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Less than three weeks after losing the Leagues Cup final 3-0 in Seattle, Inter Miami have a chance for revenge at home – but their only result since then was no confidence-booster, suffering another 3-0 defeat in the MLS at Charlotte on Saturday.
Lionel Messi had a panenka penalty saved three minutes before 21-year-old Charlotte forward Idan Toklomati scored the first goal of a hat-trick, leaving Miami manager Javier Mascherano to admit to worries over his team’s understanding that games last 90 minutes.
“We have seasoned veterans who have done it at the highest level, so it won’t be hard,” predicted defender Ian Fray, discussing Miami’s recovery prospects.
“We’ll bounce back – it’s what we do. We’ll just continue what we’ve been doing all season, stay consistent and go for some wins.”
No luck on the panenka.
Kristijan Kahlina stands his ground! 😳
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Seattle supremo Brian Schmetzer was also concerned after his players spurned a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at home to the bottom side in the Western Conference, the LA Galaxy.
Schmetzer rapped his press conference table in frustration at the goals his team conceded, questioning their “vision in their defending” and ability to read “simple body language cues” from opposition players.
