He's in Spain, 'personal reasons'.
I saw the first half, can't really say City played any differently to normal - maybe they were more negative second half once ahead? I'd headed out west.
No Tade in the squad, so Lea'alafa in the front three and Hudson-Wihongi at CB beside Berlanga the only changes of note.
Sure were, but it worked out in the end. Turned into a bit of long ball from Berlanga and Zubikarai, guys like Micah and Howieson had a noticeable drop in quality. Penalty decision was pretty questionable since the guy who gave it away was on the floor already and Tavano ran into him. Agree first half play was pretty decent but Tasman held their own.