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Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14161 Posts
October 07 2023 01:00 GMT
#561
On October 05 2023 04:33 FlaShFTW wrote:
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On October 04 2023 03:46 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
This just makes that much worse. Shitcan everyone in the VAR room, minus the replay operator, and transfer the on field officials to another tier for a while.


What I don't get while watching this back is that VAR clearly acknowledges the offside when they initially do their check. But then right as they give their check complete, it's like they just totally forget what was the actual onfield decision.

The replay operator was the only one doing his job that day in the VAR room.

The problem came is that they were under the assumption that the decision on the field was that it was a goal and that they were checking to see if the player was offside. The common assumption is for line refs to let the play develop and review later if it happens to turn into a goal, instead of possibly erring on your initial ruling that its offsides and ruining a good goal. the VAR officials think that "offsides check" means that they're checking the goal for offsides not ruling if a pass was offsides.

This is a simple procedure failure that is not an issue in any other sport in the world that uses VAR. even in MLS the procedure is for the VAR people to "call down" to the ref and explain that they are requesting a VAR check for X. This then allows the ref to clarify what his ruling is before they review the ruling. It wouldn't be a problem if they just inherently said "hey this is a procedure failing we're going to make sure this doesn't happen again" to sweep away the issue. with the way they've reacted they've let everyone blame VAR for this mistake.
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DropBear
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia4422 Posts
October 07 2023 13:22 GMT
#562
Since when was Ross Barkley at Luton?
Sucker for nostalgia
evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8913 Posts
October 07 2023 14:31 GMT
#563
whatever happens at utd ill never forgive ten hag for replacing de gea. we kicked out our best player of the past decade in disgrace for this? onana is a fking awful shot stopper holy shit
Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18387 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-10-07 14:41:39
October 07 2023 14:38 GMT
#564
On October 07 2023 23:31 evilfatsh1t wrote:
whatever happens at utd ill never forgive ten hag for replacing de gea. we kicked out our best player of the past decade in disgrace for this? onana is a fking awful shot stopper holy shit

Dunno what happened then. When he was at Ajax he was a fantastic shot stopper.

E: not trying to imply he's a better shot stopper than De Gea, or even a better overall goalie. But him being an awful shotstopper means something is off. His main strengths are obviously that he's an excellent sweeper keeper, as Ajax likes to play high press attacking total football. Obviously Ajax didn't play PL football, but it worked for them in the CL with Onana as goalie.
evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8913 Posts
October 07 2023 15:58 GMT
#565
HOLY SHIT MCTOMINAYYYYYY
LennX
Profile Joined October 2010
4570 Posts
October 07 2023 15:58 GMT
#566
On October 08 2023 00:58 evilfatsh1t wrote:
HOLY SHIT MCTOMINAYYYYYY


lmao what a wonder sub performance from McTominayyyyy
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
October 07 2023 16:15 GMT
#567
McTominay scores a lot of goals, why does he get so much hate by the way? He scored a lot under ole if i remember as well, he does very well for Scotland but i guess international football is different too.

Chelsea 4-1! WE SCORED 6 GOALS IN 2 GAMES!! What a week
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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51660 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-10-07 22:25:16
October 07 2023 22:24 GMT
#568
mcsauce is the modern day fellaini.
for some reason they always get shoe-horned in as a deep "physical" box-to-box player but their strengths are playing up the pitch and using their size to grab and advance the ball.
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27227 Posts
October 08 2023 01:39 GMT
#569
On October 08 2023 07:24 GTR wrote:
mcsauce is the modern day fellaini.
for some reason they always get shoe-horned in as a deep "physical" box-to-box player but their strengths are playing up the pitch and using their size to grab and advance the ball.

Very good point sir, you see this with Scotland where he’s been incredibly important for the recent resurgence of the land of my forebears, pops up and makes vital interventions further up the pitch.

Honestly McFred did alright for years, not even really playing their best positions with expectations of them to be players they really aren’t. Good players that can do a job, probably not quite good enough to really be top, top operators at a real top tier club.

At United they’re at a club which has aspersions to be elite, they’re played all the time, and not even really in roles that suit them 100% Which is crazy to have been the case for a club of United’s clout and resources.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
DropBear
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia4422 Posts
October 08 2023 03:33 GMT
#570
Giroud making saves in goal for Milan
Sucker for nostalgia
Hildegard
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
Germany348 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-10-08 05:43:18
October 08 2023 05:42 GMT
#571
On October 01 2023 01:21 DropBear wrote:
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On October 01 2023 00:27 Hildegard wrote:
Watching my home team, VfB Stuttgart, this season is a lot of fun. We were nearly relegated last season but started very strongly this time. Five wins out of six games, and Guirassy scored 10 goals in the first five games, which is more than Mbappé or Haaland. Today, the game looked very different from last season. We had around 65% possession, and Guirassy drew multiple defenders on him, making space for the other players. The funny thing is that possession looks dominant until it falls flat on its face. They are still learning, but multiple times they make terrible passes after looking dominant just before. It's unlikely that this spell will continue for much longer because we had weaker opponents except Leipzig, who trashed us 5:1. But it's a lot of fun while it lasts. 

Team looks quite young, hopefully they can keep up momentum


Yesterday, VfB Stuttgart won again. We now have 18 points from seven games and are ahead of Bayern, Leipzig and Dortmund. Only Xabi Alonsos's Leverkusen could take first place from us if they win today. Guirassy scored another hattrick and broke Lewandowski's record for most goals in the first seven matches. He is now at 13 goals. Seems unreal.

