Everton (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Maly]

Phil Foden compilation...

Stats to go with it :)

Sensational performance

 

[urban genie]

Grealish is better than doku imho. Everyone loves a shiny new toy for Christmas, so I guess the time of year is right.

Doku has been here mere months, the same argument was on here when grealish came, not good enough for the first team blah blah blah.

Pep plays with a squad not a set 11, if Pep thinks it's needed Doku will start, personally I would play Jeremy on the right and Jack on the left in the same 11

 

[dadnlad]

Why is it the case that the referees' assistant can flag immediately for fouls or handball etc. but not offside?
Could it be that the linesman not showing his flag immediately gives var the time to look at the incident and then to decide as to what the best outcome would be for the game.
ie red team go on to score, onside, (liner didn't raise his flag).
Blue team go on to score - offside in the build up. (Other team colours are available!)
(N.B. Perhaps I am over thinking things)

i understand the close calls but even then it saves injuries but the obvious ones are just what the

 

[Rammy Blue]

Phil Foden compilation...

Beautiful

 

[MCC]

Big 3 points. Well done blue boys! Haaland and KDB back hopefully soon too! 3 points vs Sheff Utd and we are looking upwards and onwards!

 

[Norbiton]

In the present climate where handball and offsides are incosistant in rule and application, this could be given or not, if everton had been in that situation they would have appealed for a pen too.

Different day, different linesman could have gone the other way and not been given.

As it stands his arm is up and he blocks the ball the linesman said it was unatural, VAR isn't needed in that instance the ref take his assistant view as correct so a penalty is the only outcome, rightly or wrongly

I really don’t get the controversy. I don’t remember any interpretation of the handball law where throwing yourself in front of a player taking a shot and blocking the ball with an outstretched arm is anything other than a penalty

 

[ysmsa]

Barely a peep out of our end until we equalised and went ahead.

Really, I heard plenty and I'm half deaf.

Bluemoon was sung load and long and a few City related chants too rather than anti Rag stuff, which was good.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

I really don’t get the controversy. I don’t remember any interpretation of the handball law where throwing yourself in front of a player taking a shot and blocking the ball with an outstretched arm is anything other than a penalty

I’d like to see the rule changed to an indirect free kick in the box for accidental handballs except when it’s a shot on goal or inside the six yard box where it would be a penalty. It would get rid of all this unnatural position bullshit.

Last night was rightly a penalty, no doubt, by any rule past, present or future.

 

[northendenton]

His arm was raised above his head and blocked the shot. What is there to misunderstand?

OK the rule is shit but it's shit for both teams and in each penalty box so it's a penalty until they tinker with the rules again

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I really don’t get the controversy. I don’t remember any interpretation of the handball law where throwing yourself in front of a player taking a shot and blocking the ball with an outstretched arm is anything other than a penalty

Correct.
I also don't think there's as much discussion around it in the media with any other team. But that could just be my blue paranoia.