Gatland has sympathy for nation’s frustration as sorry Wales slump again

  • Coach ‘understands frustration’ after 14th loss in row
  • Gatland says Wales ‘shot ourselves in the foot’

Warren Gatland said he “understands people’s frustration” after his Wales team slumped to a 14th consecutive defeat and a worst‑ever world ranking of 12th, one place below Georgia, losing 22-15 to Italy in Rome.

Speaking to the Welsh language broadcaster S4C, Gatland empathised with his team’s supporters. “I can understand people’s frustration and we are frustrated and disappointed as well because we created opportunities but we have made mistakes and the penalty count was disappointing,” he said. “As a coaching team and players they are not hard fixes but we need to make sure we focus in those key moments.”

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Bournemouth knock out Everton in Goodison Park’s last FA Cup tie

Goodison Park commemorated Everton’s history in the FA Cup before kick-off, the Park End awash with banners related to the club’s five triumphs in the competition. Bournemouth consigned Goodison’s FA Cup story to history. Cup ties have been played at this famous old stadium for 132 years. There will never be another.

Andoni Iraola’s tireless, intelligent team tormented Everton once again. After the dramatic comeback here in August and last month’s win at the Vitality Stadium, the final act for Sean Dyche, Bournemouth made it a hat-trick of victories over Everton this season to advance into the fifth round. The final FA Cup act for Goodison centred on two first-half mistakes from James Tarkowski, who conceded a penalty scored by the impressive Antoine Semenyo and lost possession for Daniel Jebbison’s strike. David Moyes’s side reacted strongly in the second half but hit a post three times and had another attempt cleared off the line.

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Who Is Clark Hunt? Chiefs CEO Eyeing Super Bowl Three-Peat

Clark Hunt has been here before—four times in the last five years, to be exact. He knows what it feels like to be in the center of the NFL world for two weeks before the Super Bowl, and he knows what it’s like to receive the NFL’s Lombardi Trophy from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, confetti …