No mate it was pathetic, turn the ball around for a corner or hook it clear do not nut meg it and hope for the best.Big mistake yes. Not "pathetic".
we make a massive amount of situational mistakes
Quite cute on how Ward -Prowse moved his free kick at least 12 yards on from where the foul was committed....not one single soul pointed that one out,even the ref fell for it.If taken from the right place it would have been a chip in the box not a shot.
(Someone can find it on some facebook page and embed it here!!)
Knowing Poch, this would've tinkled him off more than anything as SOMEONE out there needed to see that. I cannot help but think Lamela is the sort of player who sees that and complains about it. We simply looked like we were in a stupor second-half yesterday...
Quite cute on how Ward -Prowse moved his free kick at least 12 yards on from where the foul was committed....not one single soul pointed that one out,even the ref fell for it.If taken from the right place it would have been a chip in the box not a shot.
(Someone can find it on some facebook page and embed it here!!)
FWIW, stills from MotD highlights...
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If only Eriksen had moved his freekick back a yard, it might’ve dipped under the crossbar too.
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Didn't even notice that during the game, but that's crazy. It wouldn't have been remotely dangerous if it was taken from where he was fouled.
Indeed. With Dele, Dier, Rose, Vertonghen and Kane all on the pitch you’d have thought that at least one of them would’ve got the referee to move the ball vaguely near where the foul actually occurred.What a sad indictment of how this group of players have switched off in the last couple of months that we are now getting outdone in the dark arts by fudging Southampton?
That was supposed to be one of the things that shifted our meteorology at this club. We’d scrap and do what was required to get the points. We were more streetwise. Not anymore. That game was a fun kickabout with our mates and as soon as we had to scrap and be a bit more streetwise, we didn’t have the stones.
Really disappointing. The more I see that JWP goal the more it angers me.