Ref Watch

[SebastianBlue]

Ref wasn’t great but I’m getting sick of just blaming them we were absolutely a disgrace today,and Toney with his 2nd goal reminded me of the spurs game last season get it back to 2-2 then pile everyone forward looking a winner and get caught out,take the fucking point first and foremost at least come away with something ffs..

The issue here is that this sort of intentional officiating to advantage a team is most effective *when* the team to be disadvantaged are playing poorly.

That’s the aspect to this sort of biased match influence that people miss. If the disadvantaged team is playing well, it is usually not enough.

But today is a perfect example of when officials trying to achieve a certain outcome works well.

Our players were incredibly frustrated throughout and were fairly certain Brentford were going to be allowed to manhandle players, waste time, and generally receive favouritism whenever it could be given, which has an overall impact on play. Add VAR ignoring clear and obvious errors and this helps the officials to achieve a certain outcome.

The psychological effect alone when a team is collectively performing poorly is often enough to achieve the desired outcome.

And saying “we were poor, we can’t blame the ‘bad’ officiating” will just embolden them to do more. It’s just giving up in the face of it and incentivising more of it.

It’s unfortunately similar to the abusee’s mindset: “they’re just like that, just have to make the best of it, and work harder to make them treat us better”. That just leads to continued abuse until some sort of breaking point.

 

[blueinsa]

Both himself and VAR only missed a handball, trip and rugby tackle in the first half to be fair and thank fuck they managed to spot the smallest of contact anywhere else on the pitch in the second half.

We were poor. Brentford deserved to win but let’s not let these cunts off the hook eh

 

[homerdog]

name me a decision that was incorrect - pundits are going through our bullshit dives and none of them are penalties

The handball, the rugby tackle on Laporte, the foul on Kev, to name but three.

 

[Cityfan1977]

name me a decision that was incorrect - pundits are going through our bullshit dives and none of them are penalties

He let us repeat a corner because it was a foul , that's a pen. 4 times the manhandle us at least 2 pen

 

[M Gaudino]

The handball, the rugby tackle on Laporte, the foul on Kev, to name but three.

handball was outside the box clear as day, kev was a dive and i dont even know what rugby tackle you’re talking about

laporte pulled their lad back for foden’s goal and the cameras didnt really capture it.

 

[Beanhead]

name me a decision that was incorrect - pundits are going through our bullshit dives and none of them are penalties

It was little things.. the nuances.. he disrupted the flow of the game at any opportunity. Waved play on then went back on his decision despite their player still having the ball. Giving them absolutely everything he could. It was very well oiled between both VAR and him.

Regarding the pens, yes there was some diving.. Cancelo obviously and Haaland went down a bit easy a couple of times despite contact. But the Debruyne one there was contact despite him going down easy.. but they get given 50/50. The Laporte wrestle was stonewall.. the handball even more so.. every angle showed the ball was at LEAST on the line (looked over on most). Remember it only takes any of the ball to be on the line.. so yes that was a clear and obvious mistake.. even Peter fucking Walton thought it was a pen.

 

[deano ou812]

The issue here is that this sort of intentional officiating to advantage a team is most effective *when* the team to be disadvantaged are playing poorly.

That’s the aspect to this sort of rubias match influence that people miss. If the disadvantaged team is playing well, it is usually not enough.

But today is a perfect example of when officials trying to achieve a certain outcome works well.

Our players were incredibly frustrated throughout and were fairly certain Brentford were going to be allowed to manhandle players, waste time, and generally receive favouritism whenever it could be given, which has an overall impact on play. Add VAR ignoring clear and obvious errors and this helps the officials to achieve a certain outcome.

The psychological effect alone when a team is collectively performing poorly is often enough to achieve the desired outcome.

Yeah to be fair you have a point,the cumulative building up of frustration definitely had an effect..

 

[M Gaudino]

He let us repeat a corner because it was a foul , that's a pen. 4 times the manhandle us at least 2 pen

nonsense. normal jostling

 

[homerdog]

handball was outside the box clear as day, kev was a dive and i dont even know what rugby tackle you’re talking about

laporte pulled their lad back for foden’s goal and the cameras didnt really capture it.

Haha!

 

[deano ou812]

handball was outside the box clear as day, kev was a dive and i dont even know what rugby tackle you’re talking about

laporte pulled their lad back for foden’s goal and the cameras didnt really capture it.

I agree with you,but there was one when the Brentford player had his arm around laporte‘s neck and dragged him to the ground stone wall pen the rest no ..

 

[M Gaudino]

It was little things nuances.. disrupted the flow of the game at any opportunity. Waved play on then went back on his decision despite their player still having the ball. It was very well oiled between both VAR and him.

Regarding the pens, yes there was some diving.. Cancelo and Haaland went down a bit easy a couple of times despite.. the Debruyne one there was contact despite him going down easy.. but they get given 50/50. The Laporte wrestle was stonewall.. the handball even more so.. every angle showed the ball was at LEAST on the line (looked over on most). Remember it only takes any of the ball to be on the line.. so yes that was a clear and obvious mistake.. even Peter fucking Walton thought it was a pen.

nothing was clear and obvious and kev and cancelo were clear dives. the main angle i saw on the handball showed it verging on outside the box and im completely fine with that being not a penalty.

the ref booked everyone when they stopped a breakaway as he should - take off your tinfoil hat there is no conspiracy against city you nutter

 

[Gobshiight]

The Laporte challenge was a penalty but none of the others

Some days it's the players who should take the blame

 

[GaudinoMotors]

He played for a frustrating draw but got them a win. Will be the toast of Stockley Park.

 

[SebastianBlue]

nothing was clear and obvious and kev and cancelo were clear dives. the main angle i saw on the handball showed it verging on outside the box and im completely fine with that being not a penalty.

the ref booked everyone when they stopped a breakaway as he should - take off your tinfoil hat there is no conspiracy against city you nutter

No surprise you are talking nonsense to be a contrarian.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Poor officiating all round.

ref allowing Brentford to kick fuck out of us all game. Several VAR decisions, two of which looked nailed on penalties that we see other teams get week in week out…..


premier league trying to slow us down = cheating

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

handball was outside the box clear as day...

Utter bollocks mate

 

[Beanhead]

handball was outside the box clear as day, kev was a dive and i dont even know what rugby tackle you’re talking about

laporte pulled their lad back for foden’s goal and the cameras didnt really capture it.

No it wasn’t outside the box.. nowhere near. You are clearly just being contrary. Watch it again.. I just have.. all angles show the ball comfortably on the line and some look entirely over.. remember just mm of the ball needs to be ON the the line and it should have been given.

 

[Don Karleone]

Bent

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

No it wasn’t outside the box.. nowhere near. You are clearly just being contrary. Watch it again.. I just have.. all angles show the ball comfortably on the line and some look entirely over.. remember just mm over the line and it should have been given.

Just 1mm ON THE LINE and it's a pen

 

[Double R]

The Laporte challenge was a penalty but none of the others

Some days it's the players who should take the blame

This.