by URZZZZ »
26 Apr 2021 11:40
Better performance yesterday but the intensity and urgency should have been there games ago - too little too late I’m afraid
Obviously the Semedo sub for Swift has caught a lot of attention but actually thought it was fairly logical - it’s a shame that Semedo was woeful when he came on, with him, Moore and Ejaria all following the ball for their first goal and not the man running forward and a simple one two completely taking him out the game for the second
Not sure I’d have done Olise for Meite though as it really does take away a lot of power and strength from the front four and he has been contributing little since early March (one good half at Watford and one good finish against Derby aside). Should have been Ejaria off if he wanted Olise on as they both offer fairly similar attributes
Onto the fullbacks, Yiadom was his usual self, energetic, lively, but very little quality in the final third as usual. Richards played OK but similarly is no real threat going forward. Recall Hound(?) suggesting Esteves has been underused and on the basis of that cameo, perhaps he was right, was a nice finish. Ditto Aluko who’s been strangely underused since his pretty awful cameo against Brentford back in early February. Every time he’s come on the last few times, he’s looked to do something. Could even argue the same for Baldock although a bit more questionable there
Hope to see some youngsters for the last couple of games. Paunovic will obviously have more of an idea than us with regards to who’s staying/who’s going but little point now of playing players who won’t be here next season so the likes of Gibson/Semedo/Richards/Aluko/Baldock etc etc