This could yet be one of our best seasons although I know what you are saying.
We had a great squad last season. This season the central defence is wrecked but lets see it at the end of the season.
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Crystal Palace (H) - Post Match
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We had a great squad last season. This season the central defence is wrecked but lets see it at the end of the season.
Fordyboy46
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I have no idea mate, it's a very poor situation all round.Even when Laporte is fit, what is our best CB pair? We thought it would be him & Stones but without a dramatic turnaround, Stones won't be with us much longer.
It’s true, he isn’t.F.F.S,
if he goes to the euros, it will be with national bleeding holidays. !The way he’s playing at the moment I can’t see him playing in the Euros never mind the World Cup
The way he’s playing at the moment I can’t see him playing in the Euros never mind the World Cup
It's the Euro's this year? Oh yeah. He might look good against sub-par opposition for the first 3 or 4 games then.
mancity2012_eamo
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Garcia?I have no idea mate, it's a very poor situation all round.
its not a coincidence our flattest performance come when Gundogan starts in midfield. He passes sideways so much, delays on the ball and backs out of challenges (twice today) - our defence is left wide open with him in front of them -he wasnt the only problem but its a persistent problem against teams who battle (and we all know Palace are good at that) - it also has a knock on affect on KDB who is forced to come much deeper and almost sit alongside Gundogan at times picking up square passes from him - this makes him less effective as well.
Sterling is looking off the pace as well at present - seems to have lost a bit of drive/confidence or something.
Stones - does a lot right but just doesnt seem up for the battle at times...the second goal - well Zaha can do that to anyone to be fair and I think Ferna needs to sort his feet out better as well. The penalty/non penalty by stones could have gone either way and I can see both sides of the argument for and against as both players seem to step across each other at the same time so in balance its probably not a penalty but the other argument is that stones doesnt get the ball at all so could well easily go the other way.
Id like to see the rules again regarding our disallowed penalty -my memory could be wrong but i think the rules say that its not a penalty if the ball comes off another part of the body and then hits the defenders hand (which it does in this case) - i cant remember though
at least we didnt lose!
His arm was outstretched though! If it hit his foot and rebounded onto his hand, whilst on the goaline, preventing a goal... it’s not a penalty? Of course it is... All of a sudden, we have VAR overruling the referee. The ref gave the pen, so he should have reviewed it himself, at the touch line.
HarrytheBlue
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I don't know the handball rule any more. If you accidentally handball the ball anywhere on the pitch and your team scores it's ruled out - i.e. Declan Rice ? If you handball the ball outside the box accidentally - regardless of natural/unnatural position of the arm, it's handball ? If the ball deflects off your (the defender's) leg to your arm in the box - which I think happened today, it's no handball ? With all the tweaks to the interpretation of the rules, I'm totally confused.The rule is thus.....if it hits your hand its a handball except for when it hits your hand and then its not a handball.
Colour of shit, ref, VAR seat warmers also has a huge say in which way it goes.
Nice for Uncle Roy to get another VAR decision today like he did the other week when it sent off an Arsenal player for him as well.
He will be nowhere near the squad.It's the Euro's this year? Oh yeah. He might look good against sub-par opposition for the first 3 or 4 games then.
HarrytheBlue
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I'm open to your suggestion, but see my comment, below. In truth, I'm totally confused.His arm was outstretched though! If it hit his foot and rebounded onto his hand, whilst on the goaline, preventing a goal... it’s not a penalty? Of course it is... All of a sudden, we have VAR overruling the referee. The ref gave the pen, so he should have reviewed it himself, at the touch line.