: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:03 am
Masch has looked nackered all year, I can understand why Benitez didn't want him to go to Beijing. He just seems to have lost some of that 'intensity', last year, at times, I felt like he carried Alonso who never quite looked sharp, but this year it's swapped around, Xabi's upped his game whilst Masch looks fatigued. I thought he was good tonight, supported the defence very well, and kept his passing tidy, I can't recall him giving it away.
Disappointed with the Torres injury, it was a shame he took the knock just after he had a good chance, I thought he'd come alive after that but the injury put him out of the game, literally.
Another good performance from Fabio, he's done this so many times since he's been at the club, started to get a run of games and he's proven himself to be very good, but injuries have always held him back. Hopefully Rafa brings Insua back in, him and Fabio rotating at left back is very good, in my opinion.
I could go on and on, but I feel Martin Skrtel continues to justify why Agger hasn't played as much as he'd like, he's now much more composed and he's our best defender I think.