Defending from all 3 centre backs was pure comedy gold. We should probably remember that for 5 seasons that was pretty much the norm.
So far this season it has been very much the exception.
Evans by far the biggest culprit, the attempted back pass was poor but running into Nicholson who had their forward covered until he was flattened was priceless. The stupid booking that Evans got 2 minutes later for fouling a player who was running the ball over the line for a goal kick was idiotic. I would have subbed him immediately and surely deserves a club fine and a game or three on the bench.
Nicholson was next failing to cut out an aimless punt forward. Letting a simple headed clearance skim off his head slowed the ball just enough to turn a punt into a pass.
Not to be outdone, Kouogan who was having a fine game up until that point dawdled on the ball just outside the penalty area.
3 very basic errors from players that don’t normally make them is not a disaster – unless all 3 happen in the same game of course.
In the tradition of centre backs losing the plot Butler then decided to play substitution bingo and go long ball against a team we had dominated the football against.
Could we have a rule when we need a goal and go substitution crazy that our only 2 consistently creative players (Roberts and Beestin) are left on the pitch?
