I sympathise with him.
As a goalkeeper, even one who trains every day, trying to pick out a wide player as he has to is really tough. I’d rather he tried and failed with that than aimless punts to Wells. It looks **** when it doesn’t work but we played short disastrously earlier in the season and we can’t play long so it’s the least bad option.
McClaren is too slow to change things that aren't working. The Lumley kick to Furlong on the right touchline, which has worked well in other games, didn't come off at all today because their left back was very good aerially. We persisted with it throughout the first half, though.
Not sure any of them had a good game at allI did notice from R that Joe pointed at himself and seemed to apologise to Josh. Sadly t
Personally thought DF had a very poor game today.
His throwing is hesitant and poor, he looks nervous on the back pass and his dead ball kicks are generally hopeful rather than considered - what’s unfair about that.
Scowen was impeded though probably soft and I suspect sub-consciously the ref decided we should be punished for our stupidity.The rat had two players on him and no out apart from back to Lumley
It was a cock up and set the tone for the match
It handed them belief and they took it