Had a beauty last night, League cup second round, looks like it's going to extra time, 0-0 we have had 17 shots 8 on target, they have had 1 shot 0 on target.
From our corner they hoof the ball pin point clear from their player facing his own goal to their forward who is stood in our half of the centre circle, he has about 2mm of energy on his bar.
Our LB who as ever is playing everyone onside even though he should be up the pitch has just just come on so we'll let him off.
He's 1st choice LB and has 80 Acceleration 78 Speed, he was rested to let a youth guy play who had gone off injured (yeah) only for 1 week though (boo) and has a nearly full bar and a slight head start, he quickly closes him down until he's almost along side, he then strangely slows to match the attackers pace even though I alter nothing.
The striker then almost stops momentarily to change direction,
WTF my player does the same again I'm shoving the stick into the pad surround so hard it's creaking and the R2 trigger so hard my finger is cramping, my team mate is screaming at me asking WTF am I doing cover him, tackle him, kill him...
He turns towards goal and my player again just follows his run slightly off his shoulder.
Now our keepers coming out to cover him but then to my total amazement the striker again almost stops slightly to re-adjust again and low be foiking hold without me doing anything instead of my player zooming up to him,through him,into him,past him or running anywhere he stops momentarily too and then as the striker sets off again as if on some hidden tow bar follows..
The striker slots past a hapless keeper, I sit there stunned, my team mate calling me all the names under the sun accuses me of throwing the game, bounces his pad off me and storms out...

Afterwards all I could think of was why did I not save that for Eaton...
