Troy missed another penalty! 2nd miss in two games, and it was an absolute gash penalty too. It'll be interesting to see if he's on one next game :-)
It didn't affect them as they won 0-1 at Sparta to consolidate third and really keep them in the early title race (behind PSV & Feyenoord): they've beaten Ajax in the Dam, drawn with Feyenoord in Alkmaar and now they face Philips Sports Club in Alkmaar on Sunday.
Penalty aside, the chances he had were self-made, one great snap shot on the spin which the keeper made a fine, if expected, save; second an improvised back-heel effort from a rebound which the keeper rightly saved.
He didn't have a specific role in the goal - no assist to be clear - but his run was really really smart: started deliberately offside and then running back into traffic on the arc (something I've coached previously) to drag the covering centreback far away from his partner to create a big gap in the centre which the scorer ultimately exploits.
Two things to watch in this game:
- Their captain (didn't think he was their captain usually) Mijnans is a really smart player who is able to manipulate a football wonderfully - wouldn't be surprised to see him elsewhere after Christmas.
- The referee's involvement in a penalty area set-piece scuffle. Something that I haven't seen before and something that will surely be punished by the authorities
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