Too many people are conducting too deep an investigation as to why we lost. We got done by two very good goals, granted when you look back they could be stopped, but nonetheless it was clinical. I've seen people say we got done by a Juve master class, which is also quite frankly bollocks. If Juve had given us absolutely nothing to feed off and scored their 2 goals then yes, they would have played it well. But that's not how it happened. We had several good chances to score and I think if anyone was on the back foot for the majority of the game, it was Juve. I thought defensively we were very good again, Mandzukic et al only had scraps to go off all evening but unfortunately that was all they needed.
Granted I agree with many that sometimes it was a bit slow going forward, Nasri's inclusion and inclination to keep ball as opposed to run at people didn't really help us there. Bony also, despite trying, isn't the type of forward to stretch a defence and run in behind. So improved, yes, it could have been. But as bad as people are making out? No, not at all. Both teams were well drilled defensively, we created more chances than Juve, just a difference in finishing that set us apart. No need for an inquest, onto West Ham.
