The Footie Thread

[Orikoru]

Back to more important things. Everton won, DCL got back on the scoresheet . Liverpool lost to Brighton

I was trying to frame that in a Spurs reference, I'm not sure how we still managed to lose to Liverpool in their current form - but then we also lost 1-0 to Brighton, so who knows.

 

[Orikoru]

Just be glad you didn’t triple captain him
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That's just a mental decision at any time. Why would you ever do that??

 

[hairball_89]

I was trying to frame that in a Spurs reference, I'm not sure how we still managed to lose to Liverpool in their current form - but then we also lost 1-0 to Brighton, so who knows.

You and me, both!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I was trying to frame that in a Spurs reference, I'm not sure how we still managed to lose to Liverpool in their current form - but then we also lost 1-0 to Brighton, so who knows.

If you take City out of the equation, for the past 2-3 months anyway, then pretty much every team are having higgledy piggledy results. It certainly makes it messy for people who like a bet / bookies etc.

 

[Liverbirdie]

If you take City out of the equation, for the past 2-3 months anyway, then pretty much every team are having higgledy piggledy results. It certainly makes it messy for people who like a bet / bookies etc.

Yes, I'm wondering when people will start to say it's the worst league ever, like last year.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Yes, I'm wondering when people will start to say it's the worst league ever, like last year.

Ah, but last year WAS the worst league ever

I don't see things settling down until we have full stadiums again. Empty grounds just mess with players heads and keeping consistency and high performance is very tough. It makes it fun for those outside the top 2-3, less predictable.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I didn't say they don't get any right. But people argued as if it would eradicate poor decisions. I think the number of good and bad decisions is roughly the same as it was before - VAR just takes longer. Or at best estimate there's only 5 or 10% more correct decisions - but it takes 300% of the time to get there.

Your last sentence - complete pie in the sky stuff.

I agree it’s pie in the sky, but it’s a bigger issue than VAR and has a bigger impact.

Easier to keep blaming the laws and Officials

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Yes, I'm wondering when people will start to say it's the worst league ever, like last year.

As soon as yous regain top spot.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

That's just a mental decision at any time. Why would you ever do that??

Maybe on a full back who gets forward and is your only player playing twice that week

Why on earth would you do against man United

Then my head to head this week I've won because he captained the villa keeper

 

[Rlburnside]

Just watched The Three Kings about Stein ,Shankly and Busby, wonder what they would think about var, one old black and white clip that Stein said “football without fans was nothing” was quite chilling.

Good watch.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Back to more important things. Everton won, DCL got back on the scoresheet . Liverpool lost to Brighton

A bit tribal but makes a nice change from VAR

Another doff of the cap to West Ham, what a season they are having.

Nothing to see here people lol as you were

#undertheradar

 

[Tashyboy]

As I said already I didn't even think it was a penalty let alone a red card. Stupid decision. On the slow motion replay you can see Martial starts to dive, then as he falls next to Bednarek their legs brush together - and they've deemed that a deliberate foul and sent him off. Absolutely incredible that a referee can watch that footage and reach that conclusion.

Even the people who were most staunchly in favour of VAR and believed it would cut out poor decisions must be eating their words and feeling a bit silly by now. If anything it has simply highlighted the bad decisions with a bigger magnifying glass than ever before.

maybe Martial dived because he didn’t want a rollicking off Pogba for not diving ?

 

[Tashyboy]

Maureen has started early with the mind games.
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Jose Mourinho says it is not "difficult to coach" at former club Chelsea as his Tottenham side prepare to host Thomas Tuchel's Blues.
Flippen eck Mo, it’s only a mid table clash not the champs league final. ?

 

[fundy]

Maureen has started early with the mind games.
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Jose Mourinho says it is not "difficult to coach" at former club Chelsea as his Tottenham side prepare to host Thomas Tuchel's Blues.
Flippen eck Mo, it’s only a mid table clash not the champs league final. ?

Mourinhos still suffering from the Brighton game

 

[clubchamp98]

I was trying to frame that in a Spurs reference, I'm not sure how we still managed to lose to Liverpool in their current form - but then we also lost 1-0 to Brighton, so who knows.

Liverpool were just better on the day.
You lost your best player in the game.
Your form is not much better than ours.
Jose is your manager.
That’s four

 

[Deleted member 21784]

How can Southampton player get his red overturned but not Luiz? They were the same thing!!

 

[Tashyboy]

How can Southampton player get his red overturned but not Luiz? They were the same thing!!

As has been said before, what have they seen to overturn it, that the ref never saw to confirm it was a penalty and sending off. ?

 

[Deleted member 21784]

As has been said before, what have they seen to overturn it, that the ref never saw to confirm it was a penalty and sending off. ?

Think was pen but not sending off tbh

 

[fundy]

They really do want to kill the golden goose dont they

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...fety-net-for-europe-s-biggest-clubs-f6d9h0rgc

 

[Tashyboy]

They really do want to kill the golden goose dont they

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...fety-net-for-europe-s-biggest-clubs-f6d9h0rgc

so apart from oil money, how would one manage to get to the top table. Boils my tiddle it does.