Solanke was being fouled by Williams for the entire match; little pushes, shoves, nudges which stopped him making the runs he wanted to.
In other words, just enough to knock him off balance.
If Solanke had been a bit more savvy, he'd have gone down a couple of times and had a moan to the ref, which would have stopped the more blatant stuff.
If he wants a physical battle with a CB, then all well and good, but he got distracted by the little fouls and niggles, and that means he still has a lot to learn.
Exactly right, I thought it was a great learning experience for Solanke. He'll face none of this negative footy in the games he's played and as such it will be alien to him and a wake-up call for what he'll be expecting and expected to produce quality in difficult circumstances.
If Mane scores or passes and we get the 2nd and go on to win that Dom gets to stay on the pitch for the full 90 and it would have been a masterstroke of coaching and developing at the right time, as it is the questions are getting asked which is fair enough but those asking the questions should still remember that Jürgen will invest time in Solanke as he's a clear talent and this was very nearly an excellent time.
Without the LC to play for the lad is going to be screaming for minutes and I feel for both Jürgen and Dom on this one because while I thought Dom was poor, the benefit of this difficult experience wasn't lost on me and we'll see better from him next time he's asked to do a similar job, of that I'm sure.
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