You mentioned last week that certain things were removed from you. A penalty was given against your group. Do the players know exactly what a hand ball is?
Liam Scales: “Some may be. I’m not being serious. It caught me off guard. Particularly when seeing it again, nobody on the field even knew it had happened. It wasn’t even disclosed to Tomoki (Iwata) until halftime that it was against him. It could possibly have been used as leverage against Ali (Johnston). Although I’m not sure, it was unexpected. Football is that.

Is that a topic you discuss as defenders during training? Must you pay attention to what you’re doing with when you jump, our hands behind your back?

Liam Scales: “I use the arms behind the back technique when stopping shots or pressing an opponent because you know that if they shoot and the ball hits your hand or arm on the way to the goal, it’s a hand ball.” It’s physically challenging to jump without raising yourself up with your arms. Your limbs are pulled in different directions and respond differently when players make contact with one another. Sometimes it’s beyond your control, and when these things are on your mind, it can be quite difficult to defend that naturally. Nevertheless, we must move forward.