Match of the Day - 2020/21

[xgorton]

That little goals compilation was (almost) worth the license fee by itself!

Licence ? I wouldn't give one penny to them coonts,someone said it was £110 now unbelievable.

 

[Mancity1980]

Nice little montage there! That Bernado goal :)

It was! Most unexpected, nice one MOTD!

 

[hammocity]

But surely taking someone out off the ball is still a foul? It doesn’t matter where the danger is, if you clean a man out, it’s a foul. If that’s not a foul (and penalty) then you can just have players take opponents out off the ball with no consequence. It’s a penalty, all day every day. It has to be.

I’m not disagreeing with your interpretation of the football law but look at it, Eddie was already on the deck when Cancelo took control of the ball, Wilson then collided with him but Eddie didn’t make an “obvious” play to take him out, he initially misjudged it but Joao had already taken control, no penalty for me and I’d say the same if it was against us.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Armpit. Not handball according to the law

Right decision. A part of the body can't be used to judge a player offside and be judged as hand-ball in either box.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

That little goals compilation was (almost) worth the license fee by itself!

It made me feel a little guilty.
I might make a donation next year

 

[scousemanc]

Against 9 !!!

 

[The perfect fumble]

But surely taking someone out off the ball is still a foul? It doesn’t matter where the danger is, if you clean a man out, it’s a foul. If that’s not a foul (and penalty) then you can just have players take opponents out off the ball with no consequence. Teams would use it as a tactic. Every time we attack, just kick all the players that don’t have the ball down to their knees.

It’s a penalty, all day every day. It has to be.

when Wilson collided with him.

Is the salient point.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

But surely taking someone out off the ball is still a foul? It doesn’t matter where the danger is, if you clean a man out, it’s a foul. If that’s not a foul (and penalty) then you can just have players take opponents out off the ball with no consequence. Teams would use it as a tactic. Every time we attack, just kick all the players that don’t have the ball down to their knees.

It’s a penalty, all day every day. It has to be.

Todays incident is no different to players fouling in the penalty area during a corner - Its off the ball but isnt actually a decision WORTH a penalty. Thats why they binned that rule - Its pedantic.

And thats the same as today, if Eddie hadnt touched him was there a risk the newcastle player would score? Would he have gotten the ball even? How's about Sterling being held back in the penalty area whilst Jesus had a shot and missed? Is that a penalty too? Thats crazy.

Its about judgement. Not outrage

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

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Against 9 !!!

Fewest conceded record is 15 by Chelsea 2004-05.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

What about the penalty we should have had against Wolves? Also today, the danger had gone and it was a collision as Eddie was already in the deck when Wilson collided with him.

Point of pedantry, it was Ryan Fraser.