The Footie Thread

[fundy]

Mari looks a typical arsenal centre half

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Villa brilliant second half.
Suprized me thought they may sit back.
Grealish and Watkins excellent and the keeper.
Poor from Palace

I only saw the second half. Villa are quite a side this year, have you seen the table? Grealish was excellent. Running with the ball, his vision and passing all high quality. A real pleasure to watch.

Do you think villa would do a swap, Iwobi, Bolassie, and Tosun for Grealish ?. No, maybe not ?

 

[Slime]

That was simply NOT a penalty.

 

[fundy]

That was simply NOT a penalty.

think you'll find the ref pointed to the spot and VAR confirmed it so it was

definitely soft though

 

[Swingalot]

Zaha is as bad as you can get when it comes to histrionics and throwing himself to the ground - talented player but seems to spend all match throwing his teddies about. His reaction from the first issue with Mings got him booked when he didnt really do much and even that episode was started with Zaha doing a little push but even then Zaha throws himself to the ground to get the second yellow. All a bit pathetic

Find me one clip where Zaha throws himself to the ground with no contact or obviously after contact is made? MANY others in the PL who are guilty of that. Wilf gets regularly fouled out of games as teams know if they keep him quiet then they keep us quiet. He gets frustrated and yes does get easily would up, but i would imagine being talented but then having to play with the inconsistent lot we had out today.... I would have been throwing the toys as well!!!


The team performance today was appalling. That added to the 2nd half against Liverpool and its worrying times. Time for a change in management is not far away, we are going stale

 

[USER1999]

That was simply NOT a penalty.

With where we are, I will take anything, just don't care.

 

[paddyc]

That was simply NOT a penalty.

Stone wall mate???

 

[USER1999]

Hmm. Just, hmm.

 

[paddyc]

Always said Xhaka was class!!

 

[fundy]

first free kick that hasnt ended up in row z for a while, should keep him in the side for the rest of the season

 

[USER1999]

Really pleased Xhaka scored, but, just but. It doesn't mean he should be on the pitch.

 

[fundy]

Really pleased Xhaka scored, but, just but. It doesn't mean he should be on the pitch.

worded it better than me

 

[Lord Tyrion]

think you'll find the ref pointed to the spot and VAR confirmed it so it was

definitely soft though

Can't believe the onfield ref wasn't asked to look at the pitchside monitor for that. Soft doesn't cover it.

 

[USER1999]

Can't believe the onfield ref wasn't asked to look at the pitchside monitor for that. Soft doesn't cover it.

Dragging a leg is nothing new. Soft? May be, but defenders have known about this for ages. Kane, among others, have mastered this. It's a legit strategy, and the defender is a mug for falling for it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

It's a legit strategy, and the defender is a mug for falling for it.

Pretty much what they said in commentary and in the studio. The player got done and compounded the error by trying to make a tackle. Defenders still aren't learning

 

[USER1999]

Just wow.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Dragging a leg is nothing new. Soft? May be, but defenders have known about this for ages. Kane, among others, have mastered this. It's a legit strategy, and the defender is a mug for falling for it.

Gary Neville quoted Robert Pires as being the master of it. It's cheating and it being classed as legit is a sad state of affairs.

Even dragging his leg, this one was not a penalty.

 

[fundy]

feel like im in a dream and gonna wake up soon, someone pinch me

 

[Papas1982]

You're never gonna win the league if you can't be the relegation teams.....

 

[USER1999]

Not being daft, but why did Chelsea give Saka a clear run at goal? Great shot, but surely Chelsea should be trying to stop possibly the only Arsenal player who is dangerous?

Oh, Martinelli is a bit hot too.