I want to understand tactically how we lost this. For the first 40 minutes we were even. We were in fact on top for the first 15, creating many chances to their zero.
Suddenly Ronaldo pops one in out of nothing, but still we didn't give up.
Suddenly, for the last 5 minutes of the first, we went into our shell. From the first second in the second, we went a few layers deeper into our shell.
Our midfield became non-existent and we couldn't make simple passes.
Did:
1 - Zidane's slight tactical changes make them so much better
2 - They decided to shift into next gear and it was too much for us to handle
3 - We realised we had a chance to win a CL final and went into a mental block mode
4 - Others?
Reasons such as their roster is so much better is BS - we can easily match them man to man with the starting 11.
Really can't put my finger on it.
Suddenly Ronaldo pops one in out of nothing, but still we didn't give up.
Suddenly, for the last 5 minutes of the first, we went into our shell. From the first second in the second, we went a few layers deeper into our shell.
Our midfield became non-existent and we couldn't make simple passes.
Did:
1 - Zidane's slight tactical changes make them so much better
2 - They decided to shift into next gear and it was too much for us to handle
3 - We realised we had a chance to win a CL final and went into a mental block mode
4 - Others?
Reasons such as their roster is so much better is BS - we can easily match them man to man with the starting 11.
Really can't put my finger on it.
