I blame Lucho, there is almost no creativity in that midfield from the start. Rakitic cant create from his role and Gomes doesn't have pace or vision for a creative role at LM.
Digne and Umtiti clicked right away.
So, Mallenco was bad, but the first major mistake he did was not sending off Mario Suarez for almost breaking Gomes' leg.
Do you remember around the time of when Mario Suiarez did that tackle on Gomes?
Not exactly, but it was around the 15th minute.
Digne was made Cancelo's bitch this game, the same Cancelo people said he was useless several days ago. He was by far and away our worst player vs Valencia.
Umtiti caused a penalty and was poorly positioned a lot of times in the 2nd half as well. Far from a top game from him, despide some good plays, mostly in the first half.
I am not talking about Denis at VillarealI said "considering price tag". And Denis was not benched when he played for Villareal.
We paid 35+20m for him! That is 55m for a snail with a hair!!!
We have to build chemistry. These guys only have several games played with each other. These things take time. We have to work hard, that's what we need to do. Don't let our opponents surpass us in desire and ambition.
Too many people think players click right away, like in FIFA, PES or some other computer games. In real life, a player's adjustment to a new team can last up to a full year. And you have to wait this period in order to make a valid position about a player, if he can help you or not. That's what squad management is all about.
Can't believe how that was not a red. I bet Gomes doesn't even know how lucky he was he didn't get a double fracture.