You can't say Nolan did his job by getting the penalty.

He is out there to make things happen, and doing that once in 90 minutes is nowhere near enough.

He is short of pace and fitness by the second half, and hanging around waiting for a knockdown or loose ball could be done by anyone. We have had, and have now plenty of players who would love that central role in our side. Some more pace and movement nearer to CC would make a massive difference, but we never get the chance to see it.

Basically we now have Downing, Jarvis, Vaz Te, Diame, Zarate, Poyet, Sahko, and for large parts of games probably Valencia all competing for two spots out wide. If he ain't scoring then Nolan will be a very unpopular captain in the dressing room as well as in the stands.

And just noticed Maiga hasn't even got a squad number this year ? Great management ...