I am not attacking Kayal as he has served us well but it is my opinion that he is out of his depth in The Premier and offers nothing , others may disagree but that is their prerogative. I was just highlighting a mistake that I think CH made but got away with it.
I do not think that Kayal is good enough defensively as he gives away too many free kicks . To drop Stephens back 10 yds or play Bernardo in a position he is said to be able and has played is not playing a player out of position.
Bernardo is said to be able to play across the back or in midfield so would have sent him on as DM in front of Balogun and Duffy or brought on Bissouma and dropped Stephens back to protect them for the last 4 minutes or so to hold what we had.
Ryan 6 As he only had 1 save to make but not his fault.
Montoya 8 Good game defending and quick looked very comfortable.
Duffy 8.5 Solid good performance
Dunk 5 Not on long enough to gauge
Bong 8 Rose to the challenge.
Knockhaert 7 Imptoved team performance
Stephens 8 Usual engine for the...