Well I had no problem with him playing tonight. I thought it was potentially a good move. He's a frustrating player to play against as his close control and quickness of thought makes getting the ball off him a very awkward and difficult thing. I liked the look of the midfield and I thought the plan was coming along very nicely, the game was turning, I was quite relaxed, daniel skied a biggie, no worries, a goal was coming.
Then we gave away 2 goals and that was that. In fairness Lallana, at this stage of his match fitness, would look good in a team playing well, trying to control a game and exploit space. That is not what transpired. Not his fault. We threw it away and collectively we were shit*.