What stood out most for me was how much wider the gulf between the sides is now compared to when we played them in the Cup three years ago. I think that says a lot about how much better they've got and how much more average we've become. Overall, we've played ourselves out of form in recent weeks and they look full of confidence. Add that to the difference in class and it's a tough ask to compete with them.
Of our squad, only Drinkwater looked like he could play at the higher level. Possibly Schmeichel. The others seemed in awe and out of their depth. King was diabolical, Knockaert awful, Vardy's touch was embarrassing.
Yes, Vardy well out of his depth........but Knocky was Class & was one of the few in the !st half that measured up to the opposition, so I really don´t understand your criicism of him
Their team did seem about a foot taller than ours man for man. They were infinitely superior and that was making 8 changes. Dzeko, Kolorov and Kompany were very impressive.
Tactically, I don't understand why we played 4-4-2 against them. It was never going to work and they just picked us off at ease first half. What was NP thinking? A more sensible formation and approach second half made us more competitive.
