The Footie Thread

[Bdill93]

Did you? I read it as you were saying Salah fouled Mings?‍

I must've missed your chance's as i cant remember seeing any.

You're banter..

How about when Watkins had VVD on absolute toast but then ohh... you just fouled him to stop the attack right by the box?

We gave you a better/ closer game than you've had in weeks in the prem and 2 weeks ago we were in 17th mate...

 

[Bdill93]

CL draw

Man Utd vs PSG
Chelsea vs Lille
Liverpool vs Salzburg
Man City vs Villarreal
Real Madrid vs Benfica
Inter vs Ajax
Bayern vs Atletico
Sporting vs Juventus

Great draw for the English sides.

Hope Messi destroys Uniteds dreams

 

[Deleted member 1740]

You're banter..

How about when Watkins had VVD on absolute toast but then ohh... you just fouled him to stop the attack right by the box?

We gave you a better/ closer game than you've had in weeks in the prem and 2 weeks ago we were in 17th mate...

Nothing wrong with a tactical foul, are you classing that as a chance? ?

Its mad how we see games differently.

Villa never looked like scoring, very compact, defensive and time wasting. I couldnt accept that as giving us a game.

Wolves done the same last week, it must be midlands thing?

Btw there's nothing wrong with doing the above, theres no right or wrong way to play football.

Brighton gave us a game a few weeks ago. Completely different to Villa saturday.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Why not Ped? Cos its easier to blame Kompany/ref to suit your argument?

You know i"m right. Those games we should've won.

But If it makes you feel better blame that kompany decision.

You wont blame Robbo but you'll blame the ref/Kompany? Really?

I know what i seen that season. It was Liverpools best seaon ever. By a country mile.

Theyre not beyond criticism though.

I'm not saying they're beyond criticism, and not using anything to suit an argument.

Massive decision in a 6 pointer - 1 point difference.

We wont agree, have a good day.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

There is to be a redraw of the CL last 16 draw

They forgot to put Man Utd in - understandable I guess ?

 

[Bdill93]

Nothing wrong with a tactical foul, are you classing that as a chance? ?

Its mad how we see games differently.

Villa never looked like scoring, very compact, defensive and time wasting. I couldnt accept that as giving us a game.

Wolves done the same last week, it must be midlands thing?

Btw there's nothing wrong with doing the above, theres no right or wrong way to play football.

Brighton gave us a game a few weeks ago. Completely different to Villa saturday.

But youre not taking into account the fact that that is our game. We play tight, high press and its effective. You didnt score in open play at all. Against a top 3 side chances come rarely and you need to capitalise when they do. Instead, Ings dived or you fouled us in positions when about to become dangerous.

Against another team (Leicester, Brighton, Palace) it works a treat. And in the last 10 minutes against you we gave as much as we got.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Nothing wrong with a tactical foul, are you classing that as a chance? ?

Its mad how we see games differently.

Villa never looked like scoring, very compact, defensive and time wasting. I couldnt accept that as giving us a game.

Wolves done the same last week, it must be midlands thing?

Btw there's nothing wrong with doing the above, theres no right or wrong way to play football.

Brighton gave us a game a few weeks ago. Completely different to Villa saturday.

We’ll remember this the next time a player tactically dives to win a pen against yous!

Neither is about skill, just desperation to give their team an advantage.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

We’ll remember this the next time a player tactically dives to win a pen against yous!

Neither is about skill, just desperation to give their team an advantage.

Tactical fouls have a place in football.

Diving doesnt.

2 complete different situations.

 

[Bdill93]

Theyre doing a CL re-draw

Absolutely tin pot organisation

 

[Foxholer]

We’ll remember this the next time a player tactically dives to win a pen against yous!
Neither is about skill, just desperation to give their team an advantage.

And is pure cheating that should be punished to the max!

 

[Swango1980]

Theyre doing a CL re-draw

Absolutely tin pot organisation

Not a good couple of days for sporting authorities it seems.

 

[Piece]

Theyre doing a CL re-draw

Absolutely tin pot organisation

FIA didn't like what they saw...

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Tactical fouls have a place in football.

Diving doesnt.

2 complete different situations.

Nope, both trying to gain an advantage by cheating, neither involves skill or trying to play football.

Both should be unacceptable and a Red Card imo.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Tactical fouls have a place in football.

Diving doesnt.

2 complete different situations.

How are they different? Both are against the laws of the game, simple.

I don't see how one act is acceptable and the other not. You can't pick and choose your dark arts.

 

[Swango1980]

Nope, both trying to gain an advantage by cheating, neither involves skill or trying to play football.

Both should be unacceptable and a Red Card imo.

It is often impossible to tell the difference between a "tactical foul" and a lazy, mistimed tackle. Good luck giving out red cards for that. Even diving, sometimes it is hard to judge if a player has purely dived, or simply lost balance when a defender has come piling in. Contact might have been avoided, but the player may have been bracing themselves for a crunching impact, and ultimately prepared to fall over on their own terms to avoid injury.

However, even if there is subjectivity over what was in the player's mind, the ref can often get away with booking a player for a dive or a tactical foul, if they did so in his opinion. If, however, the punishment was a red card instead of a yellow, I think it would be less likely a ref would actually punish players. Suddenly, a potential dive or tactical foul becomes a huge incident, and I don't think a ref would ever give a red unless they absolutely 100% know the player has intentionally tried to con him.

 

[pokerjoke]

Let’s be honest here
Football is pathetic these days.
Players have become cheaters,divers,fakers more than ever before.
15 stone ripped athletes falling over when touched by the weight of a feather (every team).
Can’t remember the last time when I’ve seen an all out great game of football with both teams going at it fairly and squarely in the PL without some controversy.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Let’s be honest here
Football is pathetic these days.
Players have become cheaters,divers,fakers more than ever before.
15 stone ripped athletes falling over when touched by the weight of a feather (every team).
Can’t remember the last time when I’ve seen an all out great game of football with both teams going at it fairly and squarely in the PL without some controversy.

Don't think their are that many 15 stoned footballers? I mean Antonio is prob our biggest and he is 13 stone

The rest are light compared .. he's pure muscle

 

[IanM]

15 stone? 13? 12? Who cares? The point stands. Turn over to a game at random, there's a great chance the game is stopped while one of these "athletes" is feigning mortal wounding!

 

[Deleted member 21784]

15 stone? 13? 12? Who cares? The point stands. Turn over to a game at random, there's a great chance the game is stopped while one of these "athletes" is feigning mortal wounding!

The authorities don't care tho and that causes the issue

If Salah, sterling, Rooney back in day, Ronaldo etc would be banned for diving retrospective then it would get stamped out quickly

Only 2 players in the premier League have. Naisse of Everton and lanzini of West ham. Nobodies for teams not in the title race so no affect to the rest of the league

If Salah missed 3 games costing Liverpool the title you can bet sterling would be told cut it out

 

[pokerjoke]

Don't think their are that many 15 stoned footballers? I mean Antonio is prob our biggest and he is 13 stone

The rest are light compared .. he's pure muscle

Funny that ,up against VVD the other week he looked an 8 stone weakling