Still think they get a raw deal, they see a lot of the ball but rarely in situations they can do a great deal with it. It gets plonked out wide to them and they're expected to magic something up, it's like the way the team treated Traore when he had his purple patch.
Semedo had a few situations today where he got slipped down the outside and took an extra touch so lost the crossing opportunity but there's rarely anyone there to aim for anyway so it probably makes little difference. RAN must refuse to run in training or something because every pass that's ever played to him kills him dead, no-one must have any clue how fast he actually is to judge how far in front of him they can play the ball.
Too much is being expected of them at the moment. You could easily simplify their role and just ask them to wang the ball into the box as early and often as possible, like Taylor was for Burnley, but you need more bodies in the box for that to be worthwhile. Otherwise you've got to try and improve the service you give them, try and get the ball ahead of them so they can run in behind the fullback more often and not always be reliant on having to try snd carry the ball beyond them.
Same story in the middle of the attack today, Jimenez just stood in no man's land most of the game. Didn't try to run off the back or down the sides of them to look for a ball in behind, nor did he come towards the ball to offer a quick return trying to play someone else in in goal. It's like he was just hanging around waiting for a miracle ball to pick him out without him having to make any effort to get away from his markers.
The build up was really good tonight but they just aren't cute enough in the final third.
