General Premier League Thread 2020-21 - Mod Notes in 1st post. [Updated 17/12/20]

08-11-2020 05:46PM

Debryune is a bit off his usual best today

niallo27 · 08-11-2020 05:49PM

Thats the exact same. **** var

08-11-2020 05:50PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Thats the exact same. **** var

lol

This is it · 08-11-2020 05:51PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Thats the exact same. **** var

But it wasn't. His arm was in front of his body, there was nothing behind Gomez's arm.

~Rebel~ · 08-11-2020 05:51PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Thats the exact same. **** var

It's not really though... his arm was within his own silhouette, so if his arm wasn't there, the ball would have hit his chest.

The ball was also struck from closer to him.

Agent Coulson · 08-11-2020 05:53PM

750th senior club game for Milner.

Mr.Crinklewood · 08-11-2020 05:54PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Thats the exact same. **** var

..and Trump won the election.

Mr.Crinklewood · 08-11-2020 05:58PM

Excellent first half, second half really poor.

ctrl-alt-delete · 08-11-2020 05:58PM

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

..and Trump won the election.

If we count the legal rules that was a penalty, if we count the illegal rules they are trying to steal this game from us

Guy:Incognito · 08-11-2020 06:02PM

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Excellent first half, second half really poor.

Should be a rule that if a game is going really well, they skip half time.

TitianGerm · 08-11-2020 06:04PM

The rain has definitely taking a bit of zip out of the ball. Good free pass s going short for both teams.

ctrl-alt-delete · 08-11-2020 06:04PM

The whole thing has gotten rather sloppy.

More chance of a winner through a mistake rather than a moment if brilliance now.

08-11-2020 06:24PM

Kyle Walker is a liability

Good result for Liverpool, was hoping they would get hammered

City needed the win and slipped up

Enjoyable game overall even if the second half was limited

08-11-2020 06:25PM

That'll do nicely

GLaDOS · 08-11-2020 06:26PM

Poor enough 2nd half, think Liverpool will be happier with the point.

murpho999 · 08-11-2020 06:34PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Kyle Walker is a liability

Good result for Liverpool, was hoping they would get hammered

City needed the win and slipped up

Enjoyable game overall even if the second half was limited

When do you never hope for that?

~Rebel~ · 08-11-2020 06:35PM

Jesus eyebrows always make him look so sad and worried.

08-11-2020 06:35PM

murpho999 wrote: »

When do you never hope for that?

True story in fairness

08-11-2020 06:40PM

Arsenal v Villa looks like another great game on paper

Talisman · 08-11-2020 06:49PM

De Bruyne should be commended for doing the honourable thing with the penalty.

Dcully · 08-11-2020 06:50PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Keane doesn't like Kyle Walker

Hilarious

Hes dead right though, not his biggest fan but we rarely hear English commentators/pundits criticise their international players.
I was chuckling away :P

Trouser Snake · 08-11-2020 06:56PM

Great to see Leicester back top, really remarkable how they never fell away after their success.

ArmaniJeanss · 08-11-2020 06:58PM

monkey9 wrote: »

I'm probably making this up, but after all the ridiculous handball decisions earlier on this season like the one for the Newcastle equaliser against Spurs, didn't the PL get permission from UEFA to allow them to give their own interpretation of the handball law??

I think it was more that the PL just made an arbitrary decision that they'd do their own thing.
*****
I know there's an element of 'big bad fifa' in the media discussion - but it never really gets mentioned that for historic reasons, 4 of the 8 members of the committee that comes up with the rules are actually from the UK so are in a unique position to shape the game.

Richard Hillman · 08-11-2020 07:00PM

I watched the game on the world feed and they straight out agreed the Gomez incident was a penalty. I switch on sky for the post match coverage and there is uproar over the handball. They've gotten themselves into an echo chamber over at Sky. Which isn't new but it's affecting the game on the field.

They retweaked the hand balls because pundits and managers were losing their **** over it. They should have just kept it the way they had it at the start of the season and told defenders to adapt. It's too reactionary and there is too much flip flopping on the basis of football pundits disagreeing with everything.

Fitz* · 08-11-2020 07:01PM

Not read the thread but

something that annoys me is that in the first 40 minutes of the City - Liverpool game had some top class attacking football and the analysis is choosing to focus on referee decisions rather than the football. .

Brilliant first half but that could never continue second half as both teams set up to stop that openness. Liverpool tired badly second half but City failed to create any good chance and no shot on target at all second half.

eigrod · 08-11-2020 07:05PM

The real problem is that the penalty of ‘a penalty’ is far too harsh for many of the offences committed in the box. A chance at an almost certain goal for an incident that was never ever going to lead to a goal is just far too harsh. Maybe they need to go back to indirect free kicks for certain offences in the box. No easy solution but it’s a mess far too often at the moment.

thelad95 · 08-11-2020 07:06PM

Trouser Snake wrote: »

Great to see Leicester back top, really remarkable how they never fell away after their success.

They were on the brink of relegation the following season and have been in mid table obscurity ever since. Really only since Rodgers came in that the ship has steadied again.

niallo27 · 08-11-2020 07:08PM

Liverpool are so far ahead of everyone else its hard to quantify, possibly the best tean ever to play

martyos121 · 08-11-2020 07:09PM

Trouser Snake wrote: »

Great to see Leicester back top, really remarkable how they never fell away after their success.

They did, they fell away quite severely actually. It’s easy to forget they were in a relegation battle until Ranieri was sacked the season after they won the title, and at the same time playing in the Champions League. They were going nowhere under Shakespeare and Puel too.

It was only when Rodgers came in that they climbed back up the table and are looking a great side these days under his leadership. Not enough credit is given to him for their rise back up the Premier League ranks, and it’s their first season back in Europe since 2016/17 too.

giveitholly · 08-11-2020 07:10PM

martyos121 wrote: »

They did, they fell away quite severely actually. It’s easy to forget they were in a relegation battle until Ranieri was sacked the season after they won the title, and at the same time playing in the Champions League. They were going nowhere under Shakespeare and Puel too.

It was only when Rodgers came in that they climbed back up the table and are looking a great side these days under his leadership. Not enough credit is given to him for their rise back up the Premier League ranks, and it’s their first season back in Europe since 2016/17 too.

Don't forget they fell away last season as well when it was easier get top 4 than not get it

General Premier League Thread 2020-21 - Mod Notes in 1st post. [Updated 17/12/20]

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