Thiago needs to use his passing skills better and earlier, plays too safe too often, with Hendo out he's our only midfielder with the ability to connect our forwards runs when we win it back and can get Mane and Mo on the shoulder of or in behind their LCB and RCB, so he needs to do it
Not a good half, Mane should have made it 1-0, we were very lucky to get away with the Werner offside, not a great half, but they're a good team with lots of very good players and at full strength, it's not going to be easy and with Hendo out the press isn't where it needs to be for a game like this, we keep giving them time and space to weigh up and play their long balls in behind and we're sorely missing our switches and attempted balls over the top, so Thiago needs to show a lot more in that respect
Give it 10 minutes second half, get Jota on for Jones and unleash all four forwards
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