The midfield isn't good enough, so Motta is struggling with his selection. We lost Bremer, but we shouldn't be so badly exposed if our midfield could cover in those defensive periods. There were massive holes everywhere so I get Weah having to start over Yildiz, Conceicao does track back a lot, but we need our CBs to be covered better. The next problem is the transition from deep in midfield to the attack phase and we don't do it well enough. You need very accurate passers, which isn't Locatelli of Fagioli. This is highlighted further because Thuram isn't bursting forward as he should so the attack now relies heavily on the wingers. That leaves McKennie and he seems to be our most useful mid, he gets into great positions and chips in with goals.
The bottom line is that with Bremer, we wrap this game up early and keep a clean sheet. Now Motta is struggling to balance the team. With two solid CMs, we could play two wingers and partner Vlahovic with Yildiz in the middle because Vlahovic isn't good enough to be that focal point alone. When Koop came on we became even more vulnerable, Parma had a few great counters but failed to finish. Perhaps for the moment, we go 3-4-3 and make the most of the wingers and wingbacks spreading the play while an extra CB helps out at the back.
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