Premier League Games 1/2/3 Jan 2022

Kinkys Left Foot said:
Perhaps form was the wrong word.
I certainly didn't enjoy the way we played in the 2nd half against Leicester, the first half at Brentford and Arsenal and frankly we were lucky to get all 3 points in our last 2 games.
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Not sure Brentford threatened us at all for the majority of that game and the stats will tell you we did deserve to beat Arsenal even taking into account what spin the media have put on it and our below par performance.
We are suffering from playing a lot of games in a short spell so not unexpected to see a fall in quality but we deserve every point we’ve gained over this period.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
I think Azpilecueta made no attempt to jump for the ball, wasn’t looking at the ball, was looking at the man and decided not to jump to stop Mane from reaching the header.

Mane had his eyes on the ball at every point in the incident, didn’t even side eye to see where Azpilecueta was. Mane jumped up and sideways to body check Azpilecueta in mid air, but because Azpilecueta didn’t jump there was contact with the head with the palm of his hand.

Mane then immediately pulled his arm away when he felt the contact.

Yellow card all day. Reckless, never dangerous play.
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Get a new tele, yours is clearly fucked.
Mane started jumping (into Azperthingy) when the ball was nowhere near either of them. Azperthingy had only just started jumping as he had timed it correctly
Red all day long BUT the premier league product would have suffered world wide damage if it was 11 v 10 for 90 minutes.
 
Kinkys Left Foot said:
Perhaps form was the wrong word.
I certainly didn't enjoy the way we played in the 2nd half against Leicester, the first half at Brentford and Arsenal and frankly we were lucky to get all 3 points in our last 2 games.
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A sign of champions, winning when not at our best, and playing to the very end of every game.
 
OrigamiNinja said:
I think it’s a comment that serves two purposes.

1. I think Souness definitely does like us and he hasn’t been shy about saying so in the past.
2. I think it’s also a defence mechanism - “how can we compete with the best squad ever in English football”.
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Also helps that his Mrs is a big blue.
Saying that I think Souness is the best pundit on tv.
 
Blue Mist said:
Get a new tele, yours is clearly fucked.
Mane started jumping (into Azperthingy) when the ball was nowhere near either of them. Azperthingy had only just started jumping as he had timed it correctly
Red all day long BUT the premier league product would have suffered world wide damage if it was 11 v 10 for 90 minutes.
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:)

I honestly think it’s just a yellow. No different to what Adama Traore was doing at our place a few weeks back, when every ball in the air between him and Laporte saw Traore jump into Laporte while they were both in the air. But with this Azpilecueta just didn’t jump.

Like Tuchel has just mistakenly said “it’s a clear below in the face”… nobody is looking at it properly. Mane’s elbow didn’t touch Azpilecueta, there was a bit of a touch in the face with an open relaxed hand.

I honestly don’t think it was that bad at all.
 
ancoats said:
i never understand both styles of chelsea and liverpool kick and rush ? chelsea ok are not as full on as liverpool
but every time i watch liverpool they come out flying like they all been on the billy wizz and then its wears off and you fancy beating them. manchester city and pep style is cool and they work you to death in chasing ball

you can not play hit and rush football and last a long hard season because it will catch up with you
i can under why both chelsea and liverpool have won the champions because they are more a cup team
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Yeah, it’s all about weathering the initial storm vs liverpool
 
Does anyone know if players coming back from AFCON will need to isolate?
 
Blue Mist said:
Get a new tele, yours is clearly fucked.
Mane started jumping (into Azperthingy) when the ball was nowhere near either of them. Azperthingy had only just started jumping as he had timed it correctly
Red all day long BUT the premier league product would have suffered world wide damage if it was 11 v 10 for 90 minutes.
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That was my take as well the ball isn't even on screen at the point of contact on some of them replays, no wonder he hadn't started his jump yet
 
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