This what fucks me off. That and the trip. Which was a trip. But wasn’t a trip. If it wasn’t a trip why would Kulu “try” and stay on his feet??There is no way Oliver didn't spot the nut kick, he just decided not to call it. Which is way worse.
This is huge for me. I don't want to blame officials as it looks like I'm excusing our performance today which I'm not.There is no way Oliver didn't spot the nut kick, he just decided not to call it. Which is way worse.
Been saying to a friend, I actually don’t understand the rules of the game anymore. Used to. Not so much these days. Makes me feel like a dinosaur, but I don’t understand how White, who is absolutely active because he pushes Vic onto the back foot and is directly in front of him also doesn’t get called for offside in their third. All I know is I don’t have a lot of faith in officials anymore, less now with the fallback of var than before, which is weird.That is the ball coming off Gabriel's head to put VDV in. Why are they even looking at offside?
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By the time Havertz heads the ball, white has stepped out and Bentancur is almost on the goal line.Been saying to a friend, I actually don’t understand the rules of the game anymore. Used to. Not so much these days. Makes me feel like a dinosaur, but I don’t understand how White, who is absolutely active because he pushes Vic onto the back foot and is directly in front of him also doesn’t get called for offside in their third. All I know is I don’t have a lot of faith in officials anymore, less now with the fallback of var than before, which is weird.
Can't disagree with you there. Those Newcastle comments came back to bite him. Anyway he needs time. We fighting for Europe.... I'd be singing a very different tune if we were in 10th or lowerFor me I would like him to stop doing "how we play, is how we play", I would like some focus on how the oppositon plays eg last game against Newcastle, we had no plans to combat them 3 forwards the whole game. Some tactical tweaks would have served us better in them games where we have had a hiding. Saying he doesnt care about finishing 4th but is focusing on improvement, but apart from not sitting back and trying to contain the opposition anymore, we are no better defensively and struggle against opposition that sit back. Finishing 4th or above with the start we had would be a statement to our team and the rest of the premier league. Now the league know that again we dont need to be taken seriously.
I agree, we were the better team today. The ref gave us nothing and VAR is an abortion. The rules are a mess. Kulu had his back to goal and wad virtually level, that is not what offside was designed to prevent.Been saying to a friend, I actually don’t understand the rules of the game anymore. Used to. Not so much these days. Makes me feel like a dinosaur, but I don’t understand how White, who is absolutely active because he pushes Vic onto the back foot and is directly in front of him also doesn’t get called for offside in their third. All I know is I don’t have a lot of faith in officials anymore, less now with the fallback of var than before, which is weird.
agree but I feel as if it’s an instant yellow for our players if that happensNeed more tactical fouls we use to do that under Poch no where near enough now. Too Nice
It is deliberate - if the fans, players, managers and pundits don't understand the rules then the officials and PGMOL can make it up as they go along. Posted weeks ago, refs give a lot of decisions based on their mood, not on the laws of the game.Been saying to a friend, I actually don’t understand the rules of the game anymore. Used to. Not so much these days. Makes me feel like a dinosaur, but I don’t understand how White, who is absolutely active because he pushes Vic onto the back foot and is directly in front of him also doesn’t get called for offside in their third. All I know is I don’t have a lot of faith in officials anymore, less now with the fallback of var than before, which is weird.
I simply don't understand why keepers are suddenly given no protection from corners. White was blatantly fouling Vicario. It's one thing to let little things go for the benefit of the flow of the game etc, but there is nothing being gained by allowing players to just take keepers out of the equation from set pieces, it is not protecting the spirit of the game, or encouraging attractive football, it's just cheating that's ignored. It's absolutely ridiculous.
Simply call the fouls every time and it goes away from the game, everyone is happier.
Other than that, Oliver was really giving them every marginal call. A different ref, and a bit of luck with the very near misses - Mickey's goal, Romero's headers etc - and it would have been a completely different game.
When did he become such a coward? Leaves EVERYTHING important to VAR, in every single game.There is no way Oliver didn't spot the nut kick, he just decided not to call it. Which is way worse.
And it's just Premier League, White got called out for foul multiple times during the Bayern games.I simply don't understand why keepers are suddenly given no protection from corners. White was blatantly fouling Vicario. It's one thing to let little things go for the benefit of the flow of the game etc, but there is nothing being gained by allowing players to just take keepers out of the equation from set pieces, it is not protecting the spirit of the game, or encouraging attractive football, it's just cheating that's ignored. It's absolutely ridiculous.
Simply call the fouls every time and it goes away from the game, everyone is happier.
Other than that, Oliver was really giving them every marginal call. A different ref, and a bit of luck with the very near misses - Mickey's goal, Romero's headers etc - and it would have been a completely different game.