Also, our extreme compactness in our own third clearly has quite a lot to do with the absurd number of shots we are allowing.
There is no proper functioning midfield and hasn't been for some time.
This is now made worse because Casemiro is effectively playing his own game, the one
he wants to play, which can be effective in odd moments, but does tend to expose Mainoo, who copes well enough for his age and experience but he needs someone to cover his back.
Also Rashford, and Garnacho, and when he's on the pitch, so does Antony, they all play their
version of what they should be doing, which only includes running back and covering,
when they remember, or if ETH or someone else from the sidelines reminds them. There is something of an excuse for Garnacho, because he does deliver fairly regularly, the other two don't.
At the other extreme is Rasmus, he cannot get a pass from his wing men, so strays at times all over the place looking for an opening and unfortunately when a ball is eventually played down the channels for him, he is often caught blindsided and he has come around the defender, instead of making the defender go around him. Gradually as the balls that do get delivered don't 'stick' with him, Rasmus gets even more marginalised.
It's not only annoying but also heartbreaking to watch these simple errors being replayed over and over in every game.
You begin to wonder if they do all train on the same pitch?
