Poor Porto, so many vicious brushes with opposition players, however will they stand up to the assaults? #prayforporto
Poor game, absolutely pre-season standard. For once the midfield are not to blame. Thiago is an absolute Rolls Royce of a player and Morton and Chamberlain have had good moments. It's the back and the front three that have me nervous.
Up front Salah is having one of those games where he never looks up and carries the ball too much. Minamino, lots of endeavour but mediocre with the ball. He reminds me of Borini, constantly dropping deep looking for action, but not enough tools to make an impact from there. Mane is the only one with urgency and looks most likely to score. Damn that tight VAR call.
The backline is jittery as hell. Both Tsimikas and Konate are a bit wild, in and out of posession, and Williams looks like he spends the entire game praying no one comes near him. They are all terribly raw at the moment, but the potential is there.
Still, this is the kinds game you want, throw them in the deep end a bit, let them learn some hard lessons. The result is unimportant, but the performance is, but more, I think, for individuals than the team overall.