Might just be me but thought buyens reaction at full time was strange.
Great team performance and decent enough game from buyens but marched straight off the pitch when the whistle went while the rest of the team congratulated each other.
Making something out of nothing or a player no longer interested in playing for the club?
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He thinks he is better than he is, play it simple - you're not Pirlo.
But deffo had his best game in ages
Today Buyens tried more forward passes than usual which didn't always work out but I thought he actually broke up play and won a few tackles, nothing in the way of Solly-like winning tackles but enough to break up play.
But yes he did seem intent in marching straight off the pitch again at full time until it seems he was prompted to briefly clap the fans.
Very strange reaction at full time and need players like Jackson atm who want to fight for the club
Today I thought he was... dreadful. I'm stunned to see people give him glowing reviews. The only difference today seemed that he tried harder than usual. And I say that because he did some warm ups at half time.
In the five minutes he played in the first half, he did that little dummy (I'm not certain it was intentional) and touched the ball once - misplacing a five yard pass for a throw in.
In the second, he went long spells without doing much, and gave the ball away far more than he managed to find a red shirt. Two through balls in particular were very poorly weighted. I felt like he knew he was off the pace, rather than the previous assumption that he didn't care. Indeed, with the team and crowd being so positive, he couldn't get away with his usual disappearing act, until the final whistle when he disappeared up the tunnel with the newfound knowledge that he needs to improve to play a part in the season's renaissance.
Wasn't there today but sounded like we had solidity and work rate right down the spine of the team and it made a big difference.
Buyens can contribute to that, but if his heart isn't in it he's better off on the bench, we can't afford to have a passenger in the centre of a 4 man midfield.