Everton (a) post-match thread

[SanPellegrini]

Everton are apparently “incandescent” …

Put aside the arguments of whether it was or wasn’t a handball, and imagine as a football club having to rely on another team accidentally handling the ball… under no pressure, to no advantage, and at no disadvantage to your own club… how embarrassing

We saw Everton’s true colours during Covid, and we saw them again on Saturday when they spent most of the afternoon diving and wasting time. Now that’s what I call foul play

 

[stan bowles]

Everton demanding an apology for the Rodri incident. Who would have thought.

Why an apology ? If they'd asked for a review and clarification as to whether the correct decision was reached or not then that's up to them but an apology presupposes that they were entitled to be awarded a penalty kick.

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

Everton demanding an apology for the Rodri incident. Who would have thought.

Thought they'd be seeking full disclosure...

 

[JRockBlues]

Helluva stat...

 

[East Level 2]

It would be interesting if the PL found a collection of incidents when Everton benefitted from incorrect VAR decisions.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

To settle an argument, I've looked at the full handball incident again from start to finish, paused it, played it in slow motion etc

I now think that the ref gave a free kick for offside in the follow up play after the ball was cleared. The left back was flagged offside (even though he wasn't). This is kind of confirmed by where the free kick was taken from, with the ref making Eddie move it back twice

However I'm 90% sure Richarlison was offside. If the pen was awarded (and that's a big IF) I suspect that VAR would have then gone back to look at the offside and the pen would have been overturned

That’s my interpretation too, although it was a penalty, but probably negated by the offside before, had it got that far.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Everton are apparently “incandescent” …

Put aside the arguments of whether it was or wasn’t a handball, and imagine as a football club having to rely on another team accidentally handling the ball… under no pressure, to no advantage, and at no disadvantage to your own club… how embarrassing

We saw Everton’s true colours during Covid, and we saw them again on Saturday when they spent most of the afternoon diving and wasting time. Now that’s what I call foul play

We’d be seething if it were the other way around though.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Everton demanding an apology for the Rodri incident. Who would have thought.

They want an apology for the LotG being applied? Sounds very Dipper/Raggish!

 

[BrianW]

Well, in all honesty, it's the very first time in football history that a controversial decision has had a potential impact on a result. I can't think of City ever being on the wrong end of a bad decision in all the years I've supported them.

 

[Marvin]

To settle an argument, I've looked at the full handball incident again from start to finish, paused it, played it in slow motion etc

I now think that the ref gave a free kick for offside in the follow up play after the ball was cleared. The left back was flagged offside (even though he wasn't). This is kind of confirmed by where the free kick was taken from, with the ref making Eddie move it back twice

However I'm 90% sure Richarlison was offside. If the pen was awarded (and that's a big IF) I suspect that VAR would have then gone back to look at the offside and the pen would have been overturned

Storm in a tea cup because as you sat Richarlison is in an offside position in rhe build-up. Not flagged for but VAR would have seen it.

MOTD could have analysed this properly but they did not bother