Valencia has performed well in most matches this season. He's certainly not been at his best, but he tends to get better as the season moves on. His poorest games have come against Manchester City and Crystal Palace. Nani hasn't been great, but that's not what I was debating. I said he's played well. He's been consistently good and should have a few assists if our players knew how to finish. Nani performed well vs. Liverpool. His touch was off, but he still managed to get a shot on target (and almost scored) and played a good ball to Hernandez, who laid off Van Persie. He was excellent against West Brom, his best match this season. He was decent vs. Sunderland. His crossing was off, but it was his directness and skill that contributed to Januzaj scoring the winner. He was decent vs. Southampton, put in a couple of very good balls, but was let down by finishing. Neither one of these players has performed great, but they've done well. I think most should be pleased about both, especially Nani whose shown more intelligence this season. With the exception of the last match, he's not really gone into poor decision making mode. He's mixed things up. I've certainly been pleased with Valencia. His right back performance vs. Stoke was much needed. He was excellent vs. Real Sociedad, too. In fact, he's only had a couple of poor performances, but I think he's starting to regain confidence, evident by his dribbling in the last two games.
We'll see, but our wings are fine at the moment. It's just that there is no cohesion in the team. Individuals are winning us games. I certainly disagree with the chopping and changing argument. Nani wasn't involved in the first few games because of lack of match fitness, his touch was off in the Liverpool game. He's been involved in the last few PL games, he's started the last four, which suggests Moyes likes what he's currently getting, though obviously there's more to come.
