He was the only one trying something. With a decent fend and some support, both of those runs down the sideline could have played out much better. I also think he was hard on himself when Storm almost took the intercept. His pass to Fish was just right, but Fish chose to run wider. The hole was there but Fish missed it. I don't think Manu played any worse than most.
I do think Fish has played himself out of the squad. He was invisible for most of his time on the field. He took a good bomb, but lost it cold in the tackle (lucky to draw the penalty). He should have got to his feet and played the ball when he got hurt. He killed our momentum. He should have stayed off the field once he recovered, cos Jimmy was playing real well at FB. He should have used his pace to support
Johnson when he broke away. He has shown me throughout this year that he isn't even our best injury cover FB. That would be Ropo and Jimmy is giving Fish a run for 3rd spot, too.
I may get labelled a Fish-hater for these views, but I'm OK with that (or perhaps I will get called a "Fish-hating Manu fanboy?). I really dislike what he offers. We need to use our "Krisnan money" to secure Omar for next year and beyond, and maybe discuss a release with Fish.
Thank God Locke came through his Vulcans run unscathed.