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aseq
Profile Joined January 2003
Netherlands3994 Posts
August 21 2019 03:37 GMT
#661
On August 21 2019 10:23 whistleboss wrote:
Bullshit. Everybody saw messi punching a player's head, with VAR available, and they chose to ignore and he even got to kick a free-kick 4 yards in front. Just like he and Jesus got away with everything they said in copa.

Rules to blame? Bullshit.

No, in that case the incompetence or corruption of the team of referees is to blame. But still not the VAR. How is extra information ever a cause for more wrong decisions?
Bacillus
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland2020 Posts
August 21 2019 04:51 GMT
#662
On August 21 2019 03:59 Pandemona wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 20 2019 05:51 Liquid`Drone wrote:
yea wolves are very solid.

last season vs top 6 teams they got 1 point vs city, 4 vs united, 3 vs tottenham, 4 vs chelsea, 4 vs arsenal, 0 vs liverpool. (that is, 4 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses).

But then there record vs the bottom 6 is awful xD they are as Sneirac so well put last season "the Robin Hood of the premier league".

I worry for them due to not having a big squad to cope with Thursday > Sunday footy, just look at Burnley they were bottom of the league (ish) at Christmas due to their hectic start and squad not able to cope with the injuries they sustained.

Didn't Wolves have some crazy record of always playing the same starting 11 and never getting injured last season? If I remember correctly, there were some amazing numbers in there.
plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-08-21 20:33:52
August 21 2019 15:00 GMT
#663
On August 21 2019 13:51 Bacillus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 21 2019 03:59 Pandemona wrote:
On August 20 2019 05:51 Liquid`Drone wrote:
yea wolves are very solid.

last season vs top 6 teams they got 1 point vs city, 4 vs united, 3 vs tottenham, 4 vs chelsea, 4 vs arsenal, 0 vs liverpool. (that is, 4 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses).

But then there record vs the bottom 6 is awful xD they are as Sneirac so well put last season "the Robin Hood of the premier league".

I worry for them due to not having a big squad to cope with Thursday > Sunday footy, just look at Burnley they were bottom of the league (ish) at Christmas due to their hectic start and squad not able to cope with the injuries they sustained.

Didn't Wolves have some crazy record of always playing the same starting 11 and never getting injured last season? If I remember correctly, there were some amazing numbers in there.

I think I remember seeing that. Another crazy thing they did last season was playing an entire PL match without getting a foul, becoming the first team in PL history (I think) to do that

I was wrong about them being first in history, it was the first since the 2003/04 season https://www.90min.com/posts/6352094-wolves-break-unique-premier-league-foul-record-in-0-0-draw-with-brighton
Yugoslavia will always live on in my heart
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
August 21 2019 18:01 GMT
#664
Haha

"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
August 21 2019 21:53 GMT
#665
Haha funny quote tbf lol
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plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
August 21 2019 22:34 GMT
#666
On August 22 2019 03:01 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Haha

https://twitter.com/iambolar/status/1164176954251194368

Absolute legend
Yugoslavia will always live on in my heart
sneirac
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany3464 Posts
August 22 2019 13:50 GMT
#667
I missed most of the current VAR discussion, but have my 2 cents anyway

- the old handball rule is shit, the new handball rule is shit. There might be a way to create a passable handball rule, but I wouldn't trust IFAB to come up with it, FIFA to actually adopt it and referees anywhere to apply it. The only thing we can hope for is consistency and hopefully not a kneejerk reaction the other way because people think some decisions have been too harsh.

- while the daily mail article may have been bullshit, apparently the margin of error at full speed is still 2cms. That should probably have been communicated before it was ever implemented. For example say everything <2.5cms should revert to the old guideline, doubt to the attacker

- There is a reason VAR exists in the first place, terrible game changing mistakes/oversights. Fans somehow apparently would rather lose to a dive than VAR irregular goals, or at least so they claim in the moment. Also VAR does not remove the emotion from celebrating goals, neither has the offside rule all this time...

- However review needs to be communicated better. We won't get the cricket/AAF style being able to listen to VAR and don't really need the referee to make an announcement, tho that would work too.
Just have the 4th official give info to the stadium announcer. "VAR review for handball/offside" and "call confirmed/overturned, no goal/penalty" or whatever. Obviously doesn't fix everything, but it is zero effort to make shit better
possession wins games, kante is washed up and shit - pande
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
August 23 2019 08:25 GMT
#668
On August 22 2019 07:34 plasmidghost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2019 03:01 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Haha

https://twitter.com/iambolar/status/1164176954251194368

Absolute legend

Pretty sure it's a fake quote

Great analogy nonetheless
Sugoi monogatari onii-chan!
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
August 23 2019 08:52 GMT
#669
Kind of sad that only thing keeping some clubs alive is Sponsorship deals, and the hope of reaching the top tier for long enough to make enough money to survive going under again. I also wonder if this is a sort of economic bubble that will eventually pop.

"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
August 23 2019 20:58 GMT
#670
Are there any European squads looking for a CB? Specifically, Mustafi?
Yugoslavia will always live on in my heart
sneirac
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany3464 Posts
August 23 2019 23:22 GMT
#671
Not for the wages you gave him and considering how much of a discount is apparently needed it will make more sense to just keep him and use him to absorb injuries/east european adventuring.
Emery talking about him seems like an attempt to get him to accept lower wages somewhere, which is just silly tbh
possession wins games, kante is washed up and shit - pande
plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
August 24 2019 01:04 GMT
#672
On August 24 2019 08:22 sneirac wrote:
Not for the wages you gave him and considering how much of a discount is apparently needed it will make more sense to just keep him and use him to absorb injuries/east european adventuring.
Emery talking about him seems like an attempt to get him to accept lower wages somewhere, which is just silly tbh

I figured, given his salary (I think £800k), he's going to have to get extremely fortunate to find something similar
Yugoslavia will always live on in my heart
Bacillus
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland2020 Posts
August 24 2019 07:28 GMT
#673
I was considering whether Dortmund could use one more experienced CB to really challenge Bayern for the title. Right now they're running some quite young and inexperienced defensive players and veteran Hummels. Serie A level Mustafi could be useful, Arsenal level Mustafi not so much.

Leverkusen is another team with high expectations and questionable defensive line.

The wages are likely a deal breaker though, it's probably up to Mustafi if he wants to take a wage drop to prove himself somewhere.
sneirac
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany3464 Posts
August 24 2019 12:03 GMT
#674
This is going to end in double digits isnt it
possession wins games, kante is washed up and shit - pande
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
August 24 2019 12:04 GMT
#675
Pukki is the new Vardy?
Sugoi monogatari onii-chan!
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28747 Posts
August 24 2019 12:12 GMT
#676
norwich with 6 goals, pukki with 5 goals 1 assist lol
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LennX
Profile Joined October 2010
4564 Posts
August 24 2019 15:02 GMT
#677
Oh boy, Luke Shaw is injured again... He can't seem to catch a break
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sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18590 Posts
August 24 2019 15:18 GMT
#678
Oh god the VAR naysayers totally influenced the referees. Now we have clear penalties (martial vs palace) not given
sneirac
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany3464 Posts
August 24 2019 15:27 GMT
#679
Yeah this is just ridiculosu today, 3 blatantly horrible calls and counting

meanwhile in Bundesliga the new handball rules showed its full implications. Technically this is the correct call, but its bonkers

https://streamja.com/lAv4
possession wins games, kante is washed up and shit - pande
sneirac
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany3464 Posts
August 24 2019 15:30 GMT
#680
AHAHAHHA that penalty
possession wins games, kante is washed up and shit - pande
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