More to what Imanix writes, I've gone back to again rewatch that moment with Old, and it is yes his poor touch that sees the ball go out. The poor touch reinforcing to me his value is more now as a full back.
Post his poor control Old then flops looking for the foul. He did a bit of that back at the Nix. Tough on him, but really he would have seen from the pine the UAE ref wasn't giving us much.
Where the injustice happens is that he is then clearly stood on between his legs (most likely accidental). He then should have rolled around trying to highlight he was in pain. Learn the dark arts. Some of AWs reserves could also have done more to plead with the ref as they were very close by. Both the ref and AR were not near Old. The Egyptians managed to get the ref late in the game to halt proceedings when their CB got that bad shiner to his face, and collapsed like he'd been shot. Their keeper also one time?
Maybe thats why the Pharaohs took the quick throw, trying to hide that stamping of Ben O, by moving the game on quickly.
All could have beens, should have beens.
Post his poor control Old then flops looking for the foul. He did a bit of that back at the Nix. Tough on him, but really he would have seen from the pine the UAE ref wasn't giving us much.
Where the injustice happens is that he is then clearly stood on between his legs (most likely accidental). He then should have rolled around trying to highlight he was in pain. Learn the dark arts. Some of AWs reserves could also have done more to plead with the ref as they were very close by. Both the ref and AR were not near Old. The Egyptians managed to get the ref late in the game to halt proceedings when their CB got that bad shiner to his face, and collapsed like he'd been shot. Their keeper also one time?
Maybe thats why the Pharaohs took the quick throw, trying to hide that stamping of Ben O, by moving the game on quickly.
All could have beens, should have beens.