- Aug 30, 2010
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Might have been highlights from Porto, can't remember but opposition player picked up ball, Salah rushed in to win it and at last second decided just to leave it. Was thinking at time this is exactly what Arry needed to do, I wish he'd just pulled out last second realizing it wasn't worth it. Delph was facing his own goal in the middle of the park, was absolutely no need for it, even if he had won it the chances of us scoring from that position were minimal.
The trouble is, if you're going to fight for every ball (and HK is going to do that in a match like this), there's a chance it will happen. If he backs out of the challenge he'll get compared to Eriksen. With hindsight it's a no brainer but in the heat of the moment he gave 100% and I can't fault him for that. He just got unlucky. Gutted, but it's the type of player he is and a big part of what makes him so special.