This is what I don't get either. All the "he has been declining" talk. As if he isn't reliable anymore.
The one who has been declining & cost us quite few goals plays on the other side of the pitch.
Anyway, excluding him from the CL is bullshit. Regardless of what the reasons are.
He is undoubtedly reliable defensively but he is playing wingback and not fullback. Supposed to carry attacking inmpetus and creativity for the whole wing. And we all seen how his offensive game has been lacking big time, hit crosses at defenders legs, and physically seems to declined a little to the point it effects his productivity.
But in general losing Pirlo has hit him the worst, what he is great at is overlapping runs into the box, he barely assists or scores because no one picks up his runs. Pogba did couple of times (Licht goal vs BMG), but besides that his main way to contribute offensively is barely done. And since he can't dribble his guy or barely cross past him, it has seriously made us predictable and limited as heck to play him and Evra in a formation that requires offensive creativity from wings.
Hence why Cuadrado was considerably better when he got going last season, he gave the team what we lacked when we got stuck. We don't need another hard worker in wing when most of our CMs are that and we play with 3 CBs.
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@Osman Austrian Chocolate is the real deal though
He is well rounded brilliantly, except not so much at defending lately.