Are you angry mate?
Baines is a model pro. If he plays, he will play as well as he possibly can. If he hits anything resembling form for us, he will be a major asset. More so than Oviedo could be even when going at full tilt. He has been out of form, like. It was about time, tbf and he will hit form again. Soon.
If you want to question his commitment on the pitch based purely on what went on in the summer, then go for it, but it's pure speculation and not worth anyone's time.
We will need Baines' quality in the second half of this season. At times our delivery has been lacking recently. We haven't hit Lukaku nearly enough. We could really do with Baines whipping his crosses in, as Oviedo's crossing has been generally average and sometimes woeful. Also, Baines is still a top defender and that part of his game certainly wasn't lacking before the injury.
Oviedo has been ace, but there's no way I'd leave an player like Baines on the bench. If he comes back in, plays sh*t and all of a sudden we're missing Oviedo, then we should by all means drop him. But he deserves a chance to claim his spot back, for me. Oviedo's been good, but he's no Leighton Baines.
