I thought Baker did just fine. Some of his dribbling and trickery was superb, a return to his early days with us, and I loved the way he every so often just dropped the tempo to walking pace as men ran off the ball. And some of his one-touch passing was immaculate, especially 1st half when linking with Deegan on give-and-go's. The only thing he didn't do was score when in a position he'd made through his own skill, or shoot when he tried to play Cyrus in instead (looked a bit knackered by then). In general, I'd say Baker played bloody well!
Same goes for Clarke: got better as the game went on, was very clever in using his right-footednes to his advantage when taking up angles, and played Snodgrass superbly for a bloke out of position who is probably 7-8 games off full fitness.
Remember how long it took King to get match fit without a pre-season? I think Jordan has earned that level of patience and tolerance from us a darn sight more, especially when considering the so very differing circumstances of the cause of absence.
There was something special about Christie's performance tonight, too. He didn't do anything stunning, but his all-round game was superb. I particularly loved one pass first half from RB to Sheff on the LW touchline. He's done that before. Also the one run where he chased a ball that he had no right to get near, and the Leeds man just couldn't live with his pace and determination and had to simply find touch. It was just a more complete performance from Cyrus, more solid. Like he came of age as a footballer tonight somehow.
