Also this season , if he sees some game time. I’d rather him be used in RB.
Even if Konate returns this week or next he should still be getting lots of game time in January.
Yeah, you’d imagine he’s at least getting Man Utd, Accrington and one or both of Lille and PSV
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Yeah that was my thinking. I’d probably play him in both CL games.
I’m afraid that Quansah’s self-confidence has taken the strongest hit when he made a mistake at Old Trafford that resulted in Fernandes scoring from near the halfway line, which is when the team’s steep downturn in form started. The team never recovered, and it probably lingered on in Quansah’s head even after the season had finished.
I think that Slot’s arrival and that half-time substitution only compounded that lack of self-belief from the end of the last season - he hasn’t played many games where he didn’t make a mistake since.
Maybe the only real criticism of Slot that I have up until now is the preparation and management of the recent Man United game. I don’t know if he wanted to protect Quansah (who is still very, very young, especially for a centre back) or if he misjudged Konate’s fitness levels but I’m certain that Trent should have been given the same treatment that Quansah got in Ipswich game - maybe not at the half-time but definitely should have got subbed off earlier in the second half.
Arne has been brilliant in his management/tactics, but got it wrong against Man U and also never rectified or seemed to try to rectify Man U’s dominance down our right.
Our game management on the pitch also let us down. A coach can control certain things, but not all of them. A good portion of it is on players. Be more compact, know when to do what. Was disappointing the way we played those final 10 minutes or so, having the lead and knowing already at that point that we’re not having our best day. Easier said than done, I know we cannot reset totally and fix all issues when the opponent creates problems for us, but it was more collective. Subs could’ve helped, but I’m not convinced it would’ve won us the game.
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