David Hytner was in N17 tonight, and his report has landed. Here it is. Thanks for reading this MBM.
Thomas Frank gives his verdict to Amazon Prime. “I am very happy with that … there were many good things … defended exceptionally well … against a very good Villarreal side … offensively we didn’t get to the highest level … gave the ball away … it was a very even game that we just edged … [João Palhinha] is a very good player and stabilised the game … real-time [watching the Van de Ven challenge] I was thinking, ooh, that’s close! … I think it is a yellow card and not a penalty … I learned my team are working very hard … defensive organisation is good … we gave very little away … offensively is definitely the area in which we need to get better … find relationships … maybe on the day we didn’t hit the high level but it happens … let’s be happy today because it is so difficult to win these games … we can analyse tomorrow.”
