Schalke post match thread

[cleavers]

I have with the red, the 2nd yellow was soft but what the fuck was the first for? Not moving out of the way quick enough.

I agree with you about the first yellow, it shouldn't be a yellow, it can't be deliberate handball if you are trying to get out of the way.

However, knowing you've already got one, the second tackle is just fucking idiotic, especially where its committed, so that's the reason I have no problem with it.

 

[SebastianBlue]

MCFC ruining rag and dipper celebrations again

Actually got a message from a Dipper acquaintance at 70 minutes that read “draw would look good now I imagine”.

I am waiting until tomorrow to reply with the following...

 

[jamesha]

Was looking forward to this game but did not expect Schalke to be such a whiney bunch of snowflakes who did not have the balls to attack even when they had a man advantage - hope we humiliate them in the second leg.

It was great to be able to bring Kompany on to steady the ship - this game will do more for us in terms of building confidence and team spirit than the routine 2-0 win I was expecting.

 

[razman]

 

[@BluePhil8]

Pep also thanked Liverpool police for doing a great job on protecting us. He's a sarcastic **** but gets away with it because he is the finest manager walking on this planet.

 

[OB1]

Great win despite the VARce of two incorrectly awarded penalties.

City took too long to get clinical but at least they did so in the end. Pep right to be unhappy about some loose passes; be boring if there was no room for improvement.

 

[bobmcfc]

No. He’s just telling the truth as he believes it like several on here without bias blinding him.

Oh behave you wum ;-)

I know we won but how can you be so calm haha
I’m fuming

 

[Ban-jani]

Ball kicked, travels ten yards, hits hand to stop ball going into net area, is handball.

If you want I’ll try and dumb it down some more.

Under next seasons rule change it’s a pen - this season it has to be deliberate and the only movement his arm makes in that split second is away from the ball.

 

[CityForever45]

Wow, UEFA really hates us

 

[SWP's back]

Sorry he is correct, Bein Sports have just gone through it ad nauseum in support of us

But handball is entirely down to interpretation. There’s also making yourself bigger and hand being in an unnatural position.

Otamendi has made himself bigger and blocked the call with his hand, whether or not he was then moving his hand out of the way.

 

[didactic]

Most expensive and rewarding competition in football yet equipment doesn’t work and referees are mediocre? Yea there is no conspiracy.

Anyway well done lads so proud of everyone tonight.

 

[BlueAnorak]

First pen was a joke (VAR will clearly be used to fix games we're in). Ferna clearly slipped for the second but definitely a pen but one we would never get in a billion years.
Sane free kick was astonishing. He really needs to take more. And Emerson's punt to Sterling at the end was awesome. Nice to see the return of last minute Sterling.
KDB had a stinker having his pocket picked on 2 occasions. He needs games and the rotation of late hasn't helped. He probably needs to play as DM in next leg when Fern is suspended.
Nice to see Kompany back.

 

[SVP]

Now that’s up for debate yeah I agree.

No debate according to the rule book!

 

[@BluePhil8]

Deep bro.

Cheers m8 i try. Not sure why you are being a pro ref warrior instead of enjoying the 3-2 win, thought the ref was a **** tonight but we should be winning regardless, which we did, so onwards and upwards and fuck the haters.

 

[mccity]

Actually got a message from a Dipper acquaintance at 70 minutes that read “draw would look good now I imagine”.

I am waiting until tomorrow to reply with the following...

Please include caption: We did not let this slip.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Pep also thanked Liverpool police for doing a great job on protecting us. He's a sarcastic **** but gets away with it because he is the finest manager walking on this planet.

It’s where Mourinho went wrong...

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I agree with you about the first yellow, it shouldn't be a yellow, it can't be deliberate handball if you are trying to get out of the way.

However, knowing you've already got one, the second tackle is just fucking idiotic, especially where its committed, so that's the reason I have no problem with it.

I’m sure Otamendi was born without a brain

 

[BlumerMooner]

Right outcome tonight!

And what a free kick Mr Sane

 

[cmcm0808]

Today confirms why we have to stop booing the Champions League Anthem. It just gets UFFA's backs up before a ball has been kicked. Now they have VAR to use as a weapon against us.

They were looking for any reason to rule out our 1st goal. Then their 1st penalty was never going to go our way despite Otamendi trying to get his arm out of the way.

 

[SWP's back]

I could cast iron guarantee that if it was the other way round it would have been given offside.

Can’t argue for or against that as it didn’t happen and we would both be arguing pointless hypotheticals.

If the ref/VAR really wanted to fuck us, they give the foul against Sterling and cancel out the third.