Geeughhhhh
Pissed at the ref decisions.
Even more pissed at the mentality of this team and the lack of good bench options to sustain these tactics.
I was actually a bit disappointed to see Dalbert sent off.
The team was in no state to dominate a team, even with a numerical advantage. If anything, the pressure that comes with having the advantage messed with their fragile little minds. They seemed unsure of whether to protect the result or try to extend the lead. They half-assed everything and gave the ref the chance to screw us over once again.
We need impact subs, badly. We have no one to re-energize the team in the last half-hour.
It used to be Rebic, but he's a starter now.
Last season we had Cutrone and Borini coming on and playing as if a lifetime in gulags awaited in case the team didn't win. Yesterday Cutrone was doing that for Fiorentina, and his work resulted in a PK and equalizer for his team, although the ref deserves to be spat in his face for that call. Cutrone had how many goals as sub for us? Borini used to come on and score or assist and make us finish games stronger than we started them.
This team however dies when fatigue kicks in for the starters.
Leao is not a 4231 LW option, and Ibra is not going to get benched.
Paqueta and Bona play at Brazilian league tempo.
Saelemakers is yet to show signs of having an end product.
It's bad enough to not have a solution on the bench for fatigue.
The problem is also worsened by some of the starters. And it's not the usual suspects or scapegoats like Hakan or Kessie.
Ibra's low workrate forces the rest to compensate for him, tiring them out even quicker.
The team is being dictated by a person(Bennacer) who plays like a cherry-on-top player. Very promising player, who's already great at certain stuff, but his characteristics are a terrible fit for a 4-2-3-1 DM. Their main duty is to offset having 4 attackers for an entire game. Bennacer plays as if he has a lot of freedom, and he tires himself out like an attacker. Add to that his main weaknesses. He's a liability.
There's lots of talks here about replacing Kessie, but if the club is serious about this 4-2-3-1 or double pivot systems, then Kessie is not the one that doesn't fit, although he could also be upgraded.
If we got someone like Fabinho, then I'd rather team him up with Kessie.
, Suso, Bonaventura, Calhanoglu, Kessie, Cutrone, Paqueta, Bakayo
Give him a chance to rediscover the joys of creativity
