BIG DOODIE..

I think people are missing the context here about Estevão regarding our style. Can he sustain running up and down with intensity like Neto this season? Neto defended mostly as an RB yesterday. I believe that when we settle down and keep more of the ball, Estevão will be unleashed. We are too direct and defend many transitions under Alonso. Nobody is looking at it from that angle. The direct style requires more sustained high-intensity runs than usual. Having had a bad injury from such an intense run last season isn't helping his case. They will want to be careful with the role they ask him to play. He needs to improve in that aspect, or he may have to wait until we get much better in possession. Even though I want his situation to improve, I honestly do, but we can't say he can do better than Neto at what's required for this style of football. There is no way. He is currently a victim of circumstance, but I believe he is working hard to be more intense. He will get there. He will bounce back.