Schalke post match thread

[meltonblue]

I thought it was a penalty but it shouldn’t have been given (due to the screen not working for VAR).

For me, there was enough distance between the ball and the player and he takes a bit too long before realising and retracting his arm. I think he’ll feel hard done by though, although if I was the attacker or had it happened for us, I’d have been shouting for it.

 

[Withnail]

Great comeback and superb goal from Sane.
They are rubbish and we will beat them easily at home.

Some brainless play at times not least from Fernandinho and Otamendi for the second yellow. He is an accident waiting to happen at times and should never be the main man in a CB pairing. Laporte and Konpany for me Sunday.

I can’t stand this VAR and if it is going to be like this in Prem games I will be fucking it off before too long. I would abolish it completely. Football has managed or 130 years without it. It just takes all the joy of the goal away.
My take on the Otamendi pen was that they gave it because 1. The striker had some distance between him and Otamendi and 2. Otamendi moves his arm slightly outwards before moving it in again.
I have been on plenty of matchday threads and people would have been screaming for that if roles were reversed.

De Bruyne was awful and his form is a worry. Silva still only average too and I think one of them has to be dropped on Sunday. Sane has to start.

Agreed KDB is no where near last season's level and we need him at his best when we come up against better teams later in the CL.

 

[Brendan110_0]

Enjoy the win blues. No need for blue on blue tonight.

 

[rnblade]

Read back some of the shit you posted and then get to fuck you slimy twat.

Only thing slimy is the stuff coming out your arse mate.
No need to be so aggressive and abusive.
Yes, I flap, I think my 47 years of watching City entitle me to say what I feel. Emotions run high and I can’t help it. Might need ric to ban me from matchday posting. It’s like alcoholism.

 

[SWPISHOME]

It was a shot on target that was blocked by an arm so to me it’s a pen. If it was the other way we’d be screaming for one.

There's no debate that it hit is arm, Do you honestly think he done it deliberately? He pulled his arm away from the strike.

If he put his arm towards the ball going goal bound then yes fair enough point to the penalty spot.

That decision tonight was b*llshit.

 

[bluwes]

It was a shot on target that was blocked by an arm so to me it’s a pen. If it was the other way we’d be screaming for one.

And we wouldn't get it

 

[bluewatch007]

Neither should have been given and VAR is a joke . On another note that’s not been picked up , why didn’t VAR look at Sterling’s nudge for his goal . He said himself he nudged him after the game . Glad it didn’t get given as a foul but just shows how gray the whole thing is .

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

Oh fucking course I would but it doesn’t mean it would be correct. I shout for a penalty if someone closes Ederson down. The fact remains it wasn’t even close to being deliberate handball, his hand is in a natural position and moves away from the ball, just not quick enough but considering the ball is twatted from 5 yards away that’s no real fuckin surprise is it.

Banging your head mate. When we get properly shafted, which we no doubt will, they'll still be on here fighting for those for that shafted us.

 

[Len Rum]

It was a shot on target that was blocked by an arm so to me it’s a pen. If it was the other way we’d be screaming for one.

Maybe, difference being we wouldn't have got it, nor the minimal challenge by Fern for the second 'penalty', nor the minimal/non challenge by Ota for the sending off.
Get real and smell the coffee.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Oh fucking course I would but it doesn’t mean it would be correct. I shout for a penalty if someone closes Ederson down. The fact remains it wasn’t even close to being deliberate handball, his hand is in a natural position and moves away from the ball, just not quick enough but considering the ball is twatted from 5 yards away that’s no real fuckin surprise is it.

Spot on.