… and after that impressively measured take, it’s a wrap. Thanks for reading this MBM. Nighty night.
A philosophical Eddie Howe speaks to TNT. “We gave everything … I couldn’t ask any more from the players … commitment, effort, physical exertion … unfortunately it wasn’t to be … there were some really good bits … we were dominant at times though probably needed the second goal … we didn’t defend the goals well enough … both teams were desperate to win and we embraced that … it wasn’t our best technical performance … we are absolutely devastated not to go through … it would be foolish of me to look back at [the controversial Livramento handball penalty decision against PSG] and start bringing back old stuff … we had the opportunity tonight to do what we needed to do and didn’t take it … we have a very stretched squad and I couldn’t be prouder … we’ve left everything on the pitch … we can’t have any regrets … we’ll learn from it … always you have to use disappointment and failure as motivation, a learning tool and fuel for your fire.”
