Guess it didnt show the constant diving by Salah and Mac Allister, both of which should have been cards for simulation earlier in the gameAs sure as night follows day the media have blanket coverage of the doku challenge and calling that it should have been a pen,strange I didn’t see or hear any coverage when Dias had his goal chalked off for Akanji brushing against Allison at the Etihad..
#prayforAlexisAmidst the gaslighting, sorry broadcasting, did I hear Murphy say that MacAllister had stud marks on his chest?
How are they going to decide the draw ?FA cup quarter final goes to extra time
Man United 4
Fernandes 7 pen 27 pen 49 pen 67 pen
Liverpool 4
Salah 68 pen 74 pen 84 pen 90+9 pen
He could've been killed by the ball.#prayforAlexis
That's exactly what came out of his mouth.Amidst the gaslighting, sorry broadcasting, did I hear Murphy say that MacAllister had stud marks on his chest?
Van dijk also pushed Haaland over as he was taking his shot. A little later Erling took the ball off the dithering defender in the edge of the Liverpool area and City really should have taken better advantage than they did.Perhaps it's me being thick but I'm still processing the MOTD analysis of Van Dijk's 'world class' defending of a situation involving him dealing with Haaland's run and shot in the first half..
Perhaps other Blues might be able to help me understand why it was deserving of such praise?
Haaland picked up the ball and turned on the half-way line to run at goal. Van Dijk backpedalled all the way into his own penalty area, clearly keeping an eye on Haaland but not closing him down. Haaland then gets to the box and takes the shot open to him with his favoured left foot but aims it straight at Kelleher in goal, snatching the strike rather than getting away what you young Blues would call a 'thunderb*st*rd'.
Now, at what point was 'The World's Greatest Defender - Ever' in control of that situation? Or have I missed a masterclass of imperiousness, as outlined by the MOTD pundits?
Pundits.. One of the wooden planks stored in the eaves of my garage could do a more insightful job than the majority of them.
Any thoughts/help would be most appreciated..!
Agree about the media infatuation with "Virgil" - he wasn't even the best Thunderbird !Van dijk also pushed Haaland over as he was taking his shot. A little later Erling took the ball off the dithering defender in the edge of the Liverpool area and City really should have taken better advantage than they did.
Thick muppet Carragher claimed Van dijk was a better defender than Haaland was a striker, yesterday showed his claim was moronic, even if Erling may not have been at his best.