Gameweek 21/22
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He's had an injury of some sort, which is why he wasn't on the bench. Hope he gets well real soon.
I have a hard time understanding Luiz's red card. I think he's pretty masterful at the dark arts and wouldn't mind trying something like that in another situation, but I don't see any way that was calculated or intentional. Incidental contact is the standard for a red card and a penalty? Eh... Not the game I want to see.
good hearted people everywhere can agree that Jonjo Shelveybis an anal fissure
I think I just said, "goddamn that Charlie Runkel looking motherfucker." But anal fissure works too.
Sorry Toon Army.
Yeah, he hadn't settled into the game. Must be some buzz making your first start v Man U. Family will be watching an all that. Bound to have butterflies and adrenaline going through you. feel for the kid to be honest. But i do think a manager has to prime the young uns on how to game manage themselves through the first 5 mins or so of the match.
Jairo Riedewald >>> Jonjo Shelvey at the candylandriots apartment. 1-1 on a really, really nice goal.
And now Cahill with a goal off a nice set piece. I've said this before, but Eze's delivery is sooooo much better than anyone who has recently preceded him.
Thinking about this more it just seems like a poorly written rule. The double jeopardy exception as written into the rules is spelled out specifically for situations in which the player attempts to play the ball but commits a foul. Its meant to cover non-intentional fouls, but its not written broadly enough to cover non-intentional fouls in which you don't attempt to play the ball, probably because they're very rare.
By the spirit of the law, there is no way this should be a red card. The whole point of the double jeopardy rule is that you shouldn't penalize send off a player unless they intentionally tried to impede a goal scoring opportunity. By the letter of the law, I think the referee's only two options were to say it wasn't a foul at all or to award a red+penalty.
I'm obviously biased but I think the genuine correct call would have been no foul. That kind of incidental contact very rarely gets called in the rest of the pitch. Its a physical game, players are constantly running next to each other, parts of their bodies nipping each other when they run. It can't be a foul to unintentionally touch another player's leg while you're both running. But I can see why the referee would have a hard time making the right call there, especially once he had already made the initial decision.
Mainly, however, its just a poorly written rule. Clearly the referee should have discretion to award a yellow for non-intentional fouls that don't involve playing the ball.
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thought similar when I saw it. He was walking around dazed, like he wasn’t sure what he’d done. But that’s a no doubter - McT is lucky to be walking.
If VAR doesn't take back this penalty it will literally be the wrong decision for every var review in this game.
Martial looking for contact, getting none, and still flopping in a 6-0 game is so, so bad.
edit: It's 9-0. Yikes.
edit: It's 9-0. Yikes.
Hasenhuttl's got to be the first manager to lose 9-0 twice.
And he's got to be the first manager to keep his job after losing 9-0... once or twice
And he's got to be the first manager to keep his job after losing 9-0... once or twice
Thirded .. swapped in Fernandez last week. Lessened the the pain somewhat.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a -7.. that’s really hard to do. ( at least he didn’t miss a pen)
Burnley have now gone their last 135 minutes with exactly one attempt at goal, a header at the death against Chelsea off a corner that was nowhere close to on-target.
The beautiful game, Dyche style.
The beautiful game, Dyche style.
Again, credit to Brighton - Liverpool had something with the 4-1-2-1-2 at West Ham, and decided to go away from it against yet another team of giants at the back, and have been completely limp
70' without a shot on target for Liverpool, going on 270 minutes without a goal at home
70' without a shot on target for Liverpool, going on 270 minutes without a goal at home
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It just feels like there is no adjustments made by Liverpool. They just try the same thing over and over - even when it hasn't worked for weeks.
Yep, that's what drives me crazy - against West Ham, Klopp reverted to the diamond in midfield with two strikers and was able to get runners in behind the Hammers.
Now against a team that's, again, sitting back with a deep line and 3 giants at CB (and one at LWB!) the solution is... 4-3-3 with aimless crosses.
Jesus wept, Origi
Another few matches like this and my eyes are gonna start looking like Trossard's.
Now against a team that's, again, sitting back with a deep line and 3 giants at CB (and one at LWB!) the solution is... 4-3-3 with aimless crosses.
Jesus wept, Origi
Another few matches like this and my eyes are gonna start looking like Trossard's.
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