The view I had made the situation look perilous. We were pushed up the field and their winger was free and unmarked with a direct run on our goal as the ball was played out to him. I said to my mate ####, Mbengue has to make this tackle or clear him out or we're stuffed.
The problem was how much space their guy had and the ground Mbengue had to cover. It's impossible to sprint 10yds, come to a dead stop and "jockey' the player. It was a shitorbust moment and I don't think it was as mad or reckless as it looks on a zoomed in TV feed which gives the impression this was a pointless challenge near the touchline.
Look, it wasn't good but the idea that moment cost us the game is a deflection from a very poorly handled 90mins and a lot of dumb/naive play in added time from several players.
The problem was how much space their guy had and the ground Mbengue had to cover. It's impossible to sprint 10yds, come to a dead stop and "jockey' the player. It was a shitorbust moment and I don't think it was as mad or reckless as it looks on a zoomed in TV feed which gives the impression this was a pointless challenge near the touchline.
Look, it wasn't good but the idea that moment cost us the game is a deflection from a very poorly handled 90mins and a lot of dumb/naive play in added time from several players.

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