Monaco post match

[The perfect fumble]

Just watch this lad. We're building a worldwide fan base, because whatever we might think from one game to the next, we're definitely not boring....

 

[ADegenerate]

How many have we got on one yellow card? Let's hope Serg doesn't dive again

Serge, nico!, fernandinho!, and zaba. I'd bet the house on of fern or nico getting a yellow against that monaco side :(

 

[HelloCity]

What a player.

 

[flb]

It was an absolutely nailed on penalty. Shocking decision not to give it.

As bad as the non penalty on Raheem v Barca in the 3-1 win at home.

 

[ADegenerate]

Just watch this lad. We're building a worldwide fan base, because whatever we might think from one game to the next, we're definitely not boring....

Chills :) great stuff.

 

[domalino]

Here's the best tactical analysis of the game you'll read all week -

http://spielverlagerung.com/2017/02...-defending-to-edge-exciting-game-with-monaco/

 

[shevtheblue]

Yeah 100%. Most people I know have these dodgy boxes now as it's too expensive to pay for sky/virgin with sky sports and bt sports added on.

UEFA obviously wanted more revenue and you get that from BT and Sky, so they can't complain about viewing figures. My main gripe is that the content from both of these doesn't seem to be any better than ITV or BBC for champs league. That match should have been watched by a record audience, i hope the return leg gets more views but as it will be on BT, i doubt it!

 

[shevtheblue]

Whilst it should undoubtedly have been given, the decision to book Aguero was far more shocking than not giving the penalty (same as with Dean and Sterling). I've never had a problem with referees not giving something that later proves to be wrong. If he wasn't certain it was a penalty, he shouldn't give it. My problem is when they give things that haven't happened. By definition, he must have been certain Aguero dived; as he didn't, it was by far the worst of the two decisions.
It's the same with offsides. If the eighth replay and two lines drawn across the pitch 'proves' a player was offside and a goal shouldn't have stood, so what? On the other hand, if it proves another player wasn't and a goal is disallowed, that's a much worse decision, in my opinion.

Don't completely agree with that, if he's not sure he should ask the official who is stood near the goal for that purpose, just like he did for the Falcao incident. He was so quick to make his decision and so happy to show that yellow, didn't have time to do anything else.

 

[Eds]

This was a quote from 2014 about the 5th and 6th official - what a load of b******s
The positive results have been clear to see, as UEFA chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina explains. "The main goal is for additional assistant referees to give support when a decision has to be taken – particularly inside the penalty area, where a decision can affect the result of a match," he explained.

 

[aguero93:20]

How many have we got on one yellow card? Let's hope Serg doesn't dive again

Raz, Sergio, Dinho, Otamendi and Zabaleta. The first two need to keep their noses clean for 3 (hopefully) games, the latter 3 we could absorb the loss of 1 of them if it was a necessary yellow but they need to cut out the shit, think Zaba and Ota were booked for dissent.