Welcome dear listener to the 24th episode of the 7th season of First State Kopites. I’m Paul and I am joined by Justin. The Reds returned to action home to Forest and the outcome wasn’t great.
Some recurring themes and a disappointing game:
For 30 minutes, they created a bunch of chances - 1.10 vs 0.21 in the first half
Macca at 8 minutes - headed of the line
Kerkez 16 - foul, not a penalty we get anyway
Gakpo blocked shot at 24
Szobo deflection at 30
33 - totally against the run of play - of course, there’s a guy potentially offside in front of Ali
Second half - momentum killer. Macca misses a challenge
Themes:
Defence, midfield performance, Isak, Ekitike, the defence…..
Referees and adversity
Arnie Slot and his coaching team
Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes
What’s next?
We will be back some time next week - with some reviews and previews. Thanks to Justin for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.
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