General Premier League Thread 2022-23 - mod note in OP 12/03/23

tinpib

Yep, Prem Lg referees new policy of purge style first 5 mins of games, ya can do what ya like and cant get booked.

Agent Coulson

Let everything go for the first 85 minutes then card someone for a tackle that no one would look twice at that seems to be new go to at the moment.

Ottoman_1000

Is McTomimay the most braindead footballer in the League??? The amount of ridiculous, needless fouls he commits is unbelievable...

SlickRic

That reaction from Fernandes to a genuine bang on Jesus' head is everything wrong with professional football.

yourdeadwright

Not like Bruno to be moaning

Agent Coulson

Martienlli & Saka really are going to be a superstars.

yourdeadwright

No goal right decision

yourdeadwright

It's a foul

eigrod

Was a foul.

SlickRic

Clear and obvious mistake, not sure.

Probably a foul.

But shouldn't be enough to overturn, or so we're normally told.

No other league's refs in the world overturn that.

Dr. Bre

Once the ref gets called over to look at screen you know decision will be reversed

breezy1985

He never touches the ball

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119570034#Comment_119570034

I watch a lot of Serie A and one difference I notice is less of this attitude of the ref "ruining" a game with a red card.

Seeing a team go down a man early or go down 2 seems a lot more common.

tinpib

At least Paul Tuerney looked at the replay a rake of times, but again as I said earlier today, they only showed it to him in slow mo. Why not show it at full speed as well to get the full picture.

Jarhead_Tendler

I think its a clear foul on Christian Eriksen. The right call. It could happen in a game next week and won't get looked at. That is where peoples annoyance come from.

BorneTobyWilde

It was a foul, last season, but this season we've seen 1000's of these challenges in the league not given.

omega man

Eriksen fell over with the slightest of contact as he knew he was going to get turned over.

Jarhead_Tendler

Arsenal look good on the break. United have a new aggression about them. Tight and enjoyable game.

Malacia reminds me of wan Bisaka

yourdeadwright

Malacia been done twice already

yourdeadwright

United going to have joy around Lokonga they can play around him

McDermotX

Arsenal well on top last 20mins

Goal should have stood IMO. Eriksen flicking his leg out, caught completely unaware of the pressure on him. Not the first time this season. In a season where physicality is supposedly allowed to happen, it should have been let go.

and now Utd score

Jarhead_Tendler

Arsenal playing great stuff. In total control of the ball for the last 15 minutes and United hit them on the break. 1-0 Antony

sligeach

Arsenal must be sickened. They've been far the better team and had the better chances, yet they find themselves behind.

McDermotX

Jesus completely dominating Varane. Now that ManU are up, Tierney feels safe to give a FK for all the manhandling

Jarhead_Tendler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119570225#Comment_119570225

Twice he has been lucky not to get a yellow. First time Tierney didn't even give a free

Jarhead_Tendler

Extremely enjoyable first half of football.

KH25

Odegaard is a good watch. Very tidy on the ball.

Mars Bar

Good half that

Jesus has been class. Absolutely bullying everyone around him

martyos121

Could watch these two sides play for hours, so much actual football in that first half which is a bit of a rarity these days.

El Gato De Negocios

Proper old school match. Arsenal the better team overall but it doesn't mean shite all if you don't convert the chances. Jesus has been very good. Should be a cracking second half.

eigrod

Good game. Arsenal overplaying it a bit in and around the box.