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Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Nothing to do with the “rules as they now stand are foolish” narrative either. The rules are foolish, by the way, if they mean that a ball can brush any part of your arm with your back half-turned and the ball not even be significantly altered in its trajectory and a penalty is given — but that's not the issue here. That penalty was blocked by an upraised arm that had no business being there. It's a penalty in any version of the game that I've followed in more than fifty years. Story. End of.
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Well said.
 
Grassland Blue said:
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)
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Liner can flag immediately for fouls committed outside the penalty area because the VAR can't get involved. It will stay as an on field decision.
VAR is the problem with a lot of decisions but it isn't going away. I blame all the stupid pundits who slag off VAR every week. It was their constant knocking of the refs that led to VAR being introduced.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
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.
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Feels like a good idea but your just going to change the debate to was it accidental or deliberate.
What about changing the law to if it hits an arm it's a penalty? No debate even for Sean Dyche
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Nothing to do with the “rules as they now stand are foolish” narrative either. The rules are foolish, by the way, if they mean that a ball can brush any part of your arm with your back half-turned and the ball not even be significantly altered in its trajectory and a penalty is given — but that's not the issue here. That penalty was blocked by an upraised arm that had no business being there. It's a penalty in any version of the game that I've followed in more than fifty years. Story. End of.
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This. Cant get my head round why posters are saying no pen. He blocked a shot with his arms raised. Id be asking for a pen for my sons u9s team for that.

Photo on the sky news sports app showed the ball hitting him under the arm. Cunts. It initially hit his wrist area but they didnt show that
 
I said before but I had the feeling City were playing at 80% because their minds were on the Club World Cup.

Looking at how much it meant to the players, staff etc it clearly meant alot.

It's a huge thing to win in terms of marketing and the club being seen worldwide.

Hopefully with that behind us we can now go 100% in all games
 
KingGeorge said:
The media will always throw red meat to United fans. They use them for ratings and clicks. I just chuckle to myself when they run with United DNA, United in Crisis, United the most in form team. They just are just dangling the raw chicken for the alligator.

I don't find the US broadcasts to be anti-City. There just isn't a lot of incentive to portray an anti-City message to US audiences.
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Agree with this. No overt anti city bias. But a lot of red arse licking
 
Barcon said:
I had no idea there was a controversy surrounding the penalty. Anyone that thinks that wasn’t a penalty is a fucking moron.
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The only controversy was with the pundits. It was clear as daylight for all else.
He was running with his arms in an unnatural position sideways making himself bigger, and then when he goes down, he keeps one arm sideways to continue making himself bigger and moves the other in the direction of the ball as it came at him. Nothing natural about what he did. It was very clear that his intent was there to make himself bigger. Had the ball been a foot in any other direction you would have found his arm there too.
I rewatched the penalty a dozen times because of said "controversy". Intent was obviously there, anyone saying otherwise is a red top cartel lover.
 
lasereyes said:
The same twats who were complaining for almost 5 minutes about the penalty. Hosted by Rebecca Lowe who started the show with a wankfest around how "Man United channelled their traditional DNA yesterday"
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Rebecca Lowe hides her bias pretty well, but every now and then it comes through.
I remember when cancelo's home was burgled and he was attacked. She throws out that he was "allegedly a victim of a crime".
A little while later, When I think it was Bruno from the scum had his home burgled and he wasn't even present, it was quite the opposite. There was no "alleged" in her comments. It might as well have been, our hearts go out to him in these difficult times. It must weigh heavy on his mind. Surprised he's playing and all that.
I don't like how she feeds the answers to robbie mustoe, robbie Earle, and Tim Howard in her questions. Mind you, I still prefer them over the sky redtop wankfest.
 
No One Understands said:
Rebecca Lowe hides her bias pretty well, but every now and then it comes through.
I remember when cancelo's home was burgled and he was attacked. She throws out that he was "allegedly a victim of a crime".
A little while later, When I think it was Bruno from the scum had his home burgled and he wasn't even present, it was quite the opposite. There was no "alleged" in her comments. It might as well have been, our hearts go out to him in these difficult times. It must weigh heavy on his mind. Surprised he's playing and all that.
I don't like how she feeds the answers to robbie mustoe, robbie Earle, and Tim Howard in her questions. Mind you, I still prefer them over the sky redtop wankfest.
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Agreed. Rebecca is a Palace fan apparently but she does blow a lot of smoke up united's arses.
 
I re-watched the second half twice now and I am convinced we wouldn't have made that come back with Haaland up front. The amount of pressure and fast sprints Phil, Bernardo, Jack and Julian particularly were exerting on Everton was like the 'old' City. And on top of that we were able to make overloads left, right and center, I don't remember when was the last time we had so many cut back attempts. Pep will need to make some serious decisions.
 
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