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Well played boys, you gave it all you had.
Referee was absolutely terrible.
We needed to get a second in the first half but couldn’t. Leverkeusen have been strong in the second halves of games all season and score late in most games. I think they’ve only conceded twice on about four occasions so it was a huge ask anyway.
They are a top team and look like winning a treble without losing a game all season, some achievement.
Proud tonight.⚒
My observations are that we can take a match to any team and do not need be so defensive, I feel the players feel that also with Antonio recognising that we gave them too much respect last week. We also need a bench as our side gave everything but were running on fumes at the end. The last thing that was glaring was the difference in Alonso and Moyes, Alonso was not afraid to change in the first half when he hooked that defender off but most significant thing was when they went in at half time with Leverskusan 2-1 up in the tie, Alonso bought on his best attacker and then an attacking midfielder, I feel sure were we in that position we would have brought on a DM. Moyes is a great at running the dressing room and keeping good team spirit, we are buying decent players, he just needs lets us attack from the start in all matches.
In my view Leverskusan are not the team they are being lauded as and I think much of that is to do with Alonso's profile. I doubt they will end the season unbeaten and should have lost that this evening but for a lucky deflection. They are very good but were completely at sea in the first half, mentally and regard their football.
They knew they were all at sea for most of the first half but changed it at half time and controlled it for the most part, shown by the fact we barely had an attempt in that half.
They can still be proud of themselves as they gave it everything they could but came up short
It’s a shame we’ll have no European football next season unless there’s some weird results from here on in.
Not even sure how well they’ll recover in time for Sunday.
Then again, Mavropanos & Phillips weren’t confirmed as being there either.
And the players really worked hard. Everyone was good but thought the front three, Alvarez, Zouma and JWP really stood out.
JWP in a more advanced role was good. He did a great job showing for the ball and linking up the passing, as well as pressing when off the ball. He played that kind of position for the first few games of the season when he was scoring as well. Think it suits him.
Such a shame that the keeper makes that save off the Bowen chance first half. We just ran out of steam but can’t complain. What a night.