Chi-town blues
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Could be his loved ones but the slow mo with fans cheering in the back drop was fantastic.
Arsenal Post Match Thread.
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This view that we were comprehensively beaten by the Chavs is bollocks. As FI says above if Kev scores game over imo. We played well buf very poor reffing and our wastfulness in front of goal let us down.
Probably already bee mentioned but MOTD2 is on tonight so they can get the Merseyside Derby in there. Hopefully we'll be first up, unless Everton win.
We were actually brilliant last night. One of the best performances of the season.
We were actually brilliant last night. One of the best performances of the season.
Chippy_boy
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First of all, can I say how delighted I am with the win, although I was extremely confident going into the game and expected us to win for some reason.
But regards the 1st offside, I didn't think it was, so in an idle moment, I took a screen cap, hoping to be able to show that it was on side. But, I have failed.
Try as I might to adjust the angle of the white line below, I cannot make any adjustment that shows Sane to be on. In fact I have been quite "generous" in positioning it as below - arguably the line should lean backwards a bit more and it would be even more clear. He was offside, however marginally, but off he was. Do I care? No.
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Good for you. The man's a grade A knob but has been world class for us. He seems to be playing to his strengths now and has given up on running about too much. He'll be accommodated when appropriate and that's all he should expect.
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Offside makes it even sweeter!
About time we got a few iffy decisions.
About time we got a few iffy decisions.
Exeter Blue I am here
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First of all, can I say how delighted I am with the win, although I was extremely confident going into the game and expected us to win for some reason.
But regards the 1st offside, I didn't think it was, so in an idle moment, I took a screen cap, hoping to be able to show that it was on side. But, I have failed.
Try as I might to adjust the angle of the white line below, I cannot make any adjustment that shows Sane to be on. He was offside, however marginally, but off he was. Do I care? No.
I think the lino was a fraction behind play, so it would have looked level to him. Whatever, it was a fag paper call in any case, and Sane was still a full yard behind the routine default setting for offsides involving the rags........
First of all, can I say how delighted I am with the win, although I was extremely confident going into the game and expected us to win for some reason.
But regards the 1st offside, I didn't think it was, so in an idle moment, I took a screen cap, hoping to be able to show that it was on side. But, I have failed.
Try as I might to adjust the angle of the white line below, I cannot make any adjustment that shows Sane to be on. He was offside, however marginally, but off he was. Do I care? No.
Venga is a hypocrite moaning about these decisions
Didn't see him criticising the officials when Arsenal scored a last second winner at Burnley with a goal a mile offside (with 2 blatant handballs thrown in) or when Sanchez was miles offside for their goal against Spurs
Even this photo is not conclusive as the initial contact with the ball could have been made a fraction of a second earlier when Sane was on
As for the 2nd goal, absolutely no way is that offside. Silva is about 2 foot away from the ball and doesn't impede the keepers view
Jazzman
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Well it may have been offside, but it was a very close call, and I thought the rule was that if there is any doubt don't give the offside. That was exactly how the ref acted and I find that fully correct.First of all, can I say how delighted I am with the win, although I was extremely confident going into the game and expected us to win for some reason.
But regards the 1st offside, I didn't think it was, so in an idle moment, I took a screen cap, hoping to be able to show that it was on side. But, I have failed.
Try as I might to adjust the angle of the white line below, I cannot make any adjustment that shows Sane to be on. In fact I have been quite "generous" in positioning it as below - arguably the line should lean backwards a bit more and it would be even more clear. He was offside, however marginally, but off he was. Do I care? No.
jaiguruKun
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First of all, can I say how delighted I am with the win, although I was extremely confident going into the game and expected us to win for some reason.
But regards the 1st offside, I didn't think it was, so in an idle moment, I took a screen cap, hoping to be able to show that it was on side. But, I have failed.
Try as I might to adjust the angle of the white line below, I cannot make any adjustment that shows Sane to be on. In fact I have been quite "generous" in positioning it as below - arguably the line should lean backwards a bit more and it would be even more clear. He was offside, however marginally, but off he was. Do I care? No.
There is no daylight between Sane and the last defender - definitely on I tell you!
franksinatra
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First of all, can I say how delighted I am with the win, although I was extremely confident going into the game and expected us to win for some reason.
But regards the 1st offside, I didn't think it was, so in an idle moment, I took a screen cap, hoping to be able to show that it was on side. But, I have failed.
Try as I might to adjust the angle of the white line below, I cannot make any adjustment that shows Sane to be on. In fact I have been quite "generous" in positioning it as below - arguably the line should lean backwards a bit more and it would be even more clear. He was offside, however marginally, but off he was. Do I care? No.
You should not care. Fractional decisions go for you and against you that is the nature of football and the speed with which it is played. You might have one against us next week and that is also the nature of football as well.
Whether fractionally offside or not the goal was a culmination of good play, applying pressure and poor defending. Arsenal can have little to complain about as they were poorly set up.
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Contrary to Whinger's comments, the game was an illustration of how video technology would not work in football as even after watching several times there is still an element of doubt in relation to whether the goals were offside.
Bentheblue
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Spot on Frank and Winger has little to moan about since, as a previous poster pointed out, the Arse have had the benefit of 3 very iffy goals in recent games, particularly the winner at Burnley.
The annoying thing about the Chelsea game is that had we won we would now be only one point behind the Chavs. Ifs and buts I know but people would have a very different view of our season had things gone our way in that game.
Chippy_boy
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Sorry mate, but I tried that too. If I go back a couple of frames to just before the ball was kicked, he's still off.
I agree with all the comments here though - you have to take the rough with the smooth and FFS we get enough of the fucking rough, don't we. Mean spirited and whinging of Arsene Whinger to whinge about refereeing decisions when he should have just said they were outplayed and the better team on the day won.
casserole of nonsense
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Exactly this. Subjective judgement calls will still need to be made sometimes, even with video replays.
Chippy_boy
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The 2nd one yes. The 1st one, no, he's off.
Incidentally and off-topic perhaps, but I am far from convinced that Leicester's 4th goal actually crossed the line, goal line technology or no goal line technology. The BT Sport "animation" was basically a made up cartoon that proved nothing. Clearly the ref got the signal, but how accurate is the system. I looked at it again and again and am not at all sure it was completely over the line. But since that was 4-0 at the time, seemed somewhat irrelevant.
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On my way back to Devon, apart from the result and the fight shown the best part was the South stand singing "one nil to the Arsenal". Only downside is its £3.30 a pint in Mother Macs but its still better than any W/spoons type shitholes.
Great day worth the journey.
Great day worth the journey.
IanBishopsHaircut
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1-0 to the Arsenal