"Flunked" and "failed" is very harsh.
Sure, if you believe we are the main contenders for the scudetto and all that, I can see why you would think that.
But we're the first team to take points away from the Friuli this season and we were actually better than them. Could've won with some better finishing.
I'm not sweating over this result because I know that we aren't the best team in the league, and the best team always wins the league.
Instead, I'm looking over my shoulder, content with the draw, because there's 5 points down to 4th spot. We're in the top 3 by a pretty safe margin at the winter break