Ref lost all control in the second half. Mad 5 or 10 minutes, three crazy decisions went against us. Zaniolo yellow for nothing, their guy not getting a second yellow for a forearm smash on Watkins and Konsa getting a second yellow for the forward pulling him down. At least their idiot right back got a second yellow nearly straight away to even it up. McGinn finishing at RCB was interesting and not in a good way. Ajax were spirited but very limited. Their LCB looks a fine player but that aside they had nothing.
For us, obviously the team selection showed where the priorities are and no surprise it was reflected in a performance that lacked intensity and ambition. Worse for us really, is bar Lenglet to a degree, none of the fringe players made any kind of impression. Rogers and Iroegbunam were lost and neither Diaby or Tielemans made any kind of impact. Konsa was awful at right back but much better in centre. Martinez played sweeper keeper role well too.
With the subs, Moreno looked like he was in the coffee shops earlier in the afternoon. Rest were fine.
Martinez 7, Konsa 5, Lenglet 6, Torres 6 (Cash 6), Digne 6 (Moreno 4), Luiz 6, Iroegbunam 4 (Zaniolo 6), Diaby 5 (Bailey 6), Rogers 4 (McGinn 6), Tielemans 5, Watkins 5.
