though. Piqué was his usual self, brilliant on the ball and some nice touches but the odd nervy moment. Simspon wasn't as poor as he's been but was quite ineffectual, playing him at left back with a fellow right sided left winger in Sean Evans is not a good move and is a serious detriment to the side, no width on the left at all.
Same problem persists for Welbeck, no strike forward and so he finds it a struggle to stamp his authority/talent on the game - so secluded. Hewson wasn't ever near enough to him to be classed as a support striker though Eagles and Welbeck combined well at times. Rodrigo was calm and composed, barely lost the ball and mostly played safe with his passing because as has been the case for many weeks now, there are very few options going forward.
Really frustrating watching the reserves lately, nowhere near enough attacking quality or threat. No enough pace on the wings, especially the left side suffers with S.Evans. Cleverley hasn't offered a whole lot of late and it's seriously about time that Welbeck got some real support in attack because all these games without scoring and underperforming can't be good for his confidence.
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Very good summary. Worth mentioning that, while Neville is still a long way short of his old self, last night's effort was a significant improvement on his last outing with the reserves. Really encouraging to see him improving like that.
Agree totally about watching the reserves. When you're relying on a 16 year-old as your most potent attacking threat outside the first-team squad it's a bit of a worry. Eagles aside, our lack of resources on the wings and up front is a huge problem. The lack of strikers is the most worrying, God knows we're not overrun with them in the first team!