Liverpool are compensating for their lack of defense by planning to score all of the goals. Feels familiar.
Because they really want people to sign up for Peacock.Why is this game not on NBC? Don’t mind listening to Sirius-XM, but cable would be nice.
Its on peacock, NBC’s streaming service. It’s a blatant cash-grab from NBC.Why is this game not on NBC? Don’t mind listening to Sirius-XM, but cable would be nice.
So the rule now appears to be .. if it hits a defender’s arm/hand it’s a PEN .. regardless of where it is, the proximity of the shot or heaven forbid the intent.We’ve seen two instances today where the referees can’t even interpret the rule correctly. It was reworked for precisely this situation. It cost Wolves points. Liverpool dodged that bullet.
Bad weekend to be orange.
The studio hosts - McManaman and Owen both thought Stirling should have gone down at the other end. Basically you have to flop to get a foul. I didn’t think Mane’s was a dive .. but it was soft. They both agreed the handball call was ridiculous.They were both dumb awful penalties the game doesn’t need. If that’s Sterling and not Mane the announcers spend the entire half talking about how it was a dive and there’s all kinds of bile about it being a screw job.
And that doesn’t even address how dumb the second penalty is. It absolutely sucks for City to have a really good ball like that stopped by a handball but there’s no intent there and it’s at the very edge of the box. It makes no fucking sense to pretend defenders don’t have arms and then penalize them every time it turns out they do have arms
We used to at least try to shame and hold players accountable who chose to go down when feeling contact. I think the lesson being “Sterling should have gone down” is the wrong lesson. I feel like an old man screaming at kids to get off my lawn but it feels like we have all been screwed by these touch penalties that we fall into the trap of “I’ve seen them given” or “there was contact” when this forensic approach ignore the purpose of having a gigantic box with a penalty reward.The studio hosts - McManaman and Owen both thought Stirling should have gone down at the other end. Basically you have to flop to get a foul. I didn’t think Mane’s was a dive .. but it was soft. They both agreed the handball call was ridiculous.
And somehow Pep will keep playing Gundogan and Rodri and wondering why City can’t build a platform for attacksTeams are going to be trotting out practice squads and coaches by December the way this shit is going.
So lets play Pep the DM vs klopp the CB. Pep would be more useful, but he could only play like 50% of the Matches. Klopp would be too Slow, but a nice vocal leader with van Dijk out.Teams are going to be trotting out practice squads and coaches by December the way this shit is going.
Klopp and Pep joining the choir today after AA’s calf injury .. desperately calling for the five subs rule to be reinstated.If you can, do yourself a favor and watch Ole's post match interview on BT Sport. Its as pissed and emotional as I've ever seen him, and to be fair he has a point.
United played on Wednesday in Turkey and got back at 4am on Thursday morning. The Premier League refused to move their Saturday lunchtime kickoff. With an international break coming, and no fans in attendance, its not a big ask.
Luke Shaw went off with a hamstring injury and Ole said he's going to be out a while. More worryingly, he said Marcus Rashford's shoulder injury doesn't look good but I'm praying its because he wants him to rest during the international break.
Hopefully this can spur the team on.
Richarlison has been suspended, not hurt. But several other Everton players have been hurt.I think the season really sets up well for teams that have some quality players but no Europe commitments. Villa and Southampton fall in that category. If Wolves didn’t sell Jota they’d be much more dangerous. The Richarlison injury really hurt because they’ve lost their momentum - this international break comes at a good time for them.
It's something that has to be addressed. I think they need to allow more subs. Managers want to pick their best players but I feel for the players who now have to go on international duty, then come straight back to domestic and European matches. As well as physical health we have to be mindful of mental health at times like these as well. The world needs football, yeah maybe, but some of these players need a rest. Do Sky or BT Sport care?Richarlison has been suspended, not hurt. But several other Everton players have been hurt.
Fixture density and the lack of an offseason are taking their toll. A lot of guys are going to get hurt.
With three straight weeks of European matches (I know they don’t count for card purposes in domestic leagues) there have been so many matches, it felt like Richarlison had been out a while.Richarlison has been suspended, not hurt. But several other Everton players have been hurt.
Fixture density and the lack of an offseason are taking their toll. A lot of guys are going to get hurt.
I thought 5 subs was too many, but 4 is fine with me. I also would favor letting the matchday squad be bumped to 19,20, or 21.It's something that has to be addressed. I think they need to allow more subs. Managers want to pick their best players but I feel for the players who now have to go on international duty, then come straight back to domestic and European matches. As well as physical health we have to be mindful of mental health at times like these as well. The world needs football, yeah maybe, but some of these players need a rest. Do Sky or BT Sport care?