Helmy Eltoukhi - Take Risks but Fail Fast.

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I woukd expect a more experienced player to organise the defence vocally ,ensuring that the defender nearest to him doesnt wander off and leave him exposed

That's the difference between Robinson and holding

I agree entirely that Holding should always have been selected above JLT.

However, In the specific situation for Sunderland’s first goal, our defence was actually well organised, but Burrows literally sprinted out of position to try to get the ball, which was immediately passed back into the space that he had vacated.

JLT’s lack of pace then meant that it was either a goal opportunity or a penalty. Holding on the pitch would probably have had sufficient pace to force Mayenda wider and restrict him to a cross, but the goal was caused by Burrows’ defensive indiscipline.

Of course the second came from Wilder not getting Holding on quickly enough for a concussed Anel, leaving a big hole that Vini had left while covering at CB. This created the opportunity for Kieffer to provide his perfect assist!!

That is the tragic aspect of that loss - both of their goals should have been prevented by our players and coaches just doing their job properly.

UTB & FTP!