The players are paid to be switched on from 1st min to the last blow of the whistle, yes they hear, see and look at things going on, but they are paid to stay focused. So did the tennis balls effect the goal being scored, i doubt it, if it had effected the players in all likely hood it would not of been scored, as all 22 players seen what was happening. The goal has came about because a defending player has made a mistake, by switching off, not tracking or blocking a run not communicating by passing someone on, simple as that. And that is why Slade has said it a week of training has not been implemented.
If you play Millwall, who are bigger all over the pitch and are known as being a physical side , then that is up to the manager and players to react to where and when this becomes the most dangerous situation you face during the game. On the other side we have been scouted watch and have shown an inability to defend set pieces, not just today, but throughout the season and teams will pick on it as they did today. We have to hold our hands up and say as a club we are not good enough the table doesn't lie and our results are a combination of a few factors. If you asked the players they might be more disrupted by the ongoing problems within the club, that divines what happens off the pitch. those who complain about the protest are doing Sisu's job at misdirecting noise from really what is the root cause of this matter.
Say what you will but these players need to know what the futures hold as much as those who pays the money to support, we are a very sad looking club with distraction, harm and no end in site which ever party you want to put this on the facts dont lie, we are dying a slow death.
