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Great strike by Gallagher and a good game plan from Palace so far. Arsenal can't deal with Palace's press at all.That was a really nice job by Ramsdale to make that save at the end of the half. I thought that was in.
It a bizarre one because Saka has already volleyed the ball out at :04 in that clip and McCarthur is winding up to kick his plant leg. If he's going for the volley then somehow he doesn't see that Saka exists at all, but its not like he is looking up at the sky the whole time. He was looking straight at Saka right beforehand.I honestly don't think that there was an intent to injure. As the announcers said, MacArthur seemed to be going for a volley, he just volleyed Saka. Whether that's a red card or not, I'm not sure, but I think it wasn't intentional. I've never seen him play dirty before, over a lot of games...but I'll concede I'm biased here.
Phew...I was just about to say after the last few games, I'm not counting three points until the final whistle. That was scary.Great work from Palace tonight and really poor from Arsenal. Palace are playing harder and more cohesively and the result as it stands is totally fair.
Ive been so impressed with Viera. I was worried about him as a first time EPL manager with a short resume. But he’s been doing a great job with match plans, bedding in a lot of young players, making in-match adjustments…he’s been awesome.Great work from Palace tonight and really poor from Arsenal. Palace are playing harder and more cohesively and the result as it stands is totally fair.
Lacazette says helloPhew...I was just about to say after the last few games, I'm not counting three points until the final whistle. That was scary.
I literally cashed out my 10:1 bet on Palace at 89 minutes. I knew it was coming the way this season has gone.Lacazette says hello
thought the same thing in real time. If it's Newcastle or Burnley at Selhurst Park, attacking in the 94th minute down a goal, the whistle blows.Fucking Fergie Time
I cannot wrap my brain around missing that in real-time. To have VAR not step in means VAR is broken beyond repair.It a bizarre one because Saka has already volleyed the ball out at :04 in that clip and McCarthur is winding up to kick his plant leg. If he's going for the volley then somehow he doesn't see that Saka exists at all, but its not like he is looking up at the sky the whole time. He was looking straight at Saka right beforehand.
I don't think they even looked at the VAR. Play stopped while Saka was injured for a couple minutes but there was no indication that a VAR review was occurring. I feel like its a case where the ref doesn't look at VAR because he knows if they do he''ll have to give the red card. And for whatever reason he doesn't want to do it.I cannot wrap my brain around missing that in real-time. To have VAR not step in means VAR is broken beyond repair.
The action before that foul, Saka received a yellow on foul to prevent a Palace rush. MacArthur's foul seemed like revenge for Saka's.I don't think they even looked at the VAR. Play stopped while Saka was injured for a couple minutes but there was no indication that a VAR review was occurring. I feel like its a case where the ref doesn't look at VAR because he knows if they do he''ll have to give the red card. And for whatever reason he doesn't want to do it.
Arsenal played terribly this match and Palace played very well and were unlucky not to take the points. So I really don't want to make it seem like I'm using this as an excuse because I'm really not trying to do it. But I agree that if they're not using VAR to review this kind of situation (and send the player off in the end), then VAR is pointless as a tool for enforcing this part of the rules. They had all the time in the world, it was a really egregious and dangerous foul that hurt another player, and whether you see it as intent to injure or just extreme recklessness its a red card either way.
All you need to know is mike dean was the head official.. correct? He was awful all day. McArthur could have had two yellows before that but didn’t.. that foul should at least have been a second yellow with a better ref or a straight red. Palace played better but they also committed a number of fouls that weren’t called (in fairness there were a few the other way as well) but I think at least one of the palace goals if not both were directly after fouls that weren’t called. Also palace’s left back had his hands on jerseys or shoulders in the box all night.. there were a few that I think could have been called.. they would have been weak penalties, but there’s no reason as a defender to be pushing or pulling so obviously…especially in the box. Arsenal probably didn’t deserve the tie, but palace shouldn’t have had 11 men on the field by the end either. Mike Dean needs to be retired… he was absolutely atrocious again.I don't think they even looked at the VAR. Play stopped while Saka was injured for a couple minutes but there was no indication that a VAR review was occurring. I feel like its a case where the ref doesn't look at VAR because he knows if they do he''ll have to give the red card. And for whatever reason he doesn't want to do it.
Arsenal played terribly this match and Palace played very well and were unlucky not to take the points. So I really don't want to make it seem like I'm using this as an excuse because I'm really not trying to do it. But I agree that if they're not using VAR to review this kind of situation (and send the player off in the end), then VAR is pointless as a tool for enforcing this part of the rules. They had all the time in the world, it was a really egregious and dangerous foul that hurt another player, and whether you see it as intent to injure or just extreme recklessness its a red card either way.