Var didn’t cheat. Pope stood his ground, and nicked the ball with his foot. Pope doesn’t have to get out of the way. He didn’t come flying out and go through Gyokeres after having the ball nicked passed him, which would have been a penalty and probably a red card.
The touch Pope made is very relevant. Go and watch where the ball actually was after Pope touched it, that was no tap in. You should have been 1-0 or 2-0 up anyway from Trossards chance or from Eze’s shot.
Yes. Merino , Martinelli, MLS and Odegaard made a big difference. We need to shift the starting 11 IMO Can not keep Martinelli or MLS on the bench and if we are going to play a traditional 9, Merino is the best we have.