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Thought he did more than o.k tbh - certainly his work in the middle third of the pitch was good, some good passing and some good hold up play. The least impressive bit was when he was facing up to a defender and 1 on 1....which was the bit you'd expect him to be best at tbh ! Maybe lacking in confidence though so even that part could improve ?
I wouldn't be calling on him to be given a chance at Spurs just yet, but equally, like many others, im baffled why he can't find a club to play regularly at - see plenty worse than him most saturdays.
imo he did everything right - nearly set up a few, ran into the right areas, pressed hard and defended well, did some decent take-ons. He's obviously not wanting in terms of effort or application.
I'd go as far as to say he did as much as any other player would probably have done in similar circumstances (pre-season game against a decent side).