It's nonsense to say he played with prominent and prolific rebounders. It seems he played Take It Easy right? (the ratings were significantly lower than your last match). So that's the answer to your question.
On the road w/ a TIE, that's going to water down those rebounding skills quite a bit. When you TIE on the road you have to accept that no matter who you're playing your putting yourself in a position to lose.
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