3 | Ruben Dias - 2022/23 Performances

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Was never a booking. That twat was just looking for an excuse.

He clearly said something, but what a contrast when a player complains about the shitty performance of an official, when the same official takes all fuckin' day to book a serial fouler. It's another example of where we should be told why the player has been booked. When you clatter someone with ne'er a chance of getting the ball it's pretty obvious, punch the ball from under the bar, and everyone knows what's what, but as soon as Ruben was within earshot of the whistling wanker he nearly ripped off his pocket getting the card out! I think we need to employ a ventriloquist so that the likes of Jones wouldn't know who said what! "Hey, ref, yer guckin' gastard, are yer grind!"

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

If I'm not mistaken, he was booked. That coupled with his lack of playing time, and hopefully Pep was taking him out of harms way ahead of Wednesday.

Yeah, Jones would have booked him again in the second half if he had had his shirt outside his shorts.

 

[blue_hawk]

Was he injured or just taken off for a precaution? We looked better than we have for ages back there, he is superb at bossing the others

No injury. Pep said he took him off because of the yellow card, and hinted that he will play vs Arsenal.

 

[MarsLlama]

Hate to oversimplify things but to me, if Dias, Rodri, De Bruyne and Haaland stay pretty much fit and on form the rest of the season, we win the league.

 

[pride in battle]

That tackle he did...you heard it crunch from the south stand !!!

 

[MarsLlama]

No injury. Pep said he took him off because of the yellow card, and hinted that he will play vs Arsenal.

Smartly too, the precedent was only set the day before with Lemina that refs these days can and will send you off just because they feel like it.

 

[blue_hawk]

Smartly too, the precedent was only set the day before with Lemina that refs these days can and will send you off just because they feel like it.

I understand they want to do something to protect referees, but this is so stupid imo.

1. With every change, you do it from the first game of the season. Keep things consistent, and then when the season is over they can do a review and implement changes for the next season.

2. The right way to adress this is to implement a rule that only the captains are allowed to speak with the referee. It makes much more sense than this bizarre thing about booking the third player complaining.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Great performance after a long injury absence. I'm glad that Pep took him off at 1/2 time to avoid the risk of a second yellow - our defense will be all the better against Arsenal.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Hate to oversimplify things but to me, if Dias, Rodri, De Bruyne and Haaland stay pretty much fit and on form the rest of the season, we win the league.

Throw Walker in there also.

 

[Saddleworth2]

He clearly said something, but what a contrast when a player complains about the shitty performance of an official, when the same official takes all fuckin' day to book a serial fouler. It's another example of where we should be told why the player has been booked. When you clatter someone with ne'er a chance of getting the ball it's pretty obvious, punch the ball from under the bar, and everyone knows what's what, but as soon as Ruben was within earshot of the whistling wanker he nearly ripped off his pocket getting the card out! I think we need to employ a ventriloquist so that the likes of Jones wouldn't know who said what! "Hey, ref, yer guckin' gastard, are yer grind!"

And in contrast, over on the 6 nations with the ref miked up so you can hear every word said to the players, following the collapse of a scrum: ref, “Gentlemen, that is not what we agreed”. Players look suitably sheepish.
Every decision he made was explained courteously with zero back chat from the players. Football could be like that too if there was a will.