NML is a quality player. He's hit bad form not helped by the way the team have been playing these last few months. Aimless balls up to the front 3 doesn't help him. If we get back to the way we were playing as a team in the first 5 games we will see NML back to his best again. That requires a midfield composed of midfielders again. Guys who can pick out the likes of NML with a pass rather than aimless hoofball.
Seemed to me he had the ball quite a bit in Friday, but generally ran into trouble.
We can't pass the ball when we haven't got it, so avoiding giving it away cheaply is imperative