United Aren't Back.
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Thing I disliked was the endless lofted balls forward. I pitied Clarke, chasing the ball from defender to keeper and back, almost all 2nd half. Of course he missed his one on one.Yeah, Duffy leaving affected us. He's a fantastic player and we're so much better when he's playing.
I'm not doubting our effort and desire to defend and see out the win. We did that in a professional and organized manner.
Just saying we were very poor in the 2nd half, nothing wrong with saying that, its going to happen sometimes. If I were manager of that team today I'd have been very disappointed with the failure to put them to the sword and then let them get back in the game through a lack of concentration and an overall in ability to connect the first pass in possession.
Stats would also back that up:
1st Half:
59% possession
238 passes
77% pass completion
9 attempts
2nd half:
35% possession
162 passes
61% pass completion
5 attempts