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He only came on vs Burnley as Lengelet was feeling ill. We were still 2-1 up when the sub was made (and had been missing great chances to put the game away). Definitely missing not just his passing, but his ability to direct the team in the build up. It was pretty early on (everton at home i think) where i watching him and realised already he was the leader orchestrating everything - telling players where to stand, where to pass etc
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I wouldn't say its a new thing in terms of the relationship between RB and Kamara though; Kamara has dropped into the back 3 with Cash pushing forward much more so than Konsa previously this season, and we were fine... However, in those instances, admittedly we did generally have different personnel elsewhere e.g. Diaby and Zaniolo in as 10's either side of Watkins, McGinn would tuck into the middle with Luiz etc, keeping it strong in the centre of the pitch. Its like we're in a bit of a halfway house with Cash in the side recently, a build up set up on our right side that has worked before, but doesn't mesh with who's currently further forwards, with the issues as you've identified. I still think for the first goal conceded last night though that was more of very poor execution in a situation where we should have been the ones taking advantage. I'd have been annoyed if Konsa was playing and hadn't looked for that overlap, because it was on.
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To be fair, those loose balls come from slightly different situations, Sheff Utd was a bit of head tennis with Konsa nodding forward to Bailey, who then heads to Kamara who has the option to turn and play forward. We were a bit more set in that situation. Against Chelsea Carlos has just chased down a long ball (hence him being deeper in that image) and knocked it to Cash who was also running back, who plays it inside to Kamara. In this instance he doesn't really have the chance to turn as there is a Chelsea player incoming; he could play back to Carlos, but a few frames before your image, there is a big gap to release Cash (who was deeper than Kamara at that point) behind the Chelsea player if Kamara is quick enough, and that is why Cash starts to move forward. I think it was the right initial call by Cash, as its the opportunity to trap 6 Chelsea players in our half and be onto their back 4 with 5 players (6 if Luiz in the middle reacts quick enough). You'd be mad not to take that, and it shouldn't have been hard to do. The problem is that Kamara takes an extra touch, which closes that pass down. Even then, there is still a pass on in the image in your post, but Cash needs to realise the initial pass is no longer possible and hold his run more than he does, and also pull out a bit wider to give a better angle. He does that and he's still able to receive the ball either to run it himself, or pass it straight on to Bailey and then go forward to support. Either way, there's still that opportunity to take all those Chelsea players out of the game. However, he just keeps on the same line, Kamara plays a poor pass and its turned over. Add in some shocking tracking back (Kamara and Cash just jog) and its in the back of our net. I don't think its 100% a systemic issue; the whole Kamara dropping into the back 3, Cash pushing higher etc have been done successfully earlier in the season at time. But ultimately if you are going to so cheaply surrender possession and then compound that with not working to recover the ball, you aren't going to win football games. The amount of unforced errors recently have been shocking, and we keep doing some really stupid things - last night Cash was tracking a Chelsea player down the line, the Chelsea players trips and falls over. Does Cash simply take the ball and bring it away with him so we can build? No he just boots the ball back up the pitch to a Chelsea player. At the end, Diego Carlos lets the Chelsea forward bring down a goal kick on his boot unchallenged. Just maddening decision making.
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Definite loss if the midfield is going to spend all game passing directly to the opposition. Caused our own downfall tonight by doing that and springing Chelsea on the transition, and as seen at Old Trafford taking advantage of turnovers is Man U's only real strength.
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Can't play for 15 minutes out the 90 and spend the rest of the game passing the ball to the opposition then standing watching as they run past you. Midfield was atrocious
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Why does Bailey keep trying to pass through players?
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Should have done better there
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Great fk, but again allowing Chelsea players to run unimpeded 60 yards, allowing them easy touches in and around the box We've got exactly what we deserved tonight for a pathetic effort
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First ten mins we looked dangerous and the better side, just made poor decisions in the final 3rd But you are not going to win games if you make repeated unforced errors passing the ball to the opposition, then just jogging back instead of trying to recover it. A dogshit effort for the last 35 minutes
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The midfield has been a disgrace
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Kamara got a better passing accuracy to their players than ours
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McGinn giving it away again!
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Disgusting effort An absolute shambles of lazy, pathetic play
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9 outside London apparently. Like the majority of owners of Indian restaurants in the UK, Aktar is actually Bangladeshi (well Bangladeshi descent).
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Unlucky Diaby, the one time the keeper actually tries and its against him
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Lenglet's passing has been really good tonight
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Hopefully just a sore one from crashing into the post
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Really good lofted cross by ollie
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Suprised but glad the ref gave yellow there They are 100% just going to start kicking us (even more) now, so dont want them to start thinking they can do it with impunity
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Having an up to speed Tielemans really helps
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Corner routine for the chance just before was great as well
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Some finish that
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Tierney's a muppet and is now going to be even worse reffing to the score
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That would have been a quality goal by Konsa
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Omg