The next match is away against Union Berlin. That will be hard to win.
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sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18712 Posts
October 08 2023 17:31 GMT
#572
So referees tried to help City once again (Kovacic should have been sent off sometime in the 30th minute) but without Rodri they are so bad that they still lost again Arsenal! woohoooo
gTank
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria2662 Posts
October 08 2023 19:05 GMT
#573
On October 08 2023 14:42 Hildegard wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 01 2023 01:21 DropBear wrote:
On October 01 2023 00:27 Hildegard wrote:
Watching my home team, VfB Stuttgart, this season is a lot of fun. We were nearly relegated last season but started very strongly this time. Five wins out of six games, and Guirassy scored 10 goals in the first five games, which is more than Mbappé or Haaland. Today, the game looked very different from last season. We had around 65% possession, and Guirassy drew multiple defenders on him, making space for the other players. The funny thing is that possession looks dominant until it falls flat on its face. They are still learning, but multiple times they make terrible passes after looking dominant just before. It's unlikely that this spell will continue for much longer because we had weaker opponents except Leipzig, who trashed us 5:1. But it's a lot of fun while it lasts. 

Team looks quite young, hopefully they can keep up momentum


Yesterday, VfB Stuttgart won again. We now have 18 points from seven games and are ahead of Bayern, Leipzig and Dortmund. Only Xabi Alonsos's Leverkusen could take first place from us if they win today. Guirassy scored another hattrick and broke Lewandowski's record for most goals in the first seven matches. He is now at 13 goals. Seems unreal.

The next match is away against Union Berlin. That will be hard to win.


Union Berlin plays very poorly right now, it will be easier to win as expected maybe fingers crossed!
One crossed wire, one wayward pinch of potassium chlorate, one errant twitch...and kablooie!
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27227 Posts
October 08 2023 20:29 GMT
#574
On October 09 2023 02:31 sharkie wrote:
So referees tried to help City once again (Kovacic should have been sent off sometime in the 30th minute) but without Rodri they are so bad that they still lost again Arsenal! woohoooo

Do we really have to deal with the ‘referees favour x team’ in this thread? I mean it’s already fouling up 95% of other places that talk ball

Can’t something just be a bad call rather than a deliberate conspiracy to aid x team?
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18712 Posts
October 08 2023 20:34 GMT
#575
On October 09 2023 05:29 WombaT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 09 2023 02:31 sharkie wrote:
So referees tried to help City once again (Kovacic should have been sent off sometime in the 30th minute) but without Rodri they are so bad that they still lost again Arsenal! woohoooo

Do we really have to deal with the ‘referees favour x team’ in this thread? I mean it’s already fouling up 95% of other places that talk ball

Can’t something just be a bad call rather than a deliberate conspiracy to aid x team?


Kovacic could have gotten a red for the first yellow, should have definitely gotten a second yellow later on.
SAME foul, SAME player, just a few minutes later.

So just two bad calls in the same game for the same team? No. Its always City being favoured
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
October 08 2023 20:37 GMT
#576
Its not always City being favoured thats not right, if that was the case Rodri would not have been banned for 3 games and sent off.

You should be happy Arsenal some how won, the game was very poor, reminded me of Benitez vs Mourinho days of a lot of talent on the pitch and everyone to afraid to lose and not trying to win the game, which when you had those two teams on the pitch felt very odd.

Still going into second international break, the league is "wide open".
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Jockmcplop
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom9956 Posts
October 08 2023 20:39 GMT
#577
Hanlan's razor is particularly strong when applied to referees.
RIP Meatloaf <3
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18712 Posts
October 08 2023 20:46 GMT
#578
On October 09 2023 05:37 Pandemona wrote:
Its not always City being favoured thats not right, if that was the case Rodri would not have been banned for 3 games and sent off.

You should be happy Arsenal some how won, the game was very poor, reminded me of Benitez vs Mourinho days of a lot of talent on the pitch and everyone to afraid to lose and not trying to win the game, which when you had those two teams on the pitch felt very odd.

Still going into second international break, the league is "wide open".


City being favoured by refs only happened in the two seasons where they won the league vs Liverpool by 1 point each yeah.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27227 Posts
October 08 2023 20:52 GMT
#579
On October 09 2023 05:46 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 09 2023 05:37 Pandemona wrote:
Its not always City being favoured thats not right, if that was the case Rodri would not have been banned for 3 games and sent off.

You should be happy Arsenal some how won, the game was very poor, reminded me of Benitez vs Mourinho days of a lot of talent on the pitch and everyone to afraid to lose and not trying to win the game, which when you had those two teams on the pitch felt very odd.

Still going into second international break, the league is "wide open".


City being favoured by refs only happened in the two seasons where they won the league vs Liverpool by 1 point each yeah.

The same seasons where Liverpool developed the ‘LiVARpool’ nickname?
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18712 Posts
October 08 2023 20:53 GMT
#580
On October 09 2023 05:52 WombaT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 09 2023 05:46 sharkie wrote:
On October 09 2023 05:37 Pandemona wrote:
Its not always City being favoured thats not right, if that was the case Rodri would not have been banned for 3 games and sent off.

You should be happy Arsenal some how won, the game was very poor, reminded me of Benitez vs Mourinho days of a lot of talent on the pitch and everyone to afraid to lose and not trying to win the game, which when you had those two teams on the pitch felt very odd.

Still going into second international break, the league is "wide open".


City being favoured by refs only happened in the two seasons where they won the league vs Liverpool by 1 point each yeah.

The same seasons where Liverpool developed the ‘LiVARpool’ nickname?


Because VAR fixed bad on-field decisions?
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