The Footie Thread

[Lord Tyrion]

Great ball and skill there from Trent

There's a constant discussion in cricket, do you choose a batsman who can keep wicket a bit or do you choose your best keeper. One argument is the runs are important, the alternative is that the drops and missed stumpings cost more than the runs gained.

The same discussion now applies to TAA. Does he create more goals than he costs? For a few years he was in credit but this season...................

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Well hell of a game. Prob a fair result in the end. Stunning saves from Ramsdale at the end - game seemed to woken up the Chelsea fans

 

[fundy]

wow just wow, what a finish

Brilliant from Ramsdale at the death, and even then we couldve nicked it on the counter, that said we were utterly out on our feet by then

 

[clubchamp98]

Can’t belive we didn’t win that.
some very poor finishing cost us .

 

[Billysboots]

Aaron Ramsdale, take a bow. Wow. Just wow.

 

[hairball_89]

The game. Wow. But Ramsdale?! Phenomenal keeper. How he’s behind Pickford for England I have no idea.

Reds have to be better. The first half was absolutely terrible. Massively hope Arsenal have it in them to hold city off and do it, but they should have been out of sight today.

 

[Piece]

Cracking game. Really enjoyed it.

 

[fundy]

Sounds like everyone enjoyed that game more than I did lol

 

[clubchamp98]

What a difference Thiago makes !
a midfield player that just dosnt think backward first.

 

[clubchamp98]

Sounds like everyone enjoyed that game more than I did lol

Enjoyed the second half .
chances both ends,
but thought Artetas subs were a bit defensive and just invited us on.

 

[fundy]

Enjoyed the second half .
chances both ends,
but thought Artetas subs were a bit defensive and just invited us on.

Out of options, lots of players dead on their feet, and little else on the bench. Prob shouldve gone to Tierney earlier than he did but surprised to see him bring on a 3rd centre half for Odegaard with 10 mins to go.

Anfield really is Artetas kryptonite, today was a day to have broken that too

 

[clubchamp98]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645107489547976704

what a tool

Yes as the manager he really should be watching what’s happening in the game.

 

[clubchamp98]

There's a constant discussion in cricket, do you choose a batsman who can keep wicket a bit or do you choose your best keeper. One argument is the runs are important, the alternative is that the drops and missed stumpings cost more than the runs gained.

The same discussion now applies to TAA. Does he create more goals than he costs? For a few years he was in credit but this season...................

He’s a poor defender imo.
His reading of the game is shocking.
Given we need a decent midfielder atm I would put him in midfield , he spends most of his time there anyway.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

So what’s going to happen to the linesman then

It’s got to be time for Sky to find someone else apart from Neville and Carragher - just awful

 

[Deleted member 18121]

So what’s going to happen to the linesman then

It’s got to be time for Sky to find someone else apart from Neville and Carragher - just awful

Re the linesman...it's got to be verging on a permanent ban.

Re carra and Neville - I've said it for a long time that neither of them should be involved in games that involve their own teams or arch rivals. Both of them are incapable of a balanced view.

Mind you, I think the same thing of many other pundits and commentators... ie Robbie savage involved in man utd games, mcmanaman in pool games etc

 

[Billysboots]

Re the linesman...it's got to be verging on a permanent ban.

I’m not so sure.

Having watched it a number of times it looks very much as though Robertson has approached him and taken hold of his arm. The linesman appears to raise his arm as though to shake himself free of Robertson’s grip.

Let’s be honest, the footage shown to date hasn’t been great, but it does look very much as though there’s a lot of fuss over not very much.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I’m not so sure.

Having watched it a number of times it looks very much as though Robertson has approached him and taken hold of his arm. The linesman appears to raise his arm as though to shake himself free of Robertson’s grip.

Let’s be honest, the footage shown to date hasn’t been great, but it does look very much as though there’s a lot of fuss over not very much.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645103824313413633

This one is just too far away and doesn’t look like a “throwing of elbow”


This one though

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645122362700857345

Maybe just me but doesn’t look real

 

[clubchamp98]

If Robbo has got hold of his arm serves him right.
If not then that’s another story.

 

[Hobbit]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645103824313413633

This one is just too far away and doesn’t look like a “throwing of elbow”


This one though

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645122362700857345

Maybe just me but doesn’t look real

Either the linesman has a nasty twitch, or a nasty temper. I’ll go for the latter.

 

[Billysboots]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645103824313413633

This one is just too far away and doesn’t look like a “throwing of elbow”


This one though

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645122362700857345

Maybe just me but doesn’t look real

That second one has been edited Phil. It’s a closer view of that seen on Sky and it certainly shows a sharper and higher movement by the linesman than what we saw this afternoon.

Not sure I’d trust that one at all.