Sterling, Kev, fernandinho, Silva(to a lesser extent) were all compltely ineffective tonight.
When you look at sterling himself...what did he do all night that sagna couldn't? There cant be a more damning evaluation. Kev was all over the place, fernandino would have been better served slightly higher up tackling(where tackles might have turned into counters) instead of playing way too deep with only two attacking players as company in the middle. Silva started the game playing at a snails pace.
I can understand pep in the way he set up, as he was clearly asking questions of his team. Questions that have now been well and truly answered. Yaya/fern and fernando perhaps should have started as the wall in front of defense, with a lone attacking mid breaking away. Not pep's fault the workrate and general endevour was completely lacking from all the main names. Not to mention what is becoming like a tumor at city with the usual refusal/hesitation to shoot, along with wasted chances galore. Brings me nicely onto the striker...
Sergio had plenty of chances and blew every one of them which in these games you cannot do. If you want to win the best trophies you have to be the striker that takes that ONE chance...not the one that misses multiples.
I only really rated sane and stones tonight. Where do you go as a player if the knockout stages of the champs league cannot see you turn up? Last year it was the same diluted effort in the semi's.
So, so, so disappointing.
