Having allowed the weekend to get that loss out of my system. Despite dominating the first half our final pass into the box was pretty poor as was the shooting when well placed. I am still disappointed in what was a poor second half performance which handed the initiative to Luton who deservedly went on to win. Having said that, Luton certainly had the luck in a ricocheting ball off Kelly landing at the feet of the only unmarked Luton player to stick away the chance, and then the Morris pull on Zabarnyi's arm leading to his slip and the former took advantage of it. I think Zab's needs to be a bit stronger in those moments (oh dear, that sounds like Scott Parker). While I admire the spirit of Luton's team, I can't see them avoiding relegation as on its own it won't be enough. I don't mind if I'm wrong about that. Quite a few of our players weren't up to their usual standard; in particular, Christie was poor in most areas with plenty of passes being intercepted and he was notably weak in the tackle. I read somewhere a comment that he looked like a ragdoll, and I think that's pretty close to what I thought. Today I read in the Echo that illness still pervades the squad and that could be a notable factor for Christie and in general, our dropping away in that second half, despite that caught out by the "wind" factor raised by AI which I thought was a bit odd. I guess they don't have wind in Spain. The loss of Tavernier will be felt even if he hasn't been having the best of seasons. When he's on the pitch we look much more secure defensively.
Now to be positive as we prepare to complete the double over Man Utd on Saturday.