It's not just the howler. Raya is so crucial to our build up play with his distribution which Kepa doesn't have. They pinned us back and all he could do was keep hoofing it back to them. There was one occasion at the start of the 2nd half that he took a full minute to release the ball. Also not forgetting the ridiculous charge out of the box when he missed the ball and probably should have been sent off. You could see the panic in the rest of the players after that. Felt sorry for Gabriel and Saliba having him behind them. If we were playing the first 11 otherwise then it should have been the full strongest team for the final. If "it wouldn't have been fair" then Norgaard and MLS should also have played after playing all the way through.
I'm mostly worried that the 2nd half schooling is what we're going to keep seeing in the crucial moments in everything else now. Team looks like it doesn't know how to get over the line.
I'm mostly worried that the 2nd half schooling is what we're going to keep seeing in the crucial moments in everything else now. Team looks like it doesn't know how to get over the line.