It Could Get A Bit Messi In Here - The Football Thread.

[wokeupnew]

That is one of the worst decisions I have ever seen. That is not a penalty in a billion years. The keeper is closing down the angle and Nketiah has already got the shot off. This ref has gone a bit homey. Gave weird yellow cards to Ederson and Walker too.

Never a pen. That’s just goalkeeping!

 

[Jonathan Y]

That is one of the worst decisions I have ever seen. That is not a penalty in a billion years. The keeper is closing down the angle and Nketiah has already got the shot off. This ref has gone a bit homey. Gave weird yellow cards to Ederson and Walker too.

I don't like it. I don't want to be handed a goal like that....but at the same time after getting shafted by VAR recently I'll take it. Plus it's City they probably deserve some bad luck lol

 

[Joe Mac]

Never a pen. That’s just goalkeeping!

Completely. Are keepers just going to stand on the line and let strikers put it past them now

 

[LiamGallaghersBucketHat]

The fix is in

 

[Joe Mac]

I don't like it. I don't want to be handed a goal like that....but at the same time after getting shafted by VAR recently I'll take it. Plus it's City they probably deserve some bad luck lol

I mean you’re a fan. I don’t blame you. We take what we can get. I’d be stepping the ref and VAR down for a good long while after that. I genuinely can’t believe a sane human being can argue how that’s a penalty without simultaneously completely redefining the role of the goalkeeper.

 

[Jonathan Y]

A blunder and a shitty call. Now we r back to even. Thank God I took off early

 

[LiamGallaghersBucketHat]

That VAR decision was sponsored by Amazon Prime.

 

[Jonathan Y]

That VAR decision was sponsored by Amazon Prime.

They took the guy out who didn't draw the lines right for Brighton ahead of the match and replaced him with his slower, older, blinder brother lol

 

[LiamGallaghersBucketHat]

I think what was most frustrating were the announcers justifying the call. I’m still a n00b but what was the keeper supposed to do there?

 

[Jonathan Y]

In all seriousness I wish all the calls recently were correct and City is up 1-0 but we are still 2 points clear with the game in hand but whatevs

 

[Joe Mac]

So so so lucky there. Arsenal have been the better team pretty much since City scored but the luck is totally in their favour.

 

[Jonathan Y]

So so so lucky there. Arsenal have been the better team pretty much since City scored but the luck is totally in their favour.

Gabriel has given away too many stupid penalties this year. That woulda been added to the list for sure. He got saved.

Match is getting feisty

 

[Joe Mac]

Gabriel has given away too many stupid penalties this year. That woulda been added to the list for sure. He got saved.

Match is getting feisty

Feisty is good. Shows the teams care. As a neutral I’d not mind if bubbling over a little. A good old scrap is always fun!

 

[Jonathan Y]

Our set pieces have been so shit. We can't defend a set piece at all.

 

[Joe Mac]

I don’t like Grealish but that was a great piece of play by city and finish by him. Poor piece of play by Gabriel to start it off.

 

[Jonathan Y]

Xhaka you nitwit

 

[Jonathan Y]

Well for triple captain purposes I'm glad it was Halaand

 

[Joe Mac]

And that’s it! Game over.

Sorry @Jonathan Y that’s harsh on Arsenal, were the better team for large parts but city have really flexed their muscles since the first substitution.

 

[Joe Mac]

So looks like we are just 5 points off the top. Level matches with city, arsenal with one in hand.

 

[Jonathan Y]

And that’s it! Game over.

Sorry @Jonathan Y that’s harsh on Arsenal, were the better team for large parts but city have really flexed their muscles since the first substitution.

Changing formation and getting Silva in his proper spot changed everything. Partey not being on forces Saliba and Gabriel to handle the ball too much which led to mistakes too