maxwell hasen't been as good as last season in my opinion while abidal continues with stable performances. one thing that bothers me with maxwell is his horrible first touch and another thing is that always stands still when he receives a pass. sort of like ibrahimovic when he played for us although maxwell is a left wing back, so the reason why he should face the passer of the ball is not clear to me. people may say that 'maxwell is good offensively' but he really isen't that good offensively. i mean if you compare to marcelo, or patrice evra, or ashley cole who always dominate their wing.
but we're not doomed. luckily, we have bought a gem from sevilla. adriano was absolutely splendid today, as he was in the pre-season with us. he played and started a few matches in the season but was a defensive liability, but if he can work on his communication with his teammates i believe that he will turn out to be brilliant. his crosses are pinpoint, and i mean pinpoint. assisted messis goal today and owned his flank completely. had 2 very dangerous shots today and if the name of the panathinaikos keeper was not tzorvas, he could have been on the scoring sheet twice.
edit: however, for 4 millions, and to be a backup player, maxwell is the sex.