Champions League Games 12/13 April '22

ninjamonkey said:
Rules haven't been the same for 100 years though, they've been constantly evolving and changing during that time. Granted they've changed more frequently since var has come in. it's not correct to say the rules worked beforehand, they didn't, that's why var exists. There's more correct decisions in the game because of var. The problem is the incompetent refs, take var away from them and we're just left with incompetent refs with no chance to correct their many mistakes.
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In some ways I agree, the rules have changed over time and in that period football became the most popular sport in the world. Using this as a metric, I'd say that the rules DID work before VAR and the problem isn't with the rules or the referees it's with the 24 hour news sport channels, click chasing media and drama addicted social media that make a living by turning every marginal decision into a week long story and 'talking point'.
We've all been at games and seen goals that may have been marginally offside given but they were accepted as part of the game as fans at the actual match know how these decisions are made in real time and accepted them as part of the game, the same with most other decisions during a game.
I strongly disagree that there are more correct decisions now though, the 'correct decicions' are ones according to the new simplified VAR laws particularly regarding the mm offsides (Sterling at the weekend with the wrong frame used or Aguero coming back from offside to receive the ball in an onside position v Spurs in the CL) or goals chalked off because the ball brushed a hand or arm (tonight's Chelsea goal or Laporte v Spurs).
There's still exactly the same number of wrong or missed decisions as there have ever been except now the rules have been dumbed down for the hard of thinking and a hell of a lot of people don't celebrate goals anymore like they used to which doesn't seem like a worthwhile trade off for goals being disallowed by mm to me.
That's probably a topic for a different thread though.
 
Jam Tomorrow said:
Rudiger slipped
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Up pops a smiling Demba Ba Benze Ma.
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bondsman said:
The fact Villarreal in Champions League semi kind of shows the farce of ‘the champions league’
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They literally got into the competition by being the champions of the Europa League.

Why aren’t you complaining about Chelsea, Real or Liverpool being in the tournament? None of them are league champions.
 
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