It looks like he has been run ragged by trying and failing to catch Abdullah to the point at which he was not thinking straight. A faulty cable shouldn't cost time, you would expect someone with his experience to have more back-up.
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It looks like he has been run ragged by trying and failing to catch Abdullah to the point at which he was not thinking straight.
A faulty cable shouldn't cost time, you would expect someone with his experience to have more back-up.