Simple, we allowed seven counter-attacks and were constantly trying these tik-tak passes to someone a metre away and getting it wrong.
Against aggressive sides like Cagliari, you need to wage battle. We didn't understand that was the situation, especially with the ball not really rolling on that pitch, we had to hit it long instead.
We allowed seven counter-attacks, we got a lot wrong technically, and when you play at this stage of the season, you will lose if you don't match the opponents for intensity.
If we don't run as hard as the opponents, we will rarely be able to win the game with technical quality, especially at the start. It is good that we showed such determination, but we cannot keep gifting the first half.
[
add
]
[
|
|
...
]