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Originally Posted by red in cumbria
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Still love Rafael but I have to admit that he has never got back to his level of 12/13. He and Tete are sharing the RB duties at Lyon this season, the injuries have not helped, lost a yard of pace.
Lost a lot of good players in the LVG era, players who could have helped stabilize this transitional phase, wasted a lot of money replacing them with lesser or similar level players meaning there were fewer resources available to throw at top level players. Rafael, Nani, Welbeck, Kagawa, knowing what we know would you invest time in Depay or try to develop Zaha. Those guys knew the club, understood what was required, no guarantees but perhaps they could have provided a semblance of leadership.
Evans was not a mistake though, his confidence was gone, needed the move. At times he was horrifically soft and weak, easily bullied , Lindelof makes him look tough.