he assisted higuain, launched like 4-5 attacking moves, ran like crazy, and actually defended, unlike khedira. it wasn't his best game, his passing let him down (mainly due to the spurs pressing), but i wouldn't call that a shitty performance.
Unfortunately the third midfielder in our 433 is our biggest weakness. We have a lazy useless tree, a permanent hospital patient, a 20 year old kid, or a guy who isn’t even a professional footballer.
I still feel like he is a technically quality yet mentally weak player. Doesn't show up enough in the really tough moments.
Too long at Roma can do that.
Still, playing alongside Khedira in these two legs much have been a real chore, they both severely lack pace, and it was magnified by not having properly fit strikers to take some of the load off.