CandH PlayerWatch: Here’s Lanzini’s every touch

CandH’s PlayerWatch  reporter Daniel Danielli Leach  put Manu Lanzini under his personal searchlight this afternoon. Here’s every move the Argentine midfielder made before he left the action with injury.

1 – Plays a neat one two with Arnautovic but he is offside when he takes the shot
2 – Does not manage to get a touch on Cresswell’s shot which could have taken it goal bound
10 – Plays a great flick on in the air to Arnautovic but it comes to nothing
11 – Crosses the ball from the left and side but the header is straight at Begovic
14 – Controls the ball and turns his man before releasing the ball to Arnautovic but Begovic comes out to stop any chance
22 – Cross on the right side fails to get to Arnautovic
26 – Lays off Noble on the edge of the area but his Zaza style shot goes for a throw in
28 – Picks up the ball, spins his man and dribbles 10 yards before playing a through ball to Arnautovic on his right but his shot goes wide
30 – Some very risky play at the back with his team mates leads to a counter attack for us
35 – Makes a really bad pass from a throw in to Wilson but luckily nothing comes of it
37 – Caught offside on the edge of the area when receiving an Arnautovic ball but the touch was poor anyway
41 – On the right hand side he Controls the ball well with his head but is impeded when turning
45 – Picks the ball up from a Kouyaté pass, turns his man and releases the ball to Arnautovic which leads to a corner for us
51 – Whips in a free kick to the back post but the ball is headed away
53 – Capitalizes on a poor Bournemouth pass and dribbles out and in before releasing the ball to Arnautovic
54 – Crosses in a corner but the ball is headed away
59 – Dribbles from the half way line on the left hand side all the way to the edge of the area beating 5 players in the process but his shot skies over
62 – A 35 yard free kick goes to nothing
62 – Before Begovic takes a free kick Lanzini goes down in the centre of the pitch for no apparently reason
63 – Is substituted for Chicharito for hopefully what was only precautionary measures.
Verdict – 6.5 – While not outstanding today he put a good performance nevertheless. His quick passing, movement, mini dribbles and creativity are much welcomed but today he was not able to produce a performance like he did against Huddersfield. He and Arnautovic are starting to form a formidable partnership and hopefully the injury isn’t too bad.