Some nice individual moments and knocking it around okay but not a lot of cohesion yet, as expected. RLC not looking bad. Sarr has been caught flat a couple of times.
I have yet to see malang sarr impress. Far too many flaws in his game to be used as a central defender (which is an issue when your position is in the centre of defence).
Our wide players seem to have developed a system of effortlessly drifting past their defenders but with the tiny drawback of forgetting to take the ball with them which is, shall we say, 'sub-optimal'.
Nice one on one stop from kepa and great positioning from james on the line to stop the second. Goalless seems about right so far. Traore has been good for them. A regular threat. Trev has been my pick for us. Not of maturity for a young lad, really reads the game well.
And he does like to run with the ball at his feet. Rudiger like. But, his defending is not always that sharp. Clever Trevor is the player performing well at the back for me. Kante is everywhere as usual. CHO needs to do a bit more, as does Ziyech and Saul needs to do something.
Ziyech has been wasteful in the final 3rd. Neither he nor CHO are making a claim for being a preferred choice in a fully healthy squad.