I had to make the choice of not posting anything until I calmed down over last night yet again. I know I claimed it was all about the preformance more so than the result last night but I can't do it as the passion does take over before kick off.
To see the line up beforehand sent the blood pressure racing as yet again same midfield 5 and back 3 that was such a failure on Saturday.
Yes we were moving the ball much better but did we really look threatening upon there goal I would still say no. Once Milan could see we didn't offer much threat they were able to play into the game and to strike at our weeknesses that have been there for so long.
Any ball that is whipped into an area between CB and keeper is alarm bells ringing for us as there seems a total lack of communication between them. At this stage I have no idea can Barkas even leave his line to deal with any ball into the box, is his reflexes quick enough for a rooted to the line keeper again I would question but you don't need to be a keeper pulling off top class saves to be a good keeper as good communication is better than anything and yet is still missing.
I have defended duffy but his lack of pace a major concern as how many times did ajer have to bail him out. Went a goal down and went to pieces with it as our passing was again terrible.
Of course the changes were made as I believe lennys job hung by a thread. We were blessed to a much improved preformance when broony was finally taken off. I will hold my hands up and admit I was totally wrong about rogic as I felt we had seen the best of him and had nothing more to offer really, no he can still be our most important creative player.
I don't usually as a rule like to slate our own players but I will when I believe I see a player playing for himself and not the team and for me ntcham is guilty of doing so. I paid special attention to his preformance last night and I will be delighted to get rid of him in January. Only interested in his own game, may have made a few passes that caught the eye but as for working without the ball was none existent, lazy in fact. So selfish in wanting to close down our width as frimpong found out in the 1st half and lax in the 2nd, i will state is it because he wants the star man rating all for himself?
As that is what I can see and a very long way short of doing so, gets the full 90 and Turnbull not getting a look in cause of him. Lazio is a good while ago and believe he is still playing on that glory and not for us imo. For the more it continues the more I want him gone so January can't come quick enough for me. Overall imo signs of improvement without broony on the field, and with the right players in a more attacking formation is definitely the best way for us to be looking at. Problems still exist and need to be sorted still, Broony, ntcham and duffy all in the same team is a not for me.
Big decisions still need to be made for Sunday to get things right, will lenny be able to make them remains to be seen, as he eventually made them last night when chasing a game and still not before the game. Jury still out for me regarding lenny and the real acid test is Sunday as the huge positive is we all know we still have the quality of player to make this a magical season so nothing new last night to anything we didn't already know a huge improvement in the passion that is required and yet changes to get things right from the start.
Sorry for the long post