The Footie Thread

[Billysboots]

Much as I love to see United putting Leeds in their place, I have to say some of the defending by the latter was naive, and that’s being kind. At this level you simply cannot allow the opposition the sort of space Leeds were leaving.

This is a Manchester United who had only scored three league goals at home before today, and they could easily have scored ten, especially if Martial had remembered to put his boots on the right feet.

The Leeds approach reminds me very much of the Kevin Keegan mentality - you score four, we’ll score five. That really doesn’t work long term in the Premier League these days, and I do fear for Leeds during the second half of the season unless they learn there is a time and a place for kamikaze tactics.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Apparently not ? Seems it was more contact direct on the shin yet not even worthy of the ref having another look ?!!

what the heck is going on - and now Hoddle talking as it Grealish was torn in half and lucky to be still able to walk .

I’ll wait for the Grealish diving compilation videos to be posted

You'll have a long wait.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Its getting to the point where I want somebody to actually give Grealish something to scream about. His two and a half somersaults with pike while screaming like a banshee on heat is becoming a real grind. If he continues to play for England I can see him getting regular yellow cards in tournaments where refs will be ordered to be on the look out for simulation

 

[fundy]

guess the frame and draw some lines time again, VAR at its best lol

 

[ColchesterFC]

Apparently not ? Seems it was more contact direct on the shin yet not even worthy of the ref having another look ?!!

what the heck is going on - and now Hoddle talking as it Grealish was torn in half and lucky to be still able to walk .

I’ll wait for the Grealish diving compilation videos to be posted

Oh Boo Hoo, one of our players has been called out for diving. I'm going to deflect by pointing out that a player from another club does it as well.

Salah dives. Mane dives. Grealish dives. Kane dives. Martial dives. Norris dives. (<--- the last one is a Col U player to show that it happens at all levels of the game and not just the Prem). Every player from every club will dive/go down easily if they think it will get them an advantage. Stop being so precious about one of your players getting called out for being a cheat. They all are.

 

[Swingalot]

Has anyone checked on chrisd, dando, and swingalot? Really hope they’re ok

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Thought it best to keep my head down. Not quite sure how we were 3-0 down at half time, but after that it was quite frankly embarrassing. Liverpool ruthless. When Salah came on I really knew it was going to get worse before it got better!
Fair play, Liverpool goals were all class.

 

[clubchamp98]

Oh Boo Hoo, one of our players has been called out for diving. I'm going to deflect by pointing out that a player from another club does it as well.

Salah dives. Mane dives. Grealish dives. Kane dives. Martial dives. Norris dives. (<--- the last one is a Col U player to show that it happens at all levels of the game and not just the Prem). Every player from every club will dive/go down easily if they think it will get them an advantage. Stop being so precious about one of your players getting called out for being a cheat. They all are.

Agree with you here.
So I am amazed they got rid of the retrospective panel for diving.
It worked so why not use it.?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Oh Boo Hoo, one of our players has been called out for diving. I'm going to deflect by pointing out that a player from another club does it as well.

Salah dives. Mane dives. Grealish dives. Kane dives. Martial dives. Norris dives. (<--- the last one is a Col U player to show that it happens at all levels of the game and not just the Prem). Every player from every club will dive/go down easily if they think it will get them an advantage. Stop being so precious about one of your players getting called out for being a cheat. They all are.

Deflecting ? No one is deflecting anything.

And yes many players dive - so we all look forward to those players all being constantly highlighted, video compilations made of them and demands they get banned ?

 

[ColchesterFC]

Deflecting ? No one is deflecting anything.

And yes many players dive - so we all look forward to those players all being constantly highlighted, video compilations made of them and demands they get banned ?

You are deflecting as soon as you bring Grealish into the conversation in hoping that you're waiting "for the Grealish diving compilation videos to be posted". Salah is a diving cheat. Mane is a diving cheat. The fact that Grealish is also a diving cheat doesn't mean that either of the first two statements are incorrect. And there are many other examples of players from other clubs that are also diving cheats.

 

[Orikoru]

Daniel James got booked for diving today. And it wasn't even a dive, the Leeds player whacked and arm across the top of his chest.

 

[Kellfire]

Daniel James got booked for diving today. And it wasn't even a dive, the Leeds player whacked and arm across the top of his chest.

Yea the ref messed that up.

 

[hairball_89]

Daniel James got booked for diving today. And it wasn't even a dive, the Leeds player whacked and arm across the top of his chest.

First view I thought it was a pen, have to say.

Replays - it was a 'nothing'. Not a foul. Not a dive. Just a thing that happens on a football pitch, among many others.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

You are deflecting as soon as you bring Grealish into the conversation in hoping that you're waiting "for the Grealish diving compilation videos to be posted". Salah is a diving cheat. Mane is a diving cheat. The fact that Grealish is also a diving cheat doesn't mean that either of the first two statements are incorrect. And there are many other examples of players from other clubs that are also diving cheats.

I didn’t “bring” Grealish into the conversation- he already was the conversation because the game that was going on at the time was Villa playing - not Liverpool or indeed anyone else

And no one was deflecting away from Mane or Salah because they weren’t being talked about until you mentioned them

People including myself have already stated that the likes of Salah goes down too easily but the point was clearly it’s only him and a few other foreign players that get highlighted by certain fans - those same fans and indeed media don’t highlight the likes of Grealish , Kane or Sterling - instead yesterday they were positively gushing about him instead , with zero mention about him throwing himself to the ground all game long. It’s called bias towards English players.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Grealish is the worst for diving by a fair distance.

 

[Pin-seeker]

You'll have a long wait.

Imagine if it was a Liverpool player ? ?‍

 

[Pin-seeker]

Rumours that Salah wants out?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

One for followers of European football, ie not me. The rumours for Sami Khedira coming to Everton in January are growing. Coming up out of contract, not playing, knows Ancelloti from Real, it makes sense. However, is he a busted flush now? Is he worth getting or should he be looking at a nice retirement in the MLS?

 

[fundy]

One for followers of European football, ie not me. The rumours for Sami Khedira coming to Everton in January are growing. Coming up out of contract, not playing, knows Ancelloti from Real, it makes sense. However, is he a busted flush now? Is he worth getting or should he be looking at a nice retirement in the MLS?

Doesnt sound like a long term option, must be mid 30s by now surely. Good player but struggle to see him having the legs for the premiership for long. Looks just the sort of player our board would give 250k a week lol

Edit: hes 33, yeah cant see that as a great option tbh

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Doesnt sound like a long term option, must be mid 30s by now surely. Good player but struggle to see him having the legs for the premiership for long. Looks just the sort of player our board would give 250k a week lol

Edit: hes 33, yeah cant see that as a great option tbh

It is whether he has 2 good years left in him? Not every player needs to be young and for the future but you do need to know you are not buying someone who's legs have gone and has just hit the wall. We have done plenty of that in the past, it is clearly something you are familiar with at Arsenal as well. I'd take him if we could get 2 good seasons out of him. That is enough.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Doesnt sound like a long term option, must be mid 30s by now surely. Good player but struggle to see him having the legs for the premiership for long. Looks just the sort of player our board would give 250k a week lol

Edit: hes 33, yeah cant see that as a great option tbh

I doubt Everton could afford that sort of money, I know they're wage bill is already excessively high compared to turnover.