Spent the first 5 minutes after being brought on just running into trouble and getting tackled, but once he settled down and stopped trying so hard he looked like the only Lille player likely to do anything. Took good corners, nearly scored but for a good block and at least was willing to run at people. The whole Lille team looked like they'd given up by that point though, strolling around, not even trying to get back in the game.
I have to completely disagree with everything Neville said. He works incredibly hard off the ball, tracks back well and is always on the move, floating all over the pitch. He could make more runs into the box off the ball, but he seems happy enough to hang back to run with the ball from deep or wait outside the box waiting for pullbacks. Also, he clearly does have an eye for an incisive pass, he's constantly trying to slip people in and usually has a great weight on his passes, I'd say that was one of the major assets of his game. To suggest he isn't dynamic is very odd, I can't see how you could think that? It's probably one of the first words I'd use to describe him, especially when he picks th ball up from deep and starts running at people.
For me, the thing he needs to work on most is being more authoritative, demanding the ball from people like Silva does and being the hub of the attack. Other than that he just needs to sharpen up his decision making and calm down a bit. He still looks like he's a bit to keen to impress, but that's to be expected at his point, especially with a manager who seems so keen to drop him.
