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Fair result. I thought they had more or less control of midfield, but hardly anything else.
That was definitely a penalty by Hudson-Odoi and absolutely no hiding place for a ref who watched it many times in slow motion. Amazing really. Some lame argument that if he hadn't touched it it would have touched Greenwood's hand, as if that matters in the slightest.
Thought McTominay allowed himself to be bullied by Rudiger ever since their little coming together in the box. Rudiger dispossessed him 2 or 3 times high up, with Scotty looking a bit panicked when I was hoping he'd bite back a bit. You don't have to be stronger, just a bit tough.
We are clearly missing creativity in midfield and a focal point in attack, but James looked lively and created some nice chances that a striker would have been happy with.
Kovacic should of course have been booked for a foul on James, but Maguire picked up a yellow 2 minutes later for a lesser foul on Pulisic.
That was definitely a penalty by Hudson-Odoi and absolutely no hiding place for a ref who watched it many times in slow motion. Amazing really. Some lame argument that if he hadn't touched it it would have touched Greenwood's hand, as if that matters in the slightest.
Thought McTominay allowed himself to be bullied by Rudiger ever since their little coming together in the box. Rudiger dispossessed him 2 or 3 times high up, with Scotty looking a bit panicked when I was hoping he'd bite back a bit. You don't have to be stronger, just a bit tough.
We are clearly missing creativity in midfield and a focal point in attack, but James looked lively and created some nice chances that a striker would have been happy with.
Kovacic should of course have been booked for a foul on James, but Maguire picked up a yellow 2 minutes later for a lesser foul on Pulisic.