Porto (A) - CL | Post-Match Thread

[Rochdale Blue]

Did it?

A subjective decision based on inaccurate technology, and well before the goal. Also, Rodder's didn't gain an advantage by being an ankle in front of the last defender, and he played the ball backwards.

The fact that the HUMAN generated lines showed him offside doesn't mean he actually was. The relatively slow frame rate (50fps) allows up to 13cm difference between the point the pass is actually struck and the moment the VAR official subjectively decides when they THINK the pass was made, and therefor open to error, or worse corruption.

It seems strange that they have a forensic check for offside with a dodgy system, rule out goals and say in the studio it's the correct call and then the studio analysts go nuts about a correctly awarded penalty because it wasn't clear and obvious.

 

[oddfellows]

Solid performance but scoring goals is a real issue

Thought Pep said we were going to change things?

 

[Nascent Blues]

Do you not understand the rules.Linesmen have been told not to do so and if a goal is scored VAR should correctly confirm.that it was a legitimate goal ... or not in our case.

Yet the linesman did flag instantly when we weren't offside in the first half.

 

[cookster]

We never turned it down he never wanted to leave, unfortunately.

Only because we told him he could fight for his place.
Nice fella but not good enough.

 

[Sibierskii]

Thought Pep said we were going to change things?View attachment 6100

Tonight doesn’t count. Dud game.

 

[homerdog]

So are you claiming he was NOT offside ? Change them blue tinted glasses mate.

No. Your interpretation of offside!

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

Why did he need to substitute players that he was using to protect the main players. Why bring on the likes of KDB, Mahrez, Mendy, Laporte Gundo etc.

It’s fine if he doesn’t want to bring people on, but do not then complain about a lack of subs

 

[sky tot]

Job done & no injuries. Only used 1 sub out of 5 available.

 

[ZanteWeatherman]

their keeper was superb.

Yep. Although we weren't at our finest tonight, their keeper was their MOTM. we had 3/4 outstanding chances that in any other game would have gone in.

Not sure about Garcia, not strong enough tonight imo, think we are playing him for a transfer to Barca in the January window for as much as we can get. Zin was steady but is he really good enough for us?, had zero input tonight going forward (they were crap so he had little defending to do) and he doesn't appear to be kicking on.... time will tell for the lad.

Oh, and two monster assaults on Foden in the last 5-10 minutes and not a card in sight.... whereas Rodri got booked because their player came up from behind and he just shielded the ball...

Finally, there was no Pepe kicking all and sundry, thankfully, but that twat with the manpony tail, rolled around more than my dogs in seagull shit.

Bring on Foolem.....

 

[cookster]

Thought Pep said we were going to change things?View attachment 6100

We did change. It was only 18 attempts this time...