Villa (H) Post Match Thread

mancity2012_eamo said:
It is one of many ambiguous, not well thought out rule changes.

I agree it’s a stupid law, but it is the law and the goal was a valid.
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It's the same as not being offside from a goal kick or throw in.

It's a quirky rule but you have to know it.
 
stan bowles said:
That was a massive win. In awful conditions, against a good team we found a way to win and another clean sheet. Foden was brilliant and Kev was superb - we just needed a focal point up front. They defended well and caused us problems on the break but we kept on knocking on the door. Thought Gundog and Bernie were excellent second half. Rodri played well too. Shame about Walker's injury. Grealish, talented though he is, is a dirty player and tried to injure several of our players including Walker. Sterling looked off form and should have done more. Jesus though rusty at least gave us a presence in the box.
All in all a tremendous win and the players deserve huge credit. It was a really good performance. We created loads and just needed some luck in front of goal. Eventually it came with that cracking finish by Bernie.
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I don't think Grealish did anything too outrageous in his tackling, although he should have been booked for the foul on Walker, especially as Gundo got booked for something similar. All credit to the ref for actually knowing the rules and not giving offside against Jesus for the goal. Had to laugh at duck lips claiming the rules are wrong and it was offside.
 
Excellent finish by Berni. Hope Kyle and Kev are okay. They will get a decent rest before we play WBA.
Dias proving he is worth every penny. Rodri needs to gain some pace.

Gundo
Absolutely
Fantastic.
 
The offside rule is absolute wank and Rodri should have been offside. IMO, the moment an offside player goes towards the ball he is interfering with play. I remember Dinho giving a penalty away in the CL for pulling back a player who was offside. Yet because the player didn’t touch the ball, the foul counted.

That said, the issue here is the offside law and not the decision.

It’s funny though how the pundits only seem to have a huge issue when these decisions go in our favour. I don’t recall McManaman disputing the penalty that Liverpool got in the CL final because the ball wasn’t on target.
 
I’m just amazed the VAR actually knew the rules. I was arguing as to why it was insider with the Mrs as she thought it offside. To hear every ex footballer not know the rules is (whilst not surprising) ridiculous.
 
wattle said:
Ha ha Tough shit. It’s a crap rule but it’s a rule and to say it’s tough on Villa coz they didn’t know the rule is pathetic from camel gob I’m sure if I know the rule and thousands on here know the rule then a professional premierleague team should know it. Best win of the season for me. Especially with Kev going off. Good subs too. Buzzing. Well done blue boys
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You say it's a crap rule but Mings had 3 touches of the ball and was pratting about with it. Rodri was initially in an off side position, okay, but he had been on side for about 10 minutes before he decided to tackle. Good rule rewarding the attacking team.

Hilarious from Peter Walton who made himself look an idiot again. This time because he did not know the rules and had to read the rule book. The only time he disagrees with the referee and he gets it wrong. Haha.
 
Packrat said:
Must admit I thought it was well offside, even went for a pee thinking it will be disallowed. Great win tho, get Kun back firing on all cylinders and we should walk the league.
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Does anyone know when Kun is likely to play again, and what is the delay? I keep expecting him to be on the team sheet.
 
FantasyIreland said:
Not our clinical best.........but great effort and 3 wonderful points and top of the fucking league!!!

The first goal was very generous given Rodri was offside,but fuck it.....we deserved some luck.

Now come on Fulham,Tosin defend like you life depends on it!

MOTM - Bernardo,but that's debateable give 3 or 4 other brilliant performances.
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I don’t think Rodri can be offside - Mings took possession so it’s another phase of play - Rodri can only be deemed to be coming back from an offside position if a City player passes to him - similarly if a defender plays a back pass to his keeper and an attacker in an offside position intercepts the pass is he offside - no because his team wasn’t in possession
 
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