Random thoughts:
Amazing set piece for a change that pinged around 4 guys ending with Chanot barely missing wide.
Medina looked good for a change and scrappy instead of soft.
Sweat kicked a howler on that cross and redeemed himself crushing that RB shot and then taking the ball away.
Maxi is earning his DP money
This is really Ring’s team - Villa dragged the team to this year, but Ring is a 110% leader on the field never giving up on a play or complaining.
Lewis’ first touch was a back heel flick to open up our most dangerous shot all game prior to the goal. If he’d only later on another play had a slightly better flick past Tim Parker, he’d have been in on goal.
Tim Park is RB’s most valuable signing this season - without him their defense would be a mess.
The RB defense is beyond afraid to be on he ball and kick it out or long every chance they get - they can’t handle pressure.
Ofori showed more grit than any other match - gotta keep that intensity.
I’m flabbergasted by some of those offsides called on us - didn’t look so in the stadium and wonder if the pitchside seats linesman simply couldn’t fathom that Maxi was faster than Parker every time.
Mata came in for a 30min stint and could barely run at 90min Mark when having to track back on defense. He’s got a serious fitness problem that his WC injury would not have caused (two weeks off is not gonna hurt overall stamina).
Chanot looked like he either broke his hand or wrist from the way he was holding it - maybe just a sprain, who knows tonight, but it looked bad in the first half.
I was waiting for Tinny to Viking any number of RB players and bite their ear off. His intensity when getting hacked down is awesome and love his attitude getting in players faces.
The TIFO was well done Third Rail, that’s was a massive slam.
And the Go Back to New Jersey chant was doubly Lit!!!
ETA: first time ever against RB that we weren’t stubborn and tried to play out of the back, and we easily broke their press nearly every time.
