Apart from the US advancing that's the best part of the tournament so far, which has otherwise been kind of meh. Well, except for Messi's 20-minute hat trick.
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I don't think "utterly abused" quite captures it. Cuadrado definitely got past him a couple times, although there might not be much shame in that as he is world class. Mata did well a couple times too to be fair. My memory may be fuzzy, but I recall Yedlin doing better against Hazard at the WC when Yedlin was at a similar phase of development.
He was playing a LM/LWB role, not a LB role. Entirely different responsibility
No, that's true, which is why he was often so far upfield in this tournament. But, when Cuadrado was on, that's when Colombia were pushing for a comeback and CR were laying deep. There were several times when the two squared off, and Cuadrado definitely got the better of Mata, but not every time.
I just want to add that every time I see this thread title in the New Posts section, I hear Barry Manilow.
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