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What always annoyed me about Kroos is how miraculously he avoided the reputation of a diver. Guy went limp if he could smell he was about to lose possession. Spanish refereeing being mostly vibes based, they always went for it as well.

He has that competitive gene. Switches on in a different way when things go against him.

A lot of mistakes and really poor execution in the final phase but solid in defense.

Don't think I've ever seen him play like this. Big change of attitude. Much more assertive, lively, daring. Exactly what I've been wanting to see in him for years.

Very impressive I have to say.

He's failing in everything he does but I still like this performance more than 80% of his games the previous years in which he did nothing wrong.

Same as Ansu got, damn. Flick's regimen overloading our feeble bodies.

Bernal has yet to make a single forward pass I think.

Bad mistake but he's the only one making interesting forward passes.

Midfield is non-existent. Everything we do going forward bypasses our pivots. No pass and move. Circulation slow.

Don't have a lot of faith in that midfield. Let's see what happens but my guess is we'll have a hard time progressing the ball from the back.

The disapproval by one more manager will be the nail in the coffin for his resale value. If a >15 mil offer was on the table, we should've taken it.

The achilles thing is a bitch to rid of. You can sort of play with the discomfort but it will only get worse until you take a proper break and slow rehab. It's probably a decision to sacrifice some time in order to deal with it proper.

Multiple injuries to start the season and absent late winner at Mallorca. Let's hope the black magic is running out!

A player of Chiesa's quality is not going to resolve our LW headache. Realistically he will just become one more candidate rotating for the position alongside Raphinha, Olmo, Pau Victor, Ferran, Gavi or who else we're thinking of putting there. Much rather wait until we can get someone world...

Great game from him. Particularly liked his pings out to the opposite wing. Has a good passing range.

He does ok as a dynamic 9 but should not be played in a creative position. Doesn't really constribute to anything.

obviously way too cautious, both with his passing and positioning. not a bad game but doesn't look comfortable at this level

Looks pretty composed even when things aren't working out.

The difference in quality from 1st to 2nd half mostly due to Valencia switching off. But nice to see we have energy reserves to come out on top when late game fatigue sets in.