The lack of mobility when Doucoure is out is a big issue (i'm not sure Allan is all that mobile) but the balance has been wrong when they've both played too, that's what i'm getting at. Neither of them seems to have the discipline to just sit and cover, we conceded loads of goals at the start of the season where midfielders ran on to balls pulled back to the edge of the box, because had nobody had seen the danger or tracked the run. We were overrun in midfield against Burnley, Southampton, Leeds etc earlier in the season when both Allan and Doucoure were in the side. It's difficult to know whether its the tactics or the players, but I reckon there's only been 1 or 2 games this season where you'd say we controlled the midfield; that's really disappointing after spending £50m to upgrade there in the summer.