firstly the ever dependable Zab made it easy for Ronaldo by commiting to the tackle, which he loves and will dance past you all day, rather than standing up and making him take you on !! secondly Vinny ducked which he shouldnt of done, this meant Joe saw the ball too late.
as for Vinny he has been a shadow of last seasons form, however his right back and centre half partnership changes week to week, this must really make it difficult to understand your teammates disciplines.
The Benzema goal i would blame the midfield for not putting a tackle on the first man running with the ball, and Nasticic (however you spell it) stood off a little too much and should of been touch tight around the box.
As for Marcello how can you allow him to cut inside without anyone backing you up as second man ?? schoolboy stuff
I think defensively we have been naive all season, although at Stoke we defended well and conceded to a blatant handball.