A win is a win, I guess, but the cracks are definitely appearing. The lack of goal threat was well and truly exposed during that first half. They should've had multiple goals but just don't have the killer instinct. A threat from our wide is the number 1 priority before tomorrow night. Undisputably.
Ramsdale - 4. Couple of decent saves but absolutely pathetic at goal. Should be embarrassed asking for a foul. The fuck does he expect? The striker to just move out of his way, ffs? He's becoming a problem.
Tierney - 5. Looks like he's barely played in 6 months.
Gabriel - 5. Looked a wee bit shaky to me again. Not really troubled though.
Saliba - 6. No issues. Didn't look as classy though.
White - 5. Thought he looked decent, actually. Just offers so little going forward.
Lokonga - 6. Very good first half but he fell away in the second half. Looked exhausted. Pathetic, really.
Xhaka - 3. He's a real fuckin problem. Neck high pass to Saka. knee high back pass to Gabriel in a dangerous position. Woeful clearance at the corner which they then scored from. Numerous misplaced passes. Undermining my wide player priority argument, the fuckin idiot.
Odegaard - 5. Good first half. Created a few chances but surrounded by [not very good players]. Poor second half and looked injured long before he actually was, I think.
Saka - 3.5. Fuck me. Had me excited at the start of the game but quickly turned to his usual utter shit. Embarrassingly weak. Literally just falls over now. An absolute sitter and I'm not even sure what he was doing on the goal line one and I never got a replay. Just resorted to giving the ball to Villa players in the second half, ff.
Martinelli - 6.5. Done...ok. was a menace and scored, although it was a pretty shit shot that should've been saved
Jesus - 6.5. More like a fairly prominent apostle.