eyalluvitt
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Very true, does Stirling get the exact same 3 pens at the other end or booked for diving/simulation?
Lack of enthusiasm thread
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decmancity
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Not sure how many times Pep needs to face Vardy before he will stop playing a criminal highline without the players capable to do it.
Garcia should have been pulled as soon as he gave away the penalty. Why the fuck is Pep so insistent in playing him when the chances are he's in Barcelona by Wednesday. It's ridiculous.
Garcia should have been pulled as soon as he gave away the penalty. Why the fuck is Pep so insistent in playing him when the chances are he's in Barcelona by Wednesday. It's ridiculous.
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Totally agree with this its like when Pep first arrived but then he probably hadnt really seen how Leicester played. Should know by now though
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Previously a defeat like today I’d have been miserable all weekend and probably not watched any football.
I was angry when the game was on, but to be honest I’m not really that bothered by the result.
this season is a strange one. No pre season,loads of players out and I’m expecting some strange results. Onwards and upwards !
I was angry when the game was on, but to be honest I’m not really that bothered by the result.
this season is a strange one. No pre season,loads of players out and I’m expecting some strange results. Onwards and upwards !
Im the exact same. When we lost 4-1 at spurs a few years back I was devastated. And yet after this thrashing I can only manage a "meh" (probably reflects the team too ATM). Who knows... maybe it will make us appreciate our wins more!
bluetonium
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I'm determined to watch our next game, just to prove, to myself as much as anything, that my disenchantment is nothing to do with our result yesterday. Football as we knew it is dying. A goal isn't a moment of euphoria any more, a defeat not something worth defending with the passion and enthusiasm to see it fixed.
This season is s load of balls. Not enough preparation time, and var sapping the enjoyment from the game. Covid will likely also mean another postponement by December.
A city game every three days? I'd have bitten your hand off previously. But in reality it's painful to watch. Players struggling, injuries, covid tests, and above all VAR taking the spontaneous passion out of the game.
But at least it means a defeat like yesterday hurts less than it normally would, I'm just not invested in football to the same extent I once was.
Regardless of the rules and letter of the law, if you can have the result of a game being changed after the final whistle then that's poor. If you have an officiating process that selectively looks at decisions, even at some decisions in a passage of play but not others, that's very poor and brings into question credibility.
I think I heard 18 penalties given so far this season, compared to 8 in less games last season at this stage. I think we would all say that not all 18 were penalties, and we have a situation where football doesn't flow anymore, it's decided by penalties, stops and starts, we're talking about officiating and poor decisions more than ever....You can't even celebrate a goal anymore because it has to be checked, over and over in some cases.
This season is s load of balls. Not enough preparation time, and var sapping the enjoyment from the game. Covid will likely also mean another postponement by December.
A city game every three days? I'd have bitten your hand off previously. But in reality it's painful to watch. Players struggling, injuries, covid tests, and above all VAR taking the spontaneous passion out of the game.
But at least it means a defeat like yesterday hurts less than it normally would, I'm just not invested in football to the same extent I once was.
Regardless of the rules and letter of the law, if you can have the result of a game being changed after the final whistle then that's poor. If you have an officiating process that selectively looks at decisions, even at some decisions in a passage of play but not others, that's very poor and brings into question credibility.
I think I heard 18 penalties given so far this season, compared to 8 in less games last season at this stage. I think we would all say that not all 18 were penalties, and we have a situation where football doesn't flow anymore, it's decided by penalties, stops and starts, we're talking about officiating and poor decisions more than ever....You can't even celebrate a goal anymore because it has to be checked, over and over in some cases.
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I think not been at the game is almost a blessing with these shit handballs and the way we’ve started I’ve saved a bit of cash and if I’m honest I’m not even bothered about yesterday a few seasons ago I’d be pissed off for days.
NorthamptonBlue
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Ota is off to Benfica, Stones unavailable for whatever reason, Laporte not fit and Ake already on the pitch. Who else is Pep going to pick? IMO, we need another cb in addition to Dias.
3 soft pens? They all were penalties due to unprofessional, inept defending.