General Premier League Thread 2020-21 [Mod notes in OP - Updated 29.01.21]

ShamoBuc · 20-01-2021 9:38pm

Keeper really put that on a plate.

Comic Book Guy · 20-01-2021 9:40pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Player of the season so far Bruno does it again

Created that out of nothing

But but but but the stats v the top 6!!

tayto lover · 20-01-2021 9:40pm

That United equalizer came from Tete being a lazy useless footballer giving the ball away and just walking back.

y0ssar1an22 · 20-01-2021 9:45pm

tayto lover wrote: »

That United equalizer came from Tete being a lazy useless footballer giving the ball away and just walking back.

prob 90% of goals can be attributed to a mistake from the opposition

ShamoBuc · 20-01-2021 9:46pm

Awful from Maguire, he really should have scored from that position, not even a challenge near him. Not a good sign for Fulham.

20-01-2021 9:47pm

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Awful from Maguire, he really should have scored from that position, not even a challenge near him. Not a good sign for Fulham.

He is repeatedly poor in the air

An awful miss

tayto lover · 20-01-2021 9:47pm

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

prob 90% of goals can be attributed to a mistake from the opposition

It was the laziness after the mistake that should have annoyed the manager.
He gave the ball away and didn’t bother to even chase the player. Just walked back.

yourdeadwright · 20-01-2021 9:51pm

Just seen the first City goal thats absolutle scandalous not to give off side

SlickRic · 20-01-2021 9:56pm

Bruno was super for the goal, but let's call it what it was - a howler from the keeper.

super_furry · 20-01-2021 9:57pm

Anguissa looks a real talent for Fulham.

kowloonkev · 20-01-2021 10:21pm

It's hard not to question the integrity of the PL when they will do such mental gymnastics to try to say the officials and VAR came to the right decision for the first City goal. Every time they make an error they can say that's the rule but we'll change it now just like they did with the handballs when that was misinterpretted earlier in the season.

VAR has changed nothing. Authorities still bailing out incompetent referees.

theoneeyedman · 20-01-2021 10:21pm

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Just seen the first City goal thats absolutle scandalous not to give off side

I've been watching soccer for over 40 years, and I've never seen anything like that - I've seen referees making howlers in the heat of the moment, or a linesman fvcking up royally, but for that goal to stand after officials have reviewed it, is a different game from what I've been watching - it's a fundamental change in the rules, almost akin to knowingly allowing a forward to deliberately catch the ball and throw the ball into the net.
Crazy stuff! I've said it years, the standard of officiating in England is scandalously bad.

JPA · 20-01-2021 10:23pm

On City's first goal:

Imagine Mings had headed that ball straight up in the air, made a bit of a mess of the clearance, and the first person to touch it was Rodri running back. Would he have been offside then?

Esse85 · 20-01-2021 10:25pm

theoneeyedman wrote: »

I've been watching soccer for over 40 years, and I've never seen anything like that - I've seen referees making howlers in the heat of the moment, or a linesman fvcking up royally, but for that goal to stand after officials have reviewed it, is a different game from what I've been watching - it's a fundamental change in the rules, almost akin to knowingly allowing a forward to deliberately catch the ball and throw the ball into the net.
Crazy stuff! I've said it years, the standard of officiating in England is scandalously bad.

And the shocking level of refereeing will continue until someone is held accountable.

There are no consequences for those in charge with these repeated farcical decisions.

doc_17 · 20-01-2021 10:27pm

Brilliant play by Loftus-Cheek for the last two attacks.

Agent Coulson · 20-01-2021 10:30pm

Referees have gotten a lot worse since VAR came into the game they are letting it being there second guess them and it's become a comfort blanket to them.

doc_17 · 20-01-2021 10:31pm

Some ball from Pogba

ShamoBuc · 20-01-2021 10:40pm

Cracker

JPA · 20-01-2021 10:45pm

Lovely goal but they gave him all the time in the world.

20-01-2021 10:46pm

Cavani has been an exceptable purchase by Utd
Such work rate too

TitianGerm · 20-01-2021 10:50pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Cavani has been an exceptable purchase by Utd
Such work rate too

Is he not on loan? Thought I read the other day United are trying to get him for a second season or something?

yourdeadwright · 20-01-2021 10:50pm

United really are on a incredible away run

El Gato De Negocios · 20-01-2021 10:51pm

TitianGerm wrote: »

Is he not on loan? Thought I read the other day United are trying to get him for a second season or something?

