We played well last night, particulary Johnson, Mascherano and Insua.
Lucas didn't give it away as much as he normally does and Mascherano was stroking the ball around well. He wasn't just breaking the play up, he was more of a play maker than before.
I like Insua but he's not the finished article yet and can occasionally get caught out of position.
Ayala is obviously still up and coming, it's clear he has no confidence and we need to back him 100% He looked slightly better last night than against Athletico but needs to work on his distribution and positioning, his tackles are fantastic.
Johnson was available EVERY time and provided really good crosses time and again.
But can we BEAT Villa if Ayala, Lucas and Insua all start the game??
Villa had a bad start and will have had a rocket, they can't get any worse than against Wigan.
I fear a couple of dropped points here, can anyone convince me otherwise?