We could have Dier and Wanyama in their prime and it wouldn't make a difference. The players in front of the full-backs so far this season, under both managers, haven't been doing a very good job. Sissoko was decent today at it - his defensing for the second goal was bad and he did somethin similar against West Ham last week - but Son was awful defensively again.
I still think he is a class act
I think the defence is equally about confidence and belief. The team has been in terrible form for the best part of a year and rarely kept any clean sheets. With that hanging over them it's no wonder we're struggling to close out matches.
Can't play every 3 days though and be at his very best over the course of a long season and all the other competitions
Yeah, that pass for sissoko's goal was absolutely terrible
Why do you ask? Because he sometimes moves pretty slowly when getting into the box? It annoys me too but often all he is doing is trying to position himself for a cutback or a clearance that goes into his path.
For the supposed best league in the world we have some of the worst officiating. Its not like its once in a while, its all the time and its fucking infuriating.
Dier
If you only watched the first and last 10 minutes perhaps.
We will see how we get on against the bus parkers. But Jose will have known that Bournemouth will step out a bit and that the best way to hurt them was playing more direct.
