Notes:
Lloris - could have done a lot better. Kicking was awkward all game, and his mad rush out to challenge Balotelli near the center circle was madness. Stop talking us up pre-match, Hugo: not if you can't live up to those claims in-game.
Kaboul, Verts - horrific, horrific performance from them today. No leadership, no taking responsibility, no grit when it mattered. Kaboul was by far the worse of the duo, though: if this is his last game for us, it's a shame given his past performances, but there is no excuse for the extent of his incompetence today.
Capoue, Chadli, Eriksen - sub-par performances form all three, with Capoue and Chadli in particular looking absolutely horrific: no heart, and no desire to change anything once we went 2-0 down. Eriksen just had a day off: he ran around an awful lot, and didn't shy away from the ball. Capoue and Chadli, however, shirked their responsibilities and did badly when they did step up. Woeful.
Ade - tried hard, but his quality seems on the wane. Should have scored at least once, and had a horrible first touch today.
Dier - like I said, he'll come up against better players and will be skinned a bit. He was. He's still very talented. And what I loved about him today was that he kept making runs up the field and trying his damn hardest even after we went 3-0 down, even when his supposed 'seniors' like Kaboul and Verts had long since given up.
Townsend - horrible introduction, and our attacks went into a black hole whenever the ball ended up at his feet.
Rose - tried his hardest, and was a decent runner throughout the ninety.
Bentaleb - don't play him from the start: ease him in, because he isn't ready to start against the top sides.
Poch - I hope he got some insight into the mental state of some of our players today.
Daniel - Work to be done.
