It was pre-match nerves. As a result of him not playing, his replacement in the starting team picks up two yellows and is sent off early in the second half.
Despite a spirited performance, your ten men concede two goals.
You have lost the Scottish Cup Final.
It’s a stony silence on the journey. The players are alone with their thoughts. Nerves build. Their heads aren’t in the right place. In the match they lose an early goal.
You lose the match 1-0.
Two of your players aren’t concentrating on the instructions. This comes to a head when neither of them pick up the correct man at a corner – he nods home the winner for the opposition.
You have lost the Scottish Cup Final.
You put on defensive midfielder who struggles to adapt to the tempo – he makes a mistake and the opposition score. You don’t recover.
You have lost the Scottish Cup Final.
You are sent to the stands. Midway through the second half, you are unable to get a message onto the pitch quickly enough about an opposition set-piece. They score.
You lose the Scottish Cup Final.
The message doesn’t get through. One senior player argues with you. The players are distracted as they go out for the second half and concede a goal shortly after kick-off.
You lose the Scottish Cup Final.
Overawed by the occasion, the striker is a passenger for the rest of the match – including giving away possession, which leads to the winning goal for your opponents.
You lose the Scottish Cup Final.
The free-kick doesn’t beat the wall. The opponents break quickly. Your defence tries to stop the counter, but don’t manage it. It’s a last minute winner for your opponents.
There are scenes in the opposition section as you lose the Scottish Cup Final.
You take off the forward. The player you keep on goes on to get a second yellow in the first period of extra time.
The opposition make the extra man advantage count and score a double in the second part of extra time.
You lose the Scottish Cup Final.