DE BOER: "WE STOPPED PLAYING AT 1-0"
Frank de Boer bemoaned his side's approach after they took the lead against Cagliari, highlighting it as a turning point in the 2-1 home loss:
"We stopped playing football once we took the lead," said De Boer. "It should have been the easiest spell of the game for us with greater space to exploit - instead we lost. We played well in the first half though we should have made better use of the space in the opposition box. We need to get greater numbers forward from midfield and out wide. We didn't have any issues for the first 70 minutes and, although we didn't create many chances, we still hit 20 crosses".
"We didn't play to our potential when we led 1-0 and that's the real reason why we lost the match. We lost too many challenges in the middle of the park and that wasn't down to misfortune. I didn't expect this defeat because we didn't see it coming".
"On another day Icardi would have scored from the spot. I don't want to discuss the rest of it. We'll assess things tomorrow out of respect for the fans and player. We must find a solution because the situation is far from ideal."
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