Originally Posted by
jloome
I actually think MB has been better his season than the last two. He’s had a couple of games where his energy and pace have flagged badly by the 65th minute but for the most part he’s held his end up well.
His passing is not what it used to be, though. He’s really leaving his long efforts short this year, although his number eight-style shuttling, short link-up stuff has been really good, generally. His tackling has improved substantially although he’s still been slipped with embarrassing ease a couple of times (that Justin Meram goal being a prime example).