Greegs -7. Unlucky with the first, no chance for the second.
Tav - 6. Shaky start, but always running.
Goldston- 7. Suspect and commanding in equal measure. Not his best night.
Balogun - 7. Great last ditch tackle at the end of the first half. Still doesn’t quite look comfortable for me. Can’t put my finger on it.
Barasic -7. Great running and delivery.
Arfield -7. Industrious and got his goal.
Davis - 6. Great for 60, not got the legs for 90 at the intensity required to match the first half.
Kamara - 7 Tidy.
Roofe - 9. Great technique, workrate and interplay. What a goal.
Alfredo -8. Always available and productive.
Kent - 8. Attacking runs, incisive, chasing back, won umpteen tackles.
Gerrard - 7.
This game was there to be won with experienced in-game management. Set us up brilliantly, got in control and ultimately threw away 2 points with stubbornness.
You can’t ask 11 players to play at the intensity he does for the full 90 minutes, I wonder if the Benfica manager clocked this. That high press is just not compatible with not making substitutions.
Thought his after match comments were telling - ie, a draw was a fair result. Over the 90, it wasn’t. We threw it away.