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Mattytindraws
Vital Reserves Team
Obviously Roughan will rightly get criticised for the no look pass, but wtf was Rushworth doing?
StrangelyBrown
Vital Squad Member
Creating an angle to pass- looks like no communication between the two players but you never blindly pass the ball backwards without even looking. That only sits with Roughan
Mattytindraws
Vital Reserves Team
That far out of the goal?
Rushworth does that every game, he goes wide either side to make an angle so he can hit a diagonal pass forwards. It’s a pre arranged tactic that he has used all season. Roughan had so much time he should have just cleared it forward, really bizarre decision making. He will soon have his own personal bizarre bloopers video following on from schoolboy errors against Peterborough and Bolton earlier this season
German Imp
Vital Football Hero
Were our other chances edited out do you think ? Or was that it ?
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MK said it was Roughan at fault, not Rushworth.
I can understand why Rushworth was over there, to create an angle (it's perhaps a little extreme but it makes sense) and from what MK said post match it's something Roughan should have known anyway. Even before the no look pass, he's dallied and panicked himself despite an easy ball back into the mixer.
I can understand why Rushworth was over there, to create an angle (it's perhaps a little extreme but it makes sense) and from what MK said post match it's something Roughan should have known anyway. Even before the no look pass, he's dallied and panicked himself despite an easy ball back into the mixer.
mikeosullivan
Vital Squad Member
Absolutely agree. Rushworth was way too wide. You do not leave the width of your penalty area to make an angle for a back pass - and he was virtually on the left touchline.
Still 60% Roughan's fault as he should have launched the ball upfield rather than play it back, but Rushworth takes some of the blame.
hulloutpost
Vital Champions League
Certainly one of the more bizarre goals you will see this season.
TrickyImps!
Vital Squad Member
On first viewing, I was partitioning the blame between Roughan and Rushworth.
But after another look, alongside MK’s interview, it’s clear that Roughan messed that up.
Hoof it up and worry about ‘pretty’ football later. Shame.
He’s a good lad and a decent footballer, and I’m comforted by the fact that he had the wherewithal to apologise.. but that was poor.
He’s worthy of a new contract, regardless.
But after another look, alongside MK’s interview, it’s clear that Roughan messed that up.
Hoof it up and worry about ‘pretty’ football later. Shame.
He’s a good lad and a decent footballer, and I’m comforted by the fact that he had the wherewithal to apologise.. but that was poor.
He’s worthy of a new contract, regardless.
Absolutely, he must be 35 yards from his goal and it's a crazy position. The back pass is still madness, but probably partly due to our safety first approach. He had all the time in the world to play it back towards their goal, and to look where the keeper was.
To concede from where the ball started is just unbelievable!
I mean, it's not like he is under 20 and still learning. You know, a bit like players in their 20s are still learning.
bristolimp
Vital Champions League
Their first goal what a mess they are both at fault -Rushworth for wandering off and Roughan for not looking. Their second Lewis should not have been out muscled so easily
StrangelyBrown
Vital Squad Member
Rushworth is a modern keeper- plays out of his box frequently. Communications between the two players clearly didn't exist but the final decision to pass sits with Roughan. I'm not denying it was poor all round, gifted them a goal and changed the game.
StrangelyBrown
Vital Squad Member
Roughan is an excellent player- he does have "a mistake" in his locker but he's young and may learn to remove some of them. He has also had some excellent games for us (probably his best two this season Home and Away against Derby). Just a shame their goal seemed to shift the momentum of the game towards Exeter
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bristolimp
Vital Champions League
nah I think Rushworth wanted to beat the halftime queue for a drink. He was nearly in the stand
Pompeyimp2
Vital Squad Member
Maybe Rushworth should always wear the bright pink kit in future? and a hat with lights and bells on it. Just don't want Roughan to wear size 16 boots and a revolving bow tie!
