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I don’t think akanji was offside, the angle of the keeper and ake meant he could see everything + akanji wasn’t in the way of the dive.

Haaland has to be one of the best at hitting the ball. The third was a particularly well done
 
Horrible first half,very little good to say about it,and the ref was an absolute ****.

2nd half so much better.

Off side? id have been pissed off had we been on the receiving......but fuck em,how many decisions havent gone our way?

Some very encouraging cameo's from the subs.......and 3 amazing points.

Next!
 
Chi-town blues said:
Exactly, keeper saw it coming from far away and moved towards the ball .Akanji was not in front of him to block his view .
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Tbf, the keeper had to take into account Akanji's positioning in his decision making, much like Ederson did with Rashford, so offside for me.

Tbf the other way, we were told then that affecting decision making wasn't a consideration, only physical interference, so if they are consistent, then not offside.

The law is fine, btw, but the way the law is implemented is stupid and needs to be changed. Everybody knows the goal was really off side, but I am not blaming any City fan still feeling the injustice of the Rashford incident and saying fuck them all.

It won't change the "conspiracy" argument either because that is largely emotion based and I wouldn't have it any other way.
 
StillBluessinceHydeRoad said:
I can go even further back than that, which may be a sign that at my age I don't watch football so much as the ghost of seasons past! Gomez will never be another David but then it's hard to believe anyone will! I must say Kovacic reminds me much of the time as a Peter Reid style player - always there to receive and never any fuss. Going back even further Bernado sometimes has more than a hint of Bobby Johnson, a player I idolised, though that may just be the pull of the past! I have to say noone reminds me of our striking Viking who is simply unrivallable. We old codgers have seen some players though. "Isn't it great to be a blue!"
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I liken Kova to Alan Oakes or Gaz Baz. Always where he is needed, takes charge calmly and recycles the ball to our attackers. There is hope that Phillips comes good and can give Rodri a rest. Phillips plus Kova works for me.
With that double pivot and Foden in the middle we look ominously strong.
Plea to Pep: ffs, play Foden centrally at all times. Why did he not start there in this game? Stubborn old bald fraud.
 
cleavers said:
No worries, it just winds me up when our fans give sympathy to the opponent on a debatable decision, when we never get any sympathy from anywhere.
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You must have missed how many people said not giving Rashforf offside was a ridiculous decision, on the basis of its impact on Ederson's position.
 
cleavers said:
No worries, it just winds me up when our fans give sympathy to the opponent on a debatable decision, when we never get any sympathy from anywhere.
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I always like to think (rightly or wrongly) that we City fans are fair minded and recognise an error when we see one.

We were fucked over at Old Toilet, we were cheated in the FA Cup Final and we got away with one yesterday.

Howard Webb was brought in to sort things out and so far has failed miserably.
 
Has anyone yet cited the offside law?

The only bits re "interfering with play" that would make Akanji offside are these two, and it's really only the last one that is arguable.
  • clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or
  • making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball
 
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Vic said:
Has anyone yet cited the offside law?

The only bits re "interfering with play" that would make Ake offside are these two, and it's really only the last one that is arguable.
  • clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or
  • making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball
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Ake wasn’t offside I can assure you of that, he headed the ball.
 
Vic said:
Has anyone yet cited the offside law?

The only bits re "interfering with play" that would make Ake offside are these two, and it's really only the last one that is arguable.
  • clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or
  • making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball
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It was offside, let's be honest we would all be seething if they had scored that against us. But it didn't change the game, we would have beaten them in the second half regardless imo.
 
this shouldn't even be a debate, the precedent was set with the lord of fish fingers and his pet rat last season. If that's a goal, as it clearly was, check the history books, then Akes' was also a goal.....unless the laws of the game have changed again since last season? Have they? tell me they haven't ffs, I can't keep up :/
 
Off course it was offside, just like uniteds was last season. Though it should be pointed out but for Fulhams timewasting we would n’t still have been playing, so their own fault in the end.
 
Silvas full of shit, goal was legitamate Leno can see the flight of the ball nd know Akanji is off anyway if he touches it, not our fault he hesitated
 
Impeccable One said:
Akanji’s position and actions meant the keeper delayed his dive in case Akanji re-directed the ball.
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Leno knew Akanji was in an offside position as confirmed by his reaction in the aftermath.
If Akanji had redirected the ball the goal would have been disallowed which as a top level keeper Leno should know.
Akanji was not in Leno's line of sight and tried to get out of the way.
Had Leno dived earlier he might have saved the header.
 
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