Krul was in goal and probably should have done better with at least 3 of the goalsHaaland scores 5, and gets subbed after 75 mins.
I bet he's furious
How crucial might that 96th minute opening day winner against them turn out to be?
No more crucial than any other points-gaining result over the season? If we pip them to 6th with 75 to their 74, every point in that 75 will have proved crucial. Doesn't matter how you get them.
Well, yes and no Robbie. That goal denied one point to Hull and gave us two more points, so +3 points more on the divide between us and them. Fassnacht's goal in the return match at Hull insured the 3 points even though they then scored, so that was another +3 points outcome. I can't see how a single goal could have that 3 point effect on us and them, so either could be deemed crucial if we finish 3 points or less ahead of them.
Pipping them to 6th position is not a home and away contest between two teams. It is us v 23 teams including them, and them against 23 teams including us. When all the points gained are counted, the only thing that matters is the two totals, not how they were earned. Suppose Hull had beaten us in both games; all it would mean is that we would have to make up the "missing" six points in matches against the other 22 teams. That, after all, is what Hull will have done if they pip us to 6th.
That's the 'yes and no' bit Robbie. If Idah hadn't scored against Cardiff we'd now be 3 points behind Hull. If he hadn't scored in that opening match we'd be 4 points behind Hull. That difference makes both goals against Hull special, given our present position.
And if on Saturday we'd drawn with Sunderland, we'd now be three points behind Hull, and if we'd lost, we'd be four points behind Hull!
And my point is that the outcome of our two games against Hull is no more important than the outcome of our 2 games against any other club in respect of "our position in relation to Hull" if you are talking -- as Chris was -- about our respective end of the season positions in the league.
