Unfortunately this result is on the injuries.
the right attitude was there, they tried and hard ... but this was all they could give because that's all they have.
Bennacer, Hakan, Ibra ... the creators were all out.
Kessie even stepped up, in term of trying "playmaking"
Diaz is a final third trequartista, almost a SS ... so when there are space in that final third, he can't do much.
Hakan being also a CM can "playmake" from deeper...Ibra sometimes drops deep to influence the game ... Bennacer has the vision and range to make those defence destabilizing passes ... ALL OUT.
Tonali has improved, especially in the defensive phases...but it's still not there level yet ... Meite also did not do bad but it still wasn't enough.
if this was a win Kessie's name would be in front of all newspapers today (tomorrow?)
Leao didn't do anything...but i also don't remember 1 decent pass to him. (i'll write a post about him later)
IMO, I don't blame Donna for the goal. the striker looks like he's gonna touch the ball and change the trajectory of the (very savable) header so Donna adjust for that save but the striker misses ... the header didn't beat him, the attempt of the striker did.
it's almost like when a striker scuff his shot but that mistake end beating the goalie, if he had made the right connection he wanted to make.
this complicates everything, but can't just lay down with 13-10 games to go.
the one positive in this is that it wasn't a dead performance...not effecient as all the player who can provide that are out, but not dead.
i move on