2024-25 Emirates FA Cup

Vicxas

Fernandes has an absolutely disgusting attitude

flazio

If Arsenal ever play this white shirt again. I imagine TV companies will ask them to rethink the shirt numbers.

sligeach

Fernandes rightly booked for dissent. He should have been booked the first time after throwing his boot on the ground. That wasn't a foul.

Osmosis Jones

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047655#Comment_123047655

I think the Lovren decision was wrong too, it's counter intuitive to expect players to not play the ball because they somehow know the player in behind is offside. The offside player just being there influences play by making the defender go for the ball.

The "deliberate play" part of the rule is more there to stop defenders from just passing directly to an offside striker and getting a free kick out imo.

sligeach

That's a big loss for Arsenal, possibly for quite some time with Jesus going off. Sterling on in his place, not a great replacement.

sligeach

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047685#Comment_123047685

It was the same story, last time I seen them wear this shirt.

Hotblack Desiato

Fernandes should have had a free on the edge of the box, dreadful refereeing.

8-10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047702#Comment_123047702

Lovren decision was correct per the rules. You can't be offside if you receive the ball from an opponent.

The only question is was Maguire trying to make contact with the ball, was that his intention, or did it accidentally hit him while he was not intending to touch the ball - meaning he was either trying to get out of the way or didn't realise the ball was about to hit him - a complete accident.

If it's the latter, then yeah he's not offside as Maguire didn't know he had touched the ball until it happened as he had no intention of touching it

poppers

refs should stop telling players he is watching them before corners and give a free or a penalty once ball is played.

Hotblack Desiato

Micah Richards has got to be the worst "analyst" on TV

Tandey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047729#Comment_123047729

Shocking, feels like the ref is an Arsenal fan.

8-10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047780#Comment_123047780

Karen Carney for me, she was on the Liverpool v Stanley match yesterday and was dreadful I thought

SlickRic

You can see why Saka is so missed. He's literally the only player that can carry the ball in that team and destabilize a defence.

The team is over-coached and completely risk-averse. They're a purist's dream. Mostly fart and no poo. Keep the ball, and wherever possible, rob the game of pace, so that you yourself are rarely caught out of your pre-ordained position on the pitch.

It works to a point. But it's a hard watch.

Mr.Crinklewood

Missed the half time chat on BBC.

What were their views on the offside?

sligeach

Arsenal are toothless up front. They should be trying to buy a striker during this transfer window, especially with Jesus out with what appears to be a serious knee injury. They should be buying 2 strikers really and get rid of Havertz.

NITRO95

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047869#Comment_123047869

That's the Pep influence. Everything is over coached

8-10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047878#Comment_123047878

That the rules aren't clear. They read out the 4 conditions needed and weren't sure on them but overall they said they can see why it was given but they said its too complicated a rule and instead should just be any deflection is offside

Hotblack Desiato

Great goal

El Gato De Negocios

Well deserved, biased ref will up his antics now no doubt.

sligeach

Man United score from their first real chance of the game.

McDermotX

Dreadful from Gabriel

klose

That Sterling effort sums up his performances the last couple years.

Tandey

Stunning move and then the finish from Bruno, WOW.

sligeach

How is Havertz playing in the Premier League? I think he is shocking, as was that miss. Should be 1-1.

SlickRic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047922#Comment_123047922

Until they scored, they were the only team with a shot on goal.

So it was the first chance of the game, full-stop.

Tandey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047957#Comment_123047957

Wait until you find out about Darwin Nunez 🙄

facehugger99

They're going to have to do something about corners in football. It's gotten ridiculous the amount of holding and dragging going on.

ShamoBuc

Dalot seeing Red.

What a stupid challenge.

McDermotX

Dalot is of course an idiot

Can't help players like that

Vicxas

That was very stupid from Dalot. Especially on a yellow

sligeach

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047973#Comment_123047973

They were both very poor in the first half. Ya, Arsenal had 4 shots, 0 on target. United had was it 3 shots? 2 on target. But I don't remember Raya ever being troubled.

SlickRic

That is the stupidest tackle I've seen in a while from Dalot.

Brain dead.

ShamoBuc

And 1-1 straight away. Should get even more interesting now.

Very poor goalkeeping.

McDermotX

1-1

Gabriel

ManU can't deal with anything at the back when push comes to shove. Keeper needs to be catching them.

Shoutout to Dalot now

sligeach

Very silly from Dalot, especially when he was on a yellow card. But the challenge was awful.

Dr Robert

Terrible goalkeeping

sligeach

Well deserved equaliser by Arsenal. They've upped the pace since going behind. Man United keeper wasn't great though.

Dr Robert

That Arsenal jersey looks like something from Sandy or Shoot

McDermotX

Pen to the Arse

Soft, but you can't put the arm out like that. Draws attention. Havertz of course loves to go down

Ugarte headbutt ?

Good thing there's no VAR for Man Utd. Two of them at it, but the Arsenal player dropped

ShamoBuc

It's all kicking off now.

eigrod

Fight. Dock them both points.

Dive by the way.

El Gato De Negocios

Diving cheats.

Osmosis Jones

Havertz loses the ball and just goes down

sligeach

Ugarte should at least get a yellow card for that, which would mean a red card.

fullstop

That’s such a soft penalty, Havertz kicked Maguires foot

TitianGerm

Theres absolutely nothing in that from Maguire and hess 100% right calling Havertz a cheat.

Dr Robert

Should be no pen.

No VAR and look what happens 😂😂

McDermotX

Odegaard

No bottle that fella

patsy sally

That was never a penalty

dmc17

Ref will be bulling with that save