Spurs looked shot after 60 minutes yesterday.
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Villa Vs City Post Match Thread
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Spurs looked shot after 60 minutes yesterday.
Chris in London
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the linesman gave the throw in to villa not city which is why play was restarted with a throw in, not a free kick
The ref gave City the throw. Sagna took it, and threw to Sterling who was in what would have been an offside position in normal play. The linesman flagged for offside as soon as Sterling gathered the ball in. The ref blew for it. Then when Sterling was questioning the decision the liner seemed to motion that Sagna's feet were off the ground. Replay showed they weren't. Quite how play got to be restarted with a Villa throw I'm not sure but it's pretty clear the original 'offence' given was offside.
If the game had of been for 100 minutes we would have won easily and this thread would not be 100 pages long.
Unfortunately football matches run for 90 minutes, give or take.
The simple answer to all this is to play on until the referee says otherwise. Had Joe done so, N'zogbia would have been up on his feet and running around within seconds.
Correct but as a club and also with our players we do everything right and proper! Personally I'd like the players to be a bit more game Smart.
That was my view of it as well. The linesman cocked up and the ref saved him.The ref gave City the throw. Sagna took it, and threw to Sterling who was in what would have been an offside position in normal play. The linesman flagged for offside as soon as Sterling gathered the ball in. The ref blew for it. Then when Sterling was questioning the decision the liner seemed to motion that Sagna's feet were off the ground. Replay showed they weren't. Quite how play got to be restarted with a Villa throw I'm not sure but it's pretty clear the original 'offence' given was offside.
kaz7
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We seem to have the mindset that it doesn't matter if we have a slow start in prem games because we can blow anyone away in the 2nd half,it's a very bad habit we have had for a few years,i wonder if the Aguerooooooooo moment has given us that feeling that we will win in the end anyway
It's something we need to change,a fast start yesterday and an early goal and villa might have folded
It's something we need to change,a fast start yesterday and an early goal and villa might have folded
Pablo ZZZ Peroni
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The ref gave City the throw. Sagna took it, and threw to Sterling who was in what would have been an offside position in normal play. The linesman flagged for offside as soon as Sterling gathered the ball in. The ref blew for it. Then when Sterling was questioning the decision the liner seemed to motion that Sagna's feet were off the ground. Replay showed they weren't. Quite how play got to be restarted with a Villa throw I'm not sure but it's pretty clear the original 'offence' given was offside.
I've watched the tape back and the linesman flagged it was a Villa throw in the 1st place before Sagna took the thrown in. The motion about feet was to advise the ref that the ball had deflected off a City player.
Well I didn't see that! Have to say that Sagna has a habit of throwing the ball a little late [downwards] which could be given as a foul throw. Anyway, you must be right. I was struggling to understand why officials didn't seem to know the offside law.I've watched the tape back and the linesman flagged it was a Villa throw in the 1st place before Sagna took the thrown in. The motion about feet was to advise the ref that the ball had deflected off a City player.
All the throw in stuff is irrelevant any way. We should have won, we didn't for whatever reason. It's the same old story in games like these. We just have to hope that one day the penny will drop and we don't assume we can coast through these kinds of games. Meanwhile, on to the next one.
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That was my view of it as well. The linesman cocked up and the ref saved him.
I know what you mean but the ref shouldn't have blown for it
I've watched the tape back and the linesman flagged it was a Villa throw in the 1st place before Sagna took the thrown in. The motion about feet was to advise the ref that the ball had deflected off a City player.
Without seeing it again I couldn't say but my recollection is the ref gave City the throw, whether the liner did or not. When the liner says 'Villa ball' and the ref says 'City ball' the ref wins. The gesture with the feet wouldn't have been to advise the ref, they would communicate via headsets for that, but may have been to show the player what the decision was for. If you have the tape to hand, watch the liner again after Sagna throws the ball to sterling. My recollection is, the liner flags for an offence when Sterling receives the ball - not when Sagna takes the throw or is about to take the throw.