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

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  • #5042
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,190 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Nice football leading to the goal. Such an open game.


  • #5043
    Liamalone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    Calvert-Lewin again, lovely goal. 1-2


  • #5044
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    Fulham are in for a bad time in this league if they are going to make Iwobi look like Messi


  • #5045
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,935 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Liamalone wrote: »
    Calvert-Lewin again, lovely goal. 1-2

    I'm amazed at the form he is in.

    Is it down to Carlo?


  • #5046
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »
    I'm amazed at the form he is in.

    Is it down to Carlo?

    Signing of James helped a lot I think


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  • #5047
    Liamalone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »
    I'm amazed at the form he is in.

    Is it down to Carlo?

    Ancelotti deserves a lot of the credit, telling him where he wants him to operate - in between the posts. It can't be a coincidence that he's in the right place a lot more often now, just like today's brace.


  • #5048
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,190 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    That stand looks like it will fall straight into the Thames.


  • #5049
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,935 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Everton players are bumping into each other and Fulham still can't get get near them.


  • #5050
    TheadoreT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭TheadoreT


    ArmaniJeanss wrote: »
    The argument is about a wafer-thin decision, so it's surely a sign that VAR is generally working great?

    Without it we'd be debating big-ticket wrong decisions about how United got robbed by Johnstone being way off his line for the penalty, and Gabriel Jesus got away with a clear handball for the equaliser in City's 4-1 win at Spurs.

    There's seems no general agreement in the football world on the WBA penalty, and people suggest the fault is VAR. I don't get it.
    Major clusterfcuk blatantly wrong decisions (Maradona hand, Thierry Henry, Toni Schumacher) are never going to happen again, why would people want to go backwards to that.

    I think that 10 minute spell just signified everything that is wrong with the system, and not particularly because of the legitimacy of the decisions. Long drawn out VAR breaks, completely disrupting the flow. And penalties that are not really disrupting goal scoring opportunities basically deciding the game. Far too many penalties due to VAR and they carry faaaaar too much baring on results for how innocuous the foul often is. All leads to a unsatisfactory end product.


  • #5051
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    1-3 Some half


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  • #5052
    Liamalone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    Back to the form of the 80's again today for the Toffees! Tis our year.

    Doucoure 1-3.


  • #5053
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,935 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Liamalone wrote: »
    Ancelotti deserves a lot of the credit, telling him where he wants him to operate - in between the posts. It can't be a coincidence that he's in the right place a lot more often now, just like today's brace.

    I didn't quite catch all the football focus interview. I'm sure Linekar was interviewing Ancelotti.
    Calvert-Lewin was mentioned and I now remember something along the lines of what you say - and not a comparison but being told to research Inzaghi and his sheer abundance of one touch goals.
    I'm enjoying watching this Everton team attack so long may it continue.


  • #5054
    Mushy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,439 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Dunno how that missed everyone crossing the box


  • #5055
    thelad95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    Fulham genuinely look like they could be one of the worst ever teams promoted to the Premier League, making a largely over rated Everton side look like world beaters.

    Also, things are looking unbelievably bleak at the bottom of the table, could be a record low for points needed for survival. None of Fulham, West Brom, Burnley or Sheffield look like they'll go anywhere near accumulating 40 points or even anything near it.


  • #5056
    eigrod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,255 ✭✭✭eigrod


    Could easily be 6 or 7 for Everton already here.


  • #5057
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,190 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    The Fulham defence are like rabbits in headlights. Truly awful. Crisp Everton passing and they are lost altogether.


  • #5058
    greendom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    Such an attacking line up by Everton - so good to see


  • #5059
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    2nd half starts the way the first ended.

    Very open


  • #5060
    Liamalone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    I hate seeing that happen to a penalty taker :(


  • #5061
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    Fulham hate penalties.

    Missed it


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  • #5062
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    RLC with a goal.
    Has looked good since he came on


  • #5063
    Liamalone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    Fulham get a second through Loftus Cheek, 2-3. Interesting.


  • #5064
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,384 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    ArmaniJeanss wrote: »
    There's seems no general agreement in the football world on the WBA penalty, and people suggest the fault is VAR. I don't get it.
    Major clusterfcuk blatantly wrong decisions (Maradona hand, Thierry Henry, Toni Schumacher) are never going to happen again, why would people want to go backwards to that.

    That's pretty much it for me too.

    Sure, Leeds fans were a bit annoyed about Bamford's goal being ruled out. But marginal decisions have always existed, good goals ruled out etc. This makes the margins smaller, and if it sees the most egregious decisions like the Henry handball addressed, then I'm all for it.


  • #5065
    ERG89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    Ramsdale like last season is still 20th on the list of first choice PL goalies.


  • #5066
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,751 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    https://i.imgur.com/4lC8QMW.mp4


  • #5067
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,111 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    ^

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTKQBU4PM1bOMCJyuYgcZPoI1cp3Kt4dMljlw&usqp=CAU


  • #5068
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,751 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    From rear you see it clearly that ball is dropping, and obviously hits the ground. That's the only change of motion with ball, Fern never kicked it, even a slight kick would have kicked it out of box, considering the huge impact on the shin of west brom player, if that same force had even touched ball it would have traveled far.

    And from rear you see he kicked above ball,

    right click, play at 1/2 speed and loop


  • #5069
    8-10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,944 ✭✭✭✭8-10


    4 clean sheets in the 6 games so far. Unusual for this season


  • #5070
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,935 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Great to see that for the kid, well done make a wish & all involved.


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  • #5071
    Gbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭Gbear


    On the one hand that's an incredibly soft red, but on the other, he deserves it for sheer stupidity alone.


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