Becoming a mess? The mess kicked in around the same time as the fall-out form the chav game and was compounded by cards, further injury and AFCON........ The MF has been in turmoil since game 8 or 9 of the season.
We're only just getting players back....
Bentancur been out for virtually a year and had 1 good game in 3
Maddison finding his feet again.
Sarr half a game.
Rather than that start of a mess we (hopefully) should be finally seeing the return to a settled MF line-up.
I don't know if you just want to argue for arguing sake or what...
Just look how Ange himself has chopped and changed and substituted and all in midfield, sometimes during half-time intervals. Sometimes between the games.
Then go and watch back the City game in the cup. We had one shot within 90 minutes.
After you have finished that, watch us concede 2 goals in 2 games against relegation-fighting teams that both overplayed us for majority of the game.
Our midfield in past 3 games is as bad as it has ever been under Ange. Agreed - it has been obviously impacted by Bissouma and Sarr being away at AFCON, but we managed to play well without them in some other separate occasions (like ManU for example).
That includes Bentancur that, I agree has been out for long time, but despite that, never looked as bad as this run of games. That includes Skippy who still does not seem to have a real place in that side.
So yes, midfield has been becoming more and more of a mess recently. But with Biss and Sarr returning, there is hope situation will turn around.