18-02-2018, 12:53
As many others have said on this site, it was an appalling decision by Pardew to play those senior players involved in the Spanish fracas. In my former job, if I had done that I would have lost my job and have been locked up. I help run an U14 team and we continually get documentation from the FA about Respect and Values. What sort of role model messages are those players sending out to my youngsters?
As for the game itself - dreadful defending for their first goal. We huffed and puffed but couldn't score. Stand out players for me were Hegazi, Foster and McClean. Rondon's goal was a Worldie but although he works his socks off he just doesn't score enough goals.
Does anyone else think the Southampton number 9 should have received a straight red card for his deliberate elbow on Hegazi at the end of the first half?
As for the game itself - dreadful defending for their first goal. We huffed and puffed but couldn't score. Stand out players for me were Hegazi, Foster and McClean. Rondon's goal was a Worldie but although he works his socks off he just doesn't score enough goals.
Does anyone else think the Southampton number 9 should have received a straight red card for his deliberate elbow on Hegazi at the end of the first half?