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The Footie Thread

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Lampard was a bad appointment, just like Ole has been at Utd. You don't give former players time to learn on the job at top clubs unless you're settling for mediocrity or playing the lottery.

The table at the moment is very fickle, it's a weird season. Chelsea have dropped 14 points in 6 games which is crazy. I still think they've got the players to finish Top 4.

City still didn't impresss me too much today, better side yes but a slow start and they look to have no indentity. Bizzare formation that won't work long term. Untill they get a world class striker they won't win a thing.

Really impressed by Arteta to bring himself back from a true crisis, trust youth and move forwards. He's such a good manager he just needs backing. You can't run a club when your highest earner is on the sofa having a laugh. It destroys the morale. He needs to bin Ozil, Pepe, Xhaka and a few others. Arsenal are years away from challenging anyway.

And for Utd.....can't even comment. Never seen such a high quality squad playing so badly and having so much luck. Still a counter attacking side that let Villa run the game at home and got lucky with a dodgy penalty. After being second best to Wolves and getting lucky with a deflection. A side joint top and their number 9 gets his first goal from open play in January :confused::ROFLMAO:
So to clarify. Employing an ex player with little experience is a bad idea unless it's arteta who is below both ole and Lampard in the league......
 
Just asking but if they had scored from this free kick could VAR disallow it ?
It was taken from the wrong place and so a clear and obvious error by the ref.

I’m pretty sure free kicks don’t get taken from exactly the right place quite often. Does seem a bit strange though in this case, but as it was an indirect free kick I doubt the metre or so really mattered.
 
I’m pretty sure free kicks don’t get taken from exactly the right place quite often. Does seem a bit strange though in this case, but as it was an indirect free kick I doubt the metre or so really mattered.

I think the Chelsea player pulled it away to get a better angle?
 
So should clubs be penalised for having a game postponed due to CV19 and it comes to light some/any of their players have ignored the rules etc?
Man City and Fulham come to mind...
 
So should clubs be penalised for having a game postponed due to CV19 and it comes to light some/any of their players have ignored the rules etc?
Man City and Fulham come to mind...

Yes a standard forfeit of 3pts and 3-0 win for the affected team
 
So should clubs be penalised for having a game postponed due to CV19 and it comes to light some/any of their players have ignored the rules etc?
Man City and Fulham come to mind...
It’s a difficult one. Some players have broken the rules by being complete and utter idiots. Yet have not caught Covid and have not contributed to the cancellation of games.
Some players have behaved. Caught Covid causing the cancellation of games.

That aside the Uraguay players union are supporting Cavani and asking for the ban to be lifted
 
So should clubs be penalised for having a game postponed due to CV19 and it comes to light some/any of their players have ignored the rules etc?
Man City and Fulham come to mind...

Depends on if those breaking the rules have caught Covid which has then resulted in the games being cancelled

The bare minimum should be any player who has breached Covid regulations should serve match bans just like they did in Scotland
 
It’s a difficult one. Some players have broken the rules by being complete and utter idiots. Yet have not caught Covid and have not contributed to the cancellation of games.
Some players have behaved. Caught Covid causing the cancellation of games.

That aside the Uraguay players union are supporting Cavani and asking for the ban to be lifted

It needs a zero tolerance approach.

Players will catch Covid, its impossible to not catch it but if a player breaks the rules he is compromising his clubs bubble.

Make it clear that it's not acceptable to ignore covid restrictions. It really is that simple.
 
I see Liverpool have no out and out centre halves in their line up tonight, have thought that wouldve been a good approach for Arsenal at various points the last few years lol
 
City have four women from there team out with Covid. Hope they didn’t spend Christmas at Mendys house ?
 
Good to see the high level of officiating in the game tonight. The ref gives a corner in the last minute of injury time when it was clearly a throw in. And then from the corner the assistant referee gives a goal kick for the corner going out of play on the cross when it clearly didn't.
 
Well... Lovely finish from ings. Once again, we currently have what we deserve.

Quick query though, salah and Bertrand go to ground. Ref (correctly I thought) gives goal kick. For some reason var check for a pen (it isn't) and then var see outright that Bertrand knicks the ball. How can they not give a corner?

It's just odd?!
 
Good to see the high level of officiating in the game tonight. The ref gives a corner in the last minute of injury time when it was clearly a throw in. And then from the corner the assistant referee gives a goal kick for the corner going out of play on the cross when it clearly didn't.

They do say decisions even themselves out
 
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