Just about able to post now after about 5 hours of gut-wrenching disappointment.
We bossed that game for 60 minutes. Our forward players linked up well and played some nice joined up football with Bernard in particular shining.
At 1-2 we were still in control, then came that disastrous sub. Whatever about the tactics, Mina was clearly rusty and was involved in the conceding of their 2nd and 3rd goals. That the defeat was in many ways self-inflicted is what grates the most, despite that fact that their 3rd was clearly offside.
Clearly there are lessons to be learned and results are everything, but on reflection there was much today to be positive about. Our defending from set-pieces has improved. The one big negative is that we were not resilient enough to keep the lead, and Silva has to carry the can for that. It has to change, otherwise the manager will lose his job and we will have to start again. However I'm still not ready to give up on him just yet. Let's see what happens for the rest of the season before making a judgement.