****ing arseholes start the gamesmanship. Kicking the ball away, wasting time. Ref will do **** all about it as per normal
But we know this. Every team in football does this. It's not new information, yet we act like victims of circumstance rather than playing the same game as everyone else. We're naive! It's the same as our fouling/being fouled. Clarke as an example would win twice as many free kicks just by watching Jack Grealish and taking a few tips. Instead he falls so softly that the refs begin to get the impression that he goes down easily and so doesn't get the marginal decisions. Dan Neil on the other hand makes his tactical fouls look so obvious that he gets a booking for the first one rather than getting away with 2 or 3.
Amad is awful atm. No idea why but Christ almighty. Played the full game midweek and has been as ba today as he was then