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Misplaced pass from Dier
Dec 31, 2008
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I'm convinced that OGS tells them to fall down at every opportunity in the box.
You can see it in their play. Whenever their attackers receive the ball to feet in the box, they just dawdle on the ball and wait for the defender to get close. Once theres any sort of contact they can go down and VAR is never going to overturn as it isn't "obvious"
 

Shadydan

Well-Known Member
Jul 7, 2012
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Fernandes' arrival seems to have inspired his colleagues in more ways than one.

When a narrative sets in ref's normally try to re-address the balance so wouldn't surprise me that their penalty count will slow down next season.
 

Yid-ol

Just-outside Edinburgh
Jan 16, 2006
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As much as the keeper has been great and kept them in the game, they have had no shots on target and really don't deserve to go through anyway.
 

WalkerboyUK

Well-Known Member
Jun 8, 2009
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I reckon Ring a Ring O Roses was written about United players in the penalty area.
“A-tishoo A-Tishoo, we all fall down”
 

philll

Well-Known Member
Aug 31, 2012
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It's getting to the point where it's impossible to dispute that they're being trained to hurl themselves to the ground at every opportunity.
 

isaac94

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Jan 5, 2017
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The amount of penalties they get is now bordering on match-fixing statistics, another 'soft' at best one tonight. Even look at the tournament schedule, each game, semi and potential final, they get extra days rest compared to the opposition.
 

philll

Well-Known Member
Aug 31, 2012
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I don't think anything is rigged in their favour or that there's some grand conspiracy to ensure that they win but I do think they spend time in training working on ways to fall over and con the officials.
 

Bobbins

SC's 14th Sexiest Male 2008
May 5, 2005
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What is rigged is the UEFA coefficients. I mean that's not dodgy penalties, that's a straight-up completely-open racket for the big clubs.

They'd need to sort out the outright international corruption which maintains the status quo before worrying about who gets too many penalties.

So literally no hope of either of them being sorted, ever.
 

Marty

Audere est farce
Mar 10, 2005
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Traore scythed down in the area, Jimenez fluffed the penalty. Easy save for the keeper.

Awful pen but the game's started brightly.

Shakhtar 1 up after 2 minutes too.
 

thecook

Well-Known Member
Jan 17, 2009
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Had this on 2 minutes and the way Savage says Traore is already irking me
 

jamesc0le

SISS:LOKO: el poncho de oro
Jun 17, 2008
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are u guys blind or what? obvious encroachment and the penalty wasnt retaken. wtf.
 
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