I'm not the one making excuses here. He had a poor game, overall. He had a really poor tournament. Moments where he looked good, but few and far between.
So much of the arguement for him seems to be built around the assumption that in our side with our players and our manager, he Could be better than he seems to be. I'm sorry, but that isn't what you spend 120m on. That can be said for most players.
And fyi I really Have tried to convince myself. It is a shame there has been a tournament on, otherwise I might have maybe managed it. I even made the excuses for him first couple games.