Bad Bob wrote:Nah, mate, you were right the first time focusing on the Grok's c.ock up. Fact was, Torres was a virtual passenger by the end and was not causing Chris and Toulelan many problems on the night as whole. Scottbot's spot on: they were content with a draw and were playing a contained game. Babel's goal put them in a bit of a bind given the new complexion it gave the group table and they had to push up a bit. Even so, it's not like they flew forward with gay abandon the minute Torres came off. They had Babel to contend with, who to be fair, was far more menacing than Torres was in his last 10 minutes on the pitch. He'd just scored and his tail was up. IMO, it is an overly simplistic argument to suggest that Torres had them pinned back and his substitution led them to pour forward. It just didn't happen that way.
Agreed.