I'd agree about Kola's shooting but his crossing really was excellent, didn't have the pace to do it often enough though.Kolarov's crossing was over rated, as was his shooting. Mendy put in crosses that hit the right spot so many times today.
Nobody see him struggling to get back? Caught out of position too many times in the 1st half and jogging back. Reminded me of another left back we used to have.....
I agree, one match at 50% fitness in a new team and league fighting to create chances against a parked bus defence is definitely a large enough sample size to make that determination.Whilst he may be a fantastic athlete and a good crosser of the ball, he looks remarkably ungainly in possession for a £50m left back. From what I have seen, he's not significantly better on the ball than the likes of Mangala and Micah. It's a lot of money for someone who could prove to be incongruous in a Pep side. I hope I am proved wrong.