United Thread - 2021/22

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

would they of even look at cavani block if the bbc hadnt kept highlighting the incident

The rule states that the if the block prevents the opposing player from getting to the ball (in the opinion of the officials) then it's a foul. There was only a single person in the ground who thought Cavani was getting anywhere near the ball and that was OliVAR.

Aside from that the defender is standing still and Cavani just runs in to him and throws himself to the floor, so how is that the defenders fault?

 

[BlueRockape]

Not much, probably realises that his Villa side were shit anyway

Or has been told not to make waves ; (

 

[Bluewonder]

I think Carrack would be Ace for them , especially in 5 aside.

He's still better than Fred and Mctominay, though that says more about them than Carrick.

 

[waspish]

The rule states that the if the block prevents the opposing player from getting to the ball (in the opinion of the officials) then it's a foul. There was only a single person in the ground who thought Cavani was getting anywhere near the ball and that was OliVAR.

Aside from that the defender is standing still and Cavani just runs in to him and throws himself to the floor, so how is that the defenders fault?

Well if they seen that it should been done in 10 seconds

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Lost count of how many times Villa gave the ball away, shit team.

They probably won another turnover cup last night.

 

[Marvin]

At the end of the day the PL is firmly in the pockets of the broadcasters and as far as global broadcasting revenue is concerned and without even looking up the figures I'm willing to bet that, regardless of how shit they've been in recent years, united are still far and away the biggest (English) global revenue generators for said broadcasters.

Sadly still true. Man Utd are in decline but they evoke strong feeling because of their past. I watched West Ham v Leeds at the weekend. Completely boring because I had no stake in the game. When Man Utd are on one either wants them to win, or lose, one is rarely not bothered. For ITV for example, their viewing figures are absolutely vital as far as advertising is concerned.

I don't have any data but I strongly suspect that the 3 most popular clubs in England are Liverpool, Man Utd and Manchester City. Liverpool fans wont admit it but we know from the sheer volume of articles about Manchester City in the Echo and in their social media that they hate us, as much as we hate them, if not more so.

It will take a very long time, perhaps a lifetime for diehard City and Liverpool fans to switch off from Man Utd and no longer regard them as the enemy. New rivals emerge but you can't stop wanting Man Utd to get beat. My attitude towards them has changed. I used to see a Man Utd shirt and have to bite my tongue for fear of saying something stupid. I'd go into the newspaper section of a supermarket, and put all the Man Utd magazines at the bottom of the stack. Now I see their shirts, and my first emotion is laughter. I see a Liverpool shirt and I grimace. But Utd still evoke interest. This will die slowly. It will probably die with my generation.

We know City are taking a slice of the national media cake because we are always in the news. Usually bad news, and that's because media executives know that if they can portray Manchester City in a bad light, then Liverpool fans will pay for it. Man Utd fans are not even looking at the papers at the moment.

 

[Marvin]

The rule states that the if the block prevents the opposing player from getting to the ball (in the opinion of the officials) then it's a foul. There was only a single person in the ground who thought Cavani was getting anywhere near the ball and that was OliVAR.

Aside from that the defender is standing still and Cavani just runs in to him and throws himself to the floor, so how is that the defenders fault?

It was a blatant body check and if you watch it the Villa player is very deliberate in his actions. I don't think Cavani would have got there but it would have been close.

Last night I watched VAR and gthought they are looking for a reason to disallow this. I was cynical. I watched it this morning and it's a blatant body check. Referees often overlook these types of incidents. Defenders and forwards use these tricks in the penalty area all the time but this was really blatant. It was a foul. Are all the other cases of 'obstruction' fouls too? Grey area.

 

[KS55]

Hey, rags: championship soon come.

 

[KS55]

It was a blatant body check and if you watch it the Villa player is very deliberate in his actions. I don't think Cavani would have got there but it would have been close.

Last night I watched VAR and gthought they are looking for a reason to disallow this. I was cynical. I watched it this morning and it's a blatant body check. Referees often overlook these types of incidents. Defenders and forwards use these tricks in the penalty area all the time but this was really blatant. It was a foul. Are all the other cases of 'obstruction' fouls too? Grey area.

Normally, if you are standing still you can hold your ground but, if you are standing still in an offside position and a defender runs into you, that is a foul (offside) by the attacker. Er.....I think.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

It was a blatant body check and if you watch it the Villa player is very deliberate in his actions. I don't think Cavani would have got there but it would have been close.

Last night I watched VAR and gthought they are looking for a reason to disallow this. I was cynical. I watched it this morning and it's a blatant body check. Referees often overlook these types of incidents. Defenders and forwards use these tricks in the penalty area all the time but this was really blatant. It was a foul. Are all the other cases of 'obstruction' fouls too? Grey area.

More of a red area than a grey one. That would 100% have been given at the other end.