Originally posted by passiveman:
<strong>That's harsh Murt, the cross from Riise was excellent, Placente only missed his header by inches and, in spite of Owen's sublime first touch, Placente was again inches from chasing back to block Owen's cross - I agree that he should have dealt with it though, but on the whole his link up play with Ze Roberto up front has looked good in three matches I've watched him - he has pace, and a natural look of confidence on the ball - and last night's mistake aside - I've thought his defensive skills were pretty well up there. Only possible criticism might be his tendency to move out of position and get snared on the counter - but the same could be said of Mickey at times...Anyway, like I said it's highly unlikely we'll be looking for him with Mickey in his form - just caught the eye is all...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Harsh maybe but he still should have been able to mark a midget for a corner.
His speed was impressive, he had Owen in his pocket in that respect.