Wow, some what i feel are very harsh verdicts here.
Often it's not a choice to defend, but it's because of the opposition. They made good subs, had the emphasis and had the crowd (and the ref) with them.
Quick note on the ref, i'm not blaming him for the result but i feel he made some decisions that rattled us and were just varying levels of abysmal:
- Gave offside for a goal kick, not just him, but the linesman too. Unbelievable.
- Hwang gets elbowed in the face, no stoppage, no acknowledgment of the knock, just play on. He was literally holding his face after being elbowed in it.
- Coady clean through on goal, oh no, a mystery touch that leads to White falling, Atkinson buys it, a huge chance for us there, an absolutely appalling decision.
- He books Raul for refusing to go off, when he isn't the player who is being subbed, it was this one that i felt really got under our skin.
- Neto clear deflection on his shot that went for a corner, but no, a goal kick
- Hwang plays it off Saka, oh no, it's a corner instead.
All of these things change the emphasis of the game, and more than likely mean we get at least a point.
