Yes, seems so easy to blame the referee for our failings, the defence generally played well although both left and right backs need to improve their passing accuracy. We are slow playing out from the back, so counter attacking becomes more difficult as the opposition are given the chance to get players back behind the ball. The front line is toothless, we are overrun with dribblers, who constantly dribble themselves in to trouble instead of quick and accurate passing in to dangerous areas of the opposing box and last but by no means least we just do not have a hardworking striker that is anticipating and causing panic around the opposition defenders looking for the opportunity to pick up the loose ball. PV in his post match interview was complaining that we have no leader on the pitch that needs to be fixed but most of all we are in this position because both SP/DF have stuck their heads in the sand during transfer windows past knowing full well our weak link for a few seasons now has been an effective striker!

It was definitely handball, but it was outside the box. He was going to blow but played the advantage because the ball fell to Olise. Unfortunately the referee hasn't watched us much recently, so wildly overestimated the 'advantage' to be gained from Palace having the ball in open play.

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It was outside box as others have observed. Ref gave us the advantage of having the ball.

Given how deep City were at that stage there was no advantage in playing on.
A dead ball situation was a greater advantage and he should have given that to us.
He was not great in my opinion - systematic fouling went unpunished and so on.

The right place at the right time

Perhaps Leipzig's capitulation to City tonight puts our performance into some perspective