I wouldnt call him a passenger ASI, I dont think thats fair. He is trying to play the quick tempoed game the team is playing but its just not suited to his style. That doesnt make Kennys job of deciding what to do with him any easier because it is an issue whether he wants to admit it or not.
Apart from his strike in the first half Juan I can't think of anything else he did. Have I missed something?
I feel Kenny is obliged to play him because of his price tag. That's not Andy's fault but this is a big bloke. 6ft 4in and 13+stone and he should be as hard to shift off the ball as Drogba is but he loses possession quite easily. There's no logical reason why Maxi shouldn't have played tonight. That's a mystery.
The Spearing card needs to be appealed because to send someone off when they got the ball and only fouled the player with a follow through is ridiculous. Henderson will now switch to central midfield and that will bring the best out of his talents although defensively it may make us weaker.
Reina and Johnson have to accept responsibility for their goal but that aside, I thought our defence was pretty solid.
I saw too many passes to players stood still tonight. I would have preferred a faster passing game at times. By the time we got to their penalty area they had too many players back.
Can't remember Johnson bombing down the right once tonight but Enrique did okay on the left. Fulham played well above their position but all is not lost. Our finishing has to improve but 13 attempts against the woodwork leads the league by a mile.
Haven't heard Kenny's interview. I'll look for it now.