Matches 10/18-21: Like building a banana skin
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He's referring to Danny Mills on Sky Sports picking a combined starting 11 of Liverpool and Man Utd that featured 11 Liverpool players.
View: https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1183811877970817024
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I gathered that much, but build a banana skin? The circus? I can only imagine how Liverpool players feel trying to follow Klopp’s pep talks - confusing and inspiring at once.
caught the last half hour of Everton-West Ham, which has somehow been both sloppy and entertaining. Everton deserve 3 points, but seem a little rickety to hold out injury time.
Edit: Nevermind, Sigurdson buries one from 20yds straight out.
caught the last half hour of Everton-West Ham, which has somehow been both sloppy and entertaining. Everton deserve 3 points, but seem a little rickety to hold out injury time.
Edit: Nevermind, Sigurdson buries one from 20yds straight out.
Everton up 1-0 in the closing stages, should be 2-0 though - Paul Tierney waves off a Yerry Mina goal for Andre Gomes apparently blocking off a defender.
Tierney’s always seemed overmatched at the premier league level but this one is particularly egregious
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Sigurdsson makes it 2-0 anyway
Tierney’s always seemed overmatched at the premier league level but this one is particularly egregious
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Sigurdsson makes it 2-0 anyway
That was a beautiful finish but that whole action looked prime for a hockey style var rule out for offside. Thank god it wasn’t
Whether or not it's his fault, Poch has completely lost the team. Seems they have to make a change.
Yedlin just prevented Pulisic from getting an assist, by clearing an Abraham tap-in off the line
Alisson in, Salah out for LFC. deGea in for United.
Alisson, TAA, Matip, VVD, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Mane, Firmino, Origi
deGea, Lindelof, Maguire, Young, AWB, Fred, Tuanzebe, McTominay, Rashford, Pereira, James
Alisson, TAA, Matip, VVD, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Mane, Firmino, Origi
deGea, Lindelof, Maguire, Young, AWB, Fred, Tuanzebe, McTominay, Rashford, Pereira, James
I’m not sure of United’s strategy here. 5 defenders invites the press more and leaves fewer forward passing options. Seems like they’re destined to spend the match struggling to find forward options
I know things are tough at Man U right now, but Wan-Bissaka was a great signing by them. He is such an impressive player.
If there was a chance to draft the full-backs on the field today, I’d be hard pressed on who to take #1. Maybe: 1. Robertson, 2. Wan-Bissaka, 3.Alexander-Arnold?
If there was a chance to draft the full-backs on the field today, I’d be hard pressed on who to take #1. Maybe: 1. Robertson, 2. Wan-Bissaka, 3.Alexander-Arnold?
I think that one will be split directly down the laundry line. I think the commentary has it right- neither side could be upset with the call if it went in either direction.
I think Lindelof made contact but Origi tremendously exaggerated the level of contact and if we are going to be ruling goals off for a little bit of contact in the build-up for a goal, what are we even doing.
It’s 50/50 to me. You see it given, sometimes not. I’m in the “not clear and obvious” camp here too.
Unfortunately I’m at a kid’s birthday party and missed the incident but i have no means to make a decision on an incident between Liverpool and United so I’m sure I’ll just hate Var.
Agree on AWB he’s looked great all season to me
Agree on AWB he’s looked great all season to me
Obvious handball.
That said, Lindelof was all over him in the buildup- you could even argue he caused it. He’s lucky to get away with a nightmare sequence.
That said, Lindelof was all over him in the buildup- you could even argue he caused it. He’s lucky to get away with a nightmare sequence.
Credit to Ole so far - United have created more turnovers in the middle of the pitch than Liverpool and exploited the flanks on the counter. A well executed plan.
Fabinho was invisible. He either needs to step up to get more involved in attack or drop back to allow Matip & VVD to play wider, the fullbacks to attack more.
Fabinho was invisible. He either needs to step up to get more involved in attack or drop back to allow Matip & VVD to play wider, the fullbacks to attack more.
Both VAR decisions were correct. Just because lindelof touches Origi doesn’t mean it’s a foul. Some physicality is allowed in the game.
The second one was unlucky because Lindelof has looked all out of sorts.
The second one was unlucky because Lindelof has looked all out of sorts.
One thing I don’t quite understand with VAR ., it’s supposed to be a Clear and Obvious error .. so , the Origi non call was debatable .. and that was pretty much standard this year as VAR rarely overturns a call on the field. So why is a different standard applied with handball in the box? The ball glanced off Mane’s chest and nicked his hand. Atkinson missed it .. so why overrule?
Because the new rule is any time a ball makes contact with the hand it’s now called a hand ball. They changed it this year. It’s a shitty, shitty rule.
Toe on shin, feet away from the ball, is generally a foul though. Agreed that Origi exaggerated impact of the contact
So handball decisions are measured to the millimetre and the ref’s view is irrelevant ? I know that what they’ve been calling .. but it doesn’t make any sense.
That’s ridiculous.
As a viewer with some rooting interest but nothing approaching passion, I do not enjoy VAR. What I liked most about this sport was that they just played and if a ref made a mistake you lived with it and played on.
If they use VAR to start handing out yellow cards for diving I might change my mind.