'Can wasteful Glasgow find way to put teams to bed?'
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A late try after the 80 decided the outcome for Glasgow after dominating the opening 60 minutes on Saturday.
It always felt it was possible with the Warriors unable to take advantage of countless possessions and good territory, but it wasn’t until a soft yellow card on Tom Jordan did Ulster really put anything together.
Winning in the URC is never guaranteed and winning on the road is proving more and more difficult, however that is what champions should be doing.
No doubt there will be a big analysis of this one from Franco Smith and his coaches as they scratch their heads and work out how they never got this game over the line.
Glasgow added several front-line players to their matchday squad but left at home several key pieces which is frightening to see, with the likes of Jack Dempsey, George Horne and Hugh Jones still to be added.
Glasgow early on didn’t show any signs of missing these players and showed their depth in talent, although they missed a certain X-factor that the aforementioned players would bring.
The big question now is: do we see them thrown back into the squad for Friday’s game when Benetton are the visitors to Scotstoun?
Home form has been critical for Glasgow for several years and there will be hope that Benetton travel to Scotland fearing the defending champions.
Glasgow's attack and defence were of the finest quality on Saturday, but can they now find a way to capitalise and put away teams like they did last season?