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I think you are looking for reasons to critique SDK.I’m not sure what you mean. He gave up on the contest and just allowed Naughton to mark uncontested. He must provide a physical presence in that situation. Even giving away a free is better than what he did as it would slow the play down.
If you look at it objectively it was a contest whereby his opponent had a lot of space to work into and the kick was placed to his advantage. SDK tried to make a contest but was half a step behind, because, as I have already said, the kick was perfectly placed for Naughton be in best position to win the ball. If he gave away a free kick/been excessively physical it likely would have been a mark plus 50m in which case you would be crucifying him for being stupid.
We all have our whipping boys that we struggle to assess objectively. SDK is clearly yours.