Premier League Games 16/17/18/19 August 2024

[SebastianBlue]

Officials have said they're clamping down of attacking obstruction from set pieces, mainly because of what Arsenal players were doing to keepers.

Less than a week after the memo went out, referee was always giving that.

But how do you give that when Brentford players were doing the same literally right beside Hughes?

If that is a foul, then there is an argument for a penalty for a Brentford foul right before it.

And it had literally no impact on the goal being scored.

It is selective officiating at its worst.

 

[MCFC1993]

Nah, the ref has.

The refs just following the memo that went out last week.

They're heavily penalising attacking obstruction from set pieces this season, they were getting sick of Arsenal's tactics at corners.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Daft from Hughes.

Daft from the ref blowing before play can unfold (just hold your whistle for 3 seconds).

Daft good finish from Brentford.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but why should the ref have let the play unfold there? It was clearly a foul by Hughes before the ball went into the net. It seems I'm in the minority who thinks he got it right. Utterly stupid from Hughes.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Never ever a foul or obstruction. Come on VAR, that ref needed help there, make the right decision.

It couldn’t get involved as the ref blew his whistle.

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

Refs are becoming the stars of the games nowadays.

They have been for years.

 

[paulchapo]

The ref blew for the foul before the ball hit the net. Harsh but down to Hughes fouling.

 

[MCFC1993]

But how do you give that when Brentford players were doing the same literally right beside Hughes?

And it had literally no impact on the goal being scored.

It's mainly attacking obstruction they're focusing on. He spotted it and blew the whistle.

If he'd waited 3 or 4 seconds he might not have give it because as you say it had no affect on the goal. Var couldn't give it because of the whistle though.

 

[flook]

another example of fucking about with the rules making the game worse, happens every year these days

 

[Coljj]

Should have squared that then for a tap-in into an empty net.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Not sure I'd call him a carthorse, to be honest. Is he silky skilled? No; of course not. He's a battering ram type forward. But whatever club he goes to (as is looking likely now); if they play to his strengths, he'll get them goals. Arsenal are short of a 20-25 goal a season striker; Havertz isn't that guy.

He's too limited technically, he's like you said a battering ram, Arsenal don't play that way. He'll score a few goals for them but won't improve them. I'd be happy to see him starting and Havertz on the bench tbh as I feel he's found his niche in that false 9 position for them atm, seems to make all the other attackers look better.