Taking over Pirlo's role is not easy! Hard game for him as I think he prefers to play further upfield. Only one really bad foul, which he got a yellow for.
Once again he was better in the 2nd half. Apart from the goal he had some good clearances in the box, helped our defense to deal with crosses more efficiently and won lot of duels today. Good game.
“I have no problem in playing in any position,” he explained. “I’ll play as a full-back, the striker or in goal in order to play alongside these champions.
I don't see how it will work, we didn't create anything playing without Pirlo, neither can control the rythme of the game and neither can distribute teh ball effectively.