Obviously Roughan will rightly get criticised for the no look pass, but wtf was Rushworth doing?
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
I'm sorry, there is no way on earth Rushworth should have been way out there.
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.I'm sorry, there is no way on earth Rushworth should have been way out there.
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
That far out of the goal?
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.
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.