Well, ultimately promising start fizzled out into toothless probing by the end. Again, we don't take a CC game seriously, and again, I cannot forgive Poch for that - like with last season and the weakened side put out against Arsenal, his dismissal of the domestic cups will never, ever not feel like a major failing of his for me.
We still have time to turn this around, and I hope we put out some first-teamers (Lamela and Wanyama, perhaps) and take off Onomah (who honestly hasn't really impressed - certainly Winks looked like a better fit for our first eleven than Onomah did in that first 45) while giving Janssen a kick up the ass. We can still win this, and win the whole damn cup. But not if we're as eager to go out as we appear to be.
Positives -
Carter-Vickers - was caught in no man's land for the goal, and didn't prevent the defense being drawn to the ball too much, but otherwise held his own - passed well, headed well, competed well.
Winks - distributed well from deep, and made zipping, probing passes into space that weren't picked up.
N'Koudou - mistakes happen, and it was a pretty bad one from him, but he kept going and kept his head up.
Negatives -
Janssen - my GHod, the man needs a goal, and he really needs to stop looking lost against U-21 Premier League-standard opposition. Few good moments, but by and large got frustrated too easily and missed the (few) chances he did get.
Davies - looks shaky down the left.