Match Threads Spurs v Chelsea Match Thread - Carabao Cup - 1st Leg

[freeeki]

Listen to this **** on on sky, asking if Harry’s shoulder makes him offside.

Valid question, I wondered that too

 

[fatpiranha]

VAR ... what is it good for?

A 1-0 lead .

 

[mightyspur]

This place is dead. Box park wasn't bad pre game but this is wank.

Full of you tourist types I guess.

 

[Col_M]

Who made the pass for the pen?

Toby

 

[nuttynoah]

Did Joe Cole ever get a bad head injury?

 

[Shadydan]

Get Sissoko to double up against H-O and we're good to go, just don't trust Trippier left by himself...

 

[Springerding]

I love Robbie Keane - one of my faves but Dembele will always be my fave

Robbie is a ledg, as a pundit he's great, I like Jenas as a pundit.

 

[easley91]

Was it just me, or at the time was there more attention on the tackle than the offside/onside? Surely the tackle was the clear cut part of it!

 

[freeeki]

Wouldn't be surprised if we change things at half time.

Has Poch ever changed things at half time except for injuries?

 

[hellava_tough]

Dele bit anon, sub him for Lamela, shore up the mid and add some vigor and energy

He has these games...then pops up with a goal

 

[Thewobbler]

What happened to 'last man' and 'clear goalscoring opportunity'?

They relaxed the rules

"When a denial of a goalscoring opportunity offence is committed by a defender in the penalty area, the penalty kick effectively restores the goalscoring opportunity so the punishment for the player should be less strong (e.g. a yellow card) than when the offence is committed outside the area"

 

[mightyspur]

From what I am reading (not watching, following on Twitter and here), it seems he was ruled offside..I don't know how anything that happens after the whistle blows (unless it's something absurd) can be allowed. Everything should be dead at that point.

Refs should be taught to hold their whistle and err on the side of NOT making the call, then let VAR reverse it at that point.

Not how VAR works. Assistant referees to just flag as normal if they think it is. Up to the players to play to the whistle

 

[mattyspurs]

We’ve got a gear or two to go up yet, we’ll win this 3-0

 

[yankspurs]

Get Sissoko to double up against H-O and we're good to go, just don't trust Trippier left by himself...

Hudson-Odoi is up against Rose. Willian is up against Trippier.

 

[Col_M]

Did Joe Cole ever get a bad head injury?

No. He’s just thick. Makes Robbie look like Stephen Hawking

 

[riggi]

? Kane dived. Couldn't see it properly from here.

 

[Hazelton]

Not sure if Harry did it on purpose but he's actually struck that penalty while Kepa is in the air doing his stupid attempt at distraction. He dives late because his feet only land on the ground after the pen is struck. I'd be furious if I was a Chelsea fan.

 

[Col_M]

Bye. When Kane is tackled for the pen, watch his right leg swing to the right to ensure maximum contact with Kepa

 

[tooey]

Sometimes, as much as it hurts, you have to give the opposition credit. They're not pressing our cb's like maniacs, instead they're dropping a little and contesting the middle third of the pitch where they're a lot stronger. It's made difficult viewing because unless Eriksen or Alli drop in deeper we're confined to sideways and backwards passing until we find a full back via the keeper.

 

[smallsnc]

What happened to 'last man' and 'clear goalscoring opportunity'?

Even if playing the older rule, would not have been a red because Kane's touch took the ball away from instead of at the goal. New rule is designed to not double the penalty by giving both a PK and sending off a man.