Strelok
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Pretty much this.Extremely disappointing result and, for the most part, performance. Im home alone today so I watched most of the match again this evening. Funny how much better you can analyse a game when you know the result.
First half we were just outplayed. They knew exactly how to cut off our usual channels of passing and we had no answer to it. Its the clear achilles heel of this team and we simply won't win games consistently until we solve that. We just couldn't get out. Bruno was taking it upon himself to come back and make himself available. McTominay worked hard but didn't know how to play his role and Pogba was just doing his Pogba thing - next to feck all for the team. Having said that, it wasn't ever particularly dangerous for us. I was frustrated with the performance but also thinking we'd still win the game when we sorted ourselves out.
This is where the criticism of Ole starts to come in. He knew what we needed to do to get a hold on the game. We know that he knew, because he made adjustments at half time that worked, but he shouldn't have waited that long. It should have happened on 25 minutes. If you're going to start with Fred and McTominay (which we should do whenever possible) then use them in a way that works. 4231 or a back three. Im all for being adaptable but I dont think this team is mature enough yet to keep changing things outside of those two systems.
Second half we were far better. Looked like the only team that would win it, until we got Pogba'd. Im so angry with him for that mistake. Completely brain dead. He has to know better than that, but i just think he coasts through games. He doesn't suit this club and he's got to go. 2nd big criticism for Ole was keeping him on. I couldn't and still don't understand what he thought he was offering the team.
Obviously this place is going to be an Ole out bloodbath for another week, and he does deserve criticism for today, but its bigger than that. You don't beat Leipzig 5-0 on Tuesday and then produce what we did today because the team are badly coached. Today was a case of trying to fit too many square pegs into round holes and it has to be a lesson learned. No more diamond formation. No more feckin Pogba. I genuinely don't want to see him pull on our shirt again unless we have injuries and he has to play.
Bruno had to come very deep in the first half because he received basically nothing up there. Sometime I saw him right next to our CB.
I said it about 3-4 months ago the issue with Pogba, apart from him being lazy as feck, and thinking he's some prime Messi is he has absolutely no awareness of what is happening or surrounding him. Watch all the times he made a mistake, or lost a ball you'd see he had absolutely no idea that there's a feking runner or chaser behind or beside him. And yeah, according to some he's world class. World class my arse. He runs like a giraffe strolling around while having the vision of a horse. Please never ever start him again.
For Ole, I can't understand what the feck was in his head when he subbed Bruno and keep that wanker on for 90'. Probably because he wants to protect Pogba after conceding that stupid penalty. But even if that was the case, then I lost words. How the feck he thought it's more important to protect some wanker than the match and the team is beyond my knowledge.