He's not even close to decent. Open your eyes, Dusan. That's am@teurish level what he showed on two occasions against Shamrock, how badly he was owned (and that was ownage in the literal meaning) against Ivory Coast and tonight's mistake for the goal and the space he left. Those aren't occasional mistakes. 【Caceres was doing the exact same mistakes, but he was at least fast and from time to time he managed to correct the mistake】. Motta lacks even in that department.
You want to see him as an improvement, as we all do, but he is not. I now see that it was exactly his lack of defensive skills that resulted with Ranieri benching him. It's all fine that he's much better than all our recent and current fullbacks when he attacks, but that means squat for someone who is first and foremost a defender.
You want to see him as an improvement, as we all do, but he is not. I now see that it was exactly his lack of defensive skills that resulted with Ranieri benching him. It's all fine that he's much better than all our recent and current fullbacks when he attacks, but that means squat for someone who is first and foremost a defender.