Bluekiwi
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Apr 2009
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- 3,761
- Location
- New Zealand (since 1974)
- Team supported
- Manchester City (from 1955) & Adelaide Crows (AFL)
Marked by refs - you have to be kidding. If that was the case Havertz would have been taking the earliest ever EPL bath for his assault on Rodri in the forst few seconds.I'm not, in a post a few up I said some of the antics were embarrassing. I genuinely don't like to see the tactical time out bullshit - plus refs wise up to it and we've had 2 reds for kicking the ball away probably in part because refs feel more inclined to book Arsenal players than other teams' players because of the shithousery. We're becoming marked by refs who are wising up to it.
Aside from that though there wasn't much more to be done playing with 10 men at the Etihad with a tiring team. When it was 11 vs 11, once Rodri went off there were periods at the end of the 1st half where Arsenal were causing City big problems (Trossard blazed over the bar, Gabriel should have scored from another corner). Arteta felt adopting a 'Awoooo! This is Sparta!' approach was the correct one - it very nearly was but I'm sure going into half time with Trossard off he'd have snapped your hand off if you'd offered him 2-2.