Quote Originally Posted by Xamand View Post
I think it is a bit harsh to blame Longstaff for that goal. Yes, he gave the ball away, but it was attempting to play a ball into their box, not like it was given away in our half. We should have been able to comfortably deal with it but our tracking back was a bit lacklustre, e.g. if Bruno had kept with his man instead of letting him jog past him, Schar wouldn't have been in two minds as to who to cover when the ball was played across
It’s was sloppy as f**k when we were heavily committed to the attack, and it’s the latest in a long history of him giving the ball away cheaply and sloppy.

Tonali is just head and shoulders better than Longstaff in every aspect of the game.