I missed the game thanks to work running late…which, in hindsight, might have been the universe doing me a favour. Unfortunately, I then made the fatal error of watching it on DAZN afterwards.
Calling it a tough watch would be generous. It was a grim, joyless spectacle, a performance completely devoid of quality, urgency, or anything resembling coherent football. The only flicker of life came from the new signing; everyone else looked like they’d rather be anywhere else.
The pitch might have been the only thing out there in worse condition than the team.
