No player ever hits the same standards week in week out, those that consistently play at a good level in the championship will be a rare breed. I don't think any of the players you have mentioned have ever been accused of complacency so that seems a weird one to throw at them based on one performance. McDonald and Price were up against probably one of the most talented midfields in this division who were playing in front of their own crowd and were having a very good game. Our midfield has done the same to lesser opponents in the past.
I didn't think there was a gulf between the two sides and on another day we would have come away with something. We fell short at key moments and that cost us.At 1-1 we were very much in the ascendency and had we gone on and scored the game could well have developed very differently. The third goal, came as it did so close to half time, changed the whole complexion of the game and we were never really in it again after that.