GW21: The Longest GW
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Eh. Diop stated late and dangled a leg. No one complained.
I’m more troubled by Gusto only getting yellow for stomping studs first into Willians shin. Red for me.
It’s no different than Jota the other day. The contact did not cause the reaction. It’s simulation. Contact does not mean penalty.
And Gusto should absolutely have been off. How many examples do we have this year of VAR turning that from yellow into a red?
And Gusto should absolutely have been off. How many examples do we have this year of VAR turning that from yellow into a red?
Difference of degree. Jota was farcical. I think Diop caught enough of him to make it a pen. I agree that Sterling went down easy.
my rule of thumb is “would I have a legit gripe of my side were being given the pen” and here I’d have to say you gave the ref something to think about, no real chance at the ball, left that foot in late, might have gone over easy but you can’t be making dumb challenges like that. I know and respect that you have a different opinion on these generally.
I guess, for me, the question is “did he simulate or was his reaction a consequence of the contact.” I don’t think anybody can argue that touch would make him go down like that.
I could live with the penalty and a card for simulation, but I can’t get behind actions like this- which clearly have a rule to punish them- getting fully rewarded.
I could live with the penalty and a card for simulation, but I can’t get behind actions like this- which clearly have a rule to punish them- getting fully rewarded.
Stones just got hurt a few weeks ago on another very obvious one. It’s annoying but what can you do really
4-1. They should've gotten one when Ederson cleared it off the Newcastle player's chest.
We can’t have it both ways. We don’t trust them to make the right offside calls and won’t accept marginal mistakes. So we get Var and delayed offsides which maximizes “correct” outcomes. But now defenders and keepers are going to be put more at risk. I’m not happy to lose all these starting XI players but it’s essentially just unlucky
We can. I'm not talking about marginal calls. I'm talking about ones that are clearly off. They can simply call them like they always did.
EDIT: To be fair, I assume that the AR thought it was closer than it looked on TV.
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We are getting sliced open like this every week. All season it’s two shots two goals done on the counter none of this is surprising
Wonder if players would get yellows if they fake fought each other like Nomar/Jeter did in 2003/2004
I read that Spurs got special dispensation for Werner to need only one opponent between him and the goal to stay onside and that any ball he knocks between the corner flags counts as a goal. Can’t find the article though.
Højlund really bailed Rashford out there with an insane finish. What blind alley Rashford thought he was traveling nobody knows.
Really hate that card Wan Bissaka just got. Johnson makes an unnatural move to “shield” a ball but really just puts his legs in the path of a slide tackle to buy a foul and a card. It’s doubly dumb because it’s a great way to get hurt but the onus there to me is on the attacker not the defender
Werner is in midseason finishing form.
Onana is way too passive at corners, staying back on his line. He's allowing Spurs to attack balls from inside six yards out.
Onana is way too passive at corners, staying back on his line. He's allowing Spurs to attack balls from inside six yards out.