Manchester United vs. Reading

Cleverly certainly not playing his way into the Madrid game.
 
fecking hate that. Should just dish out a yellow for the Reading player straight away. Nani passes it back so that free kick can be taken quick. The Reading player intercepts the ball and picks it up. That's the very definition of unsportsmanlike conduct.
 
I hear you. I want to be a big fan of Ando too, but I beg you to watch him off the ball. On the ball too, of course, but off the ball he's a disaster.

His problem off the ball seems to stem from fitness.

10 minutes of excellent energy, cohesion, and positioning. Then he seems to drift out of the game, and put himself in no mans land.
 
Has there been a more one-sided player than Valencia? Ever?
 
The distribution out of defence has been shockingly bad
 
There's a perfect example, he pressurizes to defenders into making a mistake, but then is too tired to be available to recieve the pass.
 
His problem off the ball seems to stem from fitness.

10 minutes of excellent energy, cohesion, and positioning. Then he seems to drift out of the game, and put himself in no mans land.

Fitness is a huge part of it, but it's more than that. He lacks heart. But you can see he's got talent, but very little interest in applying that talent.
 
That's quite enough replays of the ballboy, thank you Mr Spielberg.
 
He done it again, runs off the ball, receives well, sidesteps and spreads the ball out wide, then stands still.
 
True. Hasn't got the mentality needed to be a top midfielder. There are some things you just can't teach.

Are you not reading what he's saying?

It's the fitness, not the mentality.