Signed on a free last summer, thought it was a 2 year contract.

20-01-2021 10:53pm

El Gato De Negocios wrote: »

Signed on a free last summer, thought it was a 2 year contract.

Like literally top of the google search results

JPA · 20-01-2021 10:55pm

TitianGerm wrote: »

Is he not on loan? Thought I read the other day United are trying to get him for a second season or something?

No he was a free agent.

El Gato De Negocios · 20-01-2021 10:56pm

This is the first time I've watched Fulham in a full game this season, they look a decent outfit but are 18th, is this performance an anomaly?

JPA · 20-01-2021 10:58pm

El Gato De Negocios wrote: »

This is the first time I've watched Fulham in a full game this season, they look a decent outfit but are 18th, is this performance an anomaly?

They have drawn 5 of 6 prior to this game. They have improved and are fighting but not accumulating the points.

20-01-2021 11:01pm

Are they giving out a trophy now for POTYSF ?

doc_17 · 20-01-2021 11:02pm

Jenas hadn’t a notion. Best player on the pitch is Pogba.

JPA · 20-01-2021 11:08pm

doc_17 wrote: »

Jenas hadn’t a notion. Best player on the pitch is Pogba.

He's absolutely full of rubbish most of the time.

20-01-2021 11:11pm

Utd back to the top of the league

Glorious result

brinty · 20-01-2021 11:11pm

Deleted User wrote:

Utd back to the top of the league

#GreatNews

jayo26 · 20-01-2021 11:14pm

Good result tonight happy with that, now to go look for my Burnley jersey in the wash.

yourdeadwright · 20-01-2021 11:18pm

United have a great run of fixtures coming now they might just do it this season

y0ssar1an22 · 20-01-2021 11:22pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Are they giving out a trophy now for POTYSF ?

player of the year X X?

thelad95 · 20-01-2021 11:24pm

A lot has been made of City's handy run of games but running alongside that United have Sheffield (H), Arsenal (A) and Southampton (H).

You're then into City's champions League run while United will likely be able to rest players for the Europa League. I think this is likely to be an extremely close run thing.

brinty · 20-01-2021 11:25pm

I'd give VAR POTY myself

Utopia Parkway · 20-01-2021 11:27pm

thelad95 wrote: »

A lot has been made of City's handy run of games but running alongside that United have Sheffield (H), Arsenal (A) and Southampton (H).

You're then into City's champions League run while United will likely be able to rest players for the Europa League. I think this is likely to be an extremely close run thing.

Not sure I’d count Arsenal and Southampton as handy. Granted they are capable of being crap but can also be pretty good on their day.

Shanotheslayer · 20-01-2021 11:33pm

brinty wrote: »

I'd give VAR POTY myself

Pen a close second with Bruno 3rd :pac:

MD1990 · 20-01-2021 11:36pm

credit where it is due Man Utd have came from behind so many times this season.

Dont see them winning it but it is what champions do.

y0ssar1an22 · 20-01-2021 11:38pm

watching the highlights here. still cant see how that 1st city goal stood. if they are the rules, then those rules need changing

jacool · 20-01-2021 11:44pm

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

watching the highlights here. still cant see how that 1st city goal stood. if they are the rules, then those rules need changing

The referee's union said
""You see Rodri in an offside position, clearly – being in an offside position isn't an offence – but once Mings starts to take control of the ball, he's judged to have taken ownership of that situation and therefore, once the ball has been chested by Mings, Rodri can challenge him. That's how the law is set up. It seems very unpalatable to everybody. Unfortunately, as that is how the law is set up, that's how it is."

y0ssar1an22 · 20-01-2021 11:46pm

cant see how you can have the argument that a player deliberately players the ball while not being affected by another in an offside position, while that same offside player is bearing down on the defender

i'm confused

20-01-2021 11:47pm

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

player of the year X X?

So far.

y0ssar1an22 · 20-01-2021 11:48pm

jacool wrote: »

The referee's union said
""You see Rