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sharkie
Austria18746 Posts
On December 25 2023 02:40 Pandemona wrote: Well this is a horrible christmas present  Starting to think Poch doesn't know what he's doing..... What? And saying sharkie was right about Poch? :0 | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
But if your point was just Poch is bad, then yes i agree. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18746 Posts
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GTR
51693 Posts
this game might end up being the death sentence for eth as well. | ||
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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GTR
51693 Posts
On December 27 2023 01:05 sharkie wrote: What has happened with Newcastle btw? I am not following them at all but noticed their Implosion. injuries all over the field. they don't have depth and everyone is getting tired. | ||
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GTR
51693 Posts
also the second half showing was probably the best in the eth era by far... clearly they got a bollocking at half time. also helped villa played like ass. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9999 Posts
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Bacillus
Finland2110 Posts
On December 27 2023 05:59 GTR wrote: injuries all over the field. they don't have depth and everyone is getting tired. Seems to be a pretty common thing for clubs who are rising in ranks. European football, deeper cup runs and necessity to play for win probably take quite a bit of toll and you'll need way more than a strong starting 11 to run that kind of routine through the season. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18746 Posts
I find managers ridicilous who complain about "too many games and the poor players" but then do almost no rotation. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27377 Posts
On December 27 2023 19:01 Bacillus wrote: Seems to be a pretty common thing for clubs who are rising in ranks. European football, deeper cup runs and necessity to play for win probably take quite a bit of toll and you'll need way more than a strong starting 11 to run that kind of routine through the season. Yeah, if you do manage it you need a hell of a lot of luck with injuries and even then fatigue will still likely get you. Plus ideally don’t have one of your statement summer signings get banned for betting. Newcastle are a good side don’t get me wrong but they do also strike me as as a team that have to play relatively well to take wins, they’re not quite at that level where they can lack intensity and still come through with sheer quality. | ||
FlaShFTW
United States10563 Posts
I'm sure Newcastle will bounce back now that they're out of UCL and Carabao, their players will be less likely to pick up injuries. | ||
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FlaShFTW
United States10563 Posts
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sharkie
Austria18746 Posts
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RKC
2848 Posts
Still, definitely agree that referees should be consistent in penalty calls. | ||
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Bacillus
Finland2110 Posts
It's still a human game and I don't think we'll ever get rid of the whole gray area (or necessarily even should try), but I don't think the current situation is particularly consistent, transparent or well communicated. | ||
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KobraKay
Portugal4385 Posts
I got stuck on the time where it was penalty if you were increasing the volume of your body with the arms. That made perfect sense, avoided the kick into the defenders to get a whistle and it was simple. No deflection BS like it is in force these days. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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RKC
2848 Posts
I believe there's some cultural difference in football philosophy and rules. British football tends to prize the Braveheart defending approach - body checks, shoving during corners, desperate last minute tackles, etc. Being tolerant to all these physical moves means the referee having more discretion and thus more likely to make mistakes. Personally, I favour a less physically robust type of football and a stricter zero tolerance policy against all these defensive off-the-ball manoeuvres. Aside from minimising referreeing mistakes, it should make football more skill-based, free-flowing, and beautiful to watch. But that's just my view growing up playing in a joga bonito footballing culture. | ||
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FlaShFTW
United States10563 Posts
On December 28 2023 23:18 RKC wrote: Not sure what's the fuss about the penalty that Everton conceded. If a defending player throw himself to the ground in the penalty box to block a goal-bound shot, there's always a risk of handling the ball and conceding a penalty. That's just football. Hard luck, but the defending team only has itself to blame for allowing the attackers to get into such a dangerous position in the box. Same goes for wicked deflections. Last ditch tackles to block shots is not great defending. As a defensive player myself, I have no sympathy when defenders botch up badly. Still, definitely agree that referees should be consistent in penalty calls. I don't particularly mind that the handball is called if viewed from the letter of the rules. BUT MAKE IT CONSISTENT. There were like 5 other instances this season of the exact same action, and half are called, half aren't. Then one team who sees the call benefit them multiple times (City) and it's obvious why people are upset and it looks like favoritism/corruption. In other news, WERE TOP OF THE TABLE!!!!! Time to wait for City to win out from here... Losing Salah is gonna be rough, but getting Jota back was so crucial. Arsenal away and City at home are now at minimum, must draws. Cannot afford to lose to them. I have confidence in the rest of the matches. | ||
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