Why did pep change playing Nunes and Nico O’reilly at full back??. It was working absolutely fine and we change it to accommodate fucking Akanji. He’s mega pissed me off this season Pep. I honestly think any other manager would have been sacked.
For as long as I can remember, if the keeper deliberately handles the ball outside the area it's a red card. It's akin to an outfield player catching the ball. The "denial of goalscoring opportunity" stuff is a red herring designed to gaslight City fans IMO.Rooney doesn't understand VAR. The referee was unsighted so didn't see the play, the linesman was behind the play so couldn't see if the handling was in the box or not, so couldn't advise or overule the ref, so no foul was given on field. VAR can ONLY overrule the on-field decision if EITHER it was a penalty, OR it was a red card offense - either a serious foul or denial of an obvious goal opportunity by the last defender. We all agree it was outside the box, so VAR can't interfere on that basis as it therefore couldn't be a penalty. Erling hadn't actually touched the ball before Dean got a hand to it, so it clearly wasn't in his control, so it fails on the denial of a goal opportunity point as well. VAR therefore could not have interfered. Yes, you can argue that Erling probably would have got the ball under control if Dean didn't push it aside, but that's not the test: did he have the ball under control at that moment? No, clearly not.
Bollocks if a player is say chasing a ball down with an opponent and the defender hacks the player down as he bears down on goal that’s a denial of a goal scoring opportunity, he doesn’t need to have control he just needs to be close enough to it, that defender woukd get a straight red, the keeper di exactly that by hitting the ball away with his hand, had Haaland got it and rounded him bevause he was on the edge of the box it was an empty net, it’s the clearest red card you’ll see, I’ll love to see what ref watch says about this and if PGMOL issues an apology I’ll be fucking fuming as you’ll know it’s a huge fuck up and those officials shoukd be sacked for incompetence.Rooney doesn't understand VAR. The referee was unsighted so didn't see the play, the linesman was behind the play so couldn't see if the handling was in the box or not, so couldn't advise or overule the ref, so no foul was given on field. VAR can ONLY overrule the on-field decision if EITHER it was a penalty, OR it was a red card offense - either a serious foul or denial of an obvious goal opportunity by the last defender. We all agree it was outside the box, so VAR can't interfere on that basis as it therefore couldn't be a penalty. Erling hadn't actually touched the ball before Dean got a hand to it, so it clearly wasn't in his control, so it fails on the denial of a goal opportunity point as well. VAR therefore could not have interfered. Yes, you can argue that Erling probably would have got the ball under control if Dean didn't push it aside, but that's not the test: did he have the ball under control at that moment? No, clearly not.
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Relatively neutral here, A TEAM beat a collection of individuals yesterday. There's a photo on facebook of Foden, his Mrs and one of his son's all glammed up for some event or other. Doubt there's similar of Palace players. Too much
celebrity status, has it all gone to there heads?
Think it’s lack of signal operatorsThe joys of British fucking rail. Get up at the crack of dawn to catch the first Manchester train and all I hear at Euston is all services seem.to.be delayed due to engineering works not being finished on time.
Why did pep change playing Nunes and Nico O’reilly at full back??. It was working absolutely fine and we change it to accommodate fucking Akanji. He’s mega pissed me off this season Pep. I honestly think any other manager would have been sacked.
I'm telling you right now there will be no apology. It's already forgotten about.Bollocks if a player is say chasing a ball down with an opponent and the defender hacks the player down as he bears down on goal that’s a denial of a goal scoring opportunity, he doesn’t need to have control he just needs to be close enough to it, that defender woukd get a straight red, the keeper di exactly that by hitting the ball away with his hand, had Haaland got it and rounded him bevause he was on the edge of the box it was an empty net, it’s the clearest red card you’ll see, I’ll love to see what ref watch says about this and if PGMOL issues an apology I’ll be fucking fuming as you’ll know it’s a huge fuck up and those officials shoukd be sacked for incompetence.
Wake up to this utter bollocks.Rooney doesn't understand VAR. The referee was unsighted so didn't see the play, the linesman was behind the play so couldn't see if the handling was in the box or not, so couldn't advise or overule the ref, so no foul was given on field. VAR can ONLY overrule the on-field decision if EITHER it was a penalty, OR it was a red card offense - either a serious foul or denial of an obvious goal opportunity by the last defender. We all agree it was outside the box, so VAR can't interfere on that basis as it therefore couldn't be a penalty. Erling hadn't actually touched the ball before Dean got a hand to it, so it clearly wasn't in his control, so it fails on the denial of a goal opportunity point as well. VAR therefore could not have interfered. Yes, you can argue that Erling probably would have got the ball under control if Dean didn't push it aside, but that's not the test: did he have the ball under control at that moment? No, clearly not.
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Relatively neutral here, A TEAM beat a collection of individuals yesterday. There's a photo on facebook of Foden, his Mrs and one of his son's all glammed up for some event or other. Doubt there's similar of Palace players. Too much
celebrity status, has it all gone to there heads?
Check out Spurs and the Rags manager'sWhy did pep change playing Nunes and Nico O’reilly at full back??. It was working absolutely fine and we change it to accommodate fucking Akanji. He’s mega pissed me off this season Pep. I honestly think any other manager would have been sacked.
By that argument Rodri is shit......If you can’t play because you’re injured all the time then you’re worse than average I suppose as you’re offering precisely nothing for vast swathes of the season.
Yesssss we are backIn retrospect thst game was pure "Typical City".
Tbf A one off injury is a bit different from a player who gets recurring injuriesBy that argument Rodri is shit......
All those opinions,fine. I disagree, but they are yours and you are entitled to them.Every one of your points can be refuted very easily.
Why are players struggling for personal or professional reasons?
Why is the team not at a good level?
Why has the team dropped off a cliff that took us 15 years to climb?
Why are new players not good enough?
Why are wingers awful?
Why have we run out of steam?
How do you know that Pep has changed his 2 thirds philosophy, and is now telling them how to walk the ball into the net?
Why is every individual awful?
"Let's see" is not going to cut the mustard for Khaldoon.
Every one of the points you make can be answered by "Pep is over coaching the players"
I have never seen a drop off of this magnitude in a football team before.
The reasons are because the squad of players are all fucked in the head and body, or the manager is.
Which one are you thinking is the most likely?
As a teenager in the 60’s I used to watch City from the Kippax St stand. They were crap then. Yesterdays performance reminded me of those bad old daysI'm done see y'all next season.
depends by which metric you measure it really.Tbf A one off injury is a bit different from a player who gets recurring injuries
Yep - with the wrong players - but many can't see that.It's boring as all shit. I'd prefer us to be aggressive, fast and more direct. We lost a cup today playing pass the ball backwards and sideways.
Fair point.depends by which metric you measure it really.
Personally I don't think being injured makes you an average player. It might affect you effectiveness in the team/squad, but not your actual ability to play the game.