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Sevilla 4-5 Barca. Mathieu at LB has been a horror show from the very beginning. Even if you go back to last season. He's not a passable LB. He's not even bad. He's terrible.

But does that mean we should sign Arduiz? No. And he's an off example anyways. Nolito as a winger is more likely than not to hit a sharp decline as he ages and even if he's able to perform until the dying breath of his career that's still not nearly as long as a player aged 22-26.

Nolito? That's so gross. No more 30 year olds, please.

If Deportivo is any indicator, no we won't.

Bravo conceded in his last game (Against Malaga) and it wasn't considered necessary to judge whether it was his fault or not by even a single person.

Played a big part in the first goal and assisted Neymar's last minute rocket. Solid game from him again imo.

He really picked it up in the second half, but I'd still much rather see him at CB.

Mathieu actually stops tracking his man. Like, he slams the brakes. Our defending doesn't do our keepers any favors.

Still lost lol. The goal should have been ruled a goal kick but Everton's lack of quality again showed itself, except this time they can't pin all the blame on Howard.

I'd love to know when he gets promoted.

That's a pretty tough question. The mediocre DM signed to be our new CB or the mediocre CB who was injured for over a year and has gotten worse because of it? I'd probably say Verm was worse. Not even being able to play for a year while already in his late 20's is a killer for me.

I wouldn't say he's the only scapegoat, but his deficiencies at the position are clear as day. Put a competent LB there and we'd be a much stronger side.

That's down to Lucho. It's really puzzling that Vermaelen has seemingly taken over as his 3rd choice CB when he's just about as good at CB as Mathieu is at LB.

It's almost like Lucho was trying to figure out how to outdo himself from the defense he put out against Malaga.

But people aren't just mad at him because he was poor today. He's poor consistently when played as LB and that has been his primary position this season.

Well Rakitic isn't a defender who sucks at defending.

I could put together an extensive highlight reel of our defenders making goal costing mistakes that are 100% on them, that Bravo has failed to save. That's like literally the weakest argument imaginable.

He'd been trying to make a dribble like that for the last several attacks, but it finally paid off.

Solid off the ball movement for Barkley's goal. The defender tracked his run and it left a huge gap to be dribbled into.

What a sad existence that would be for me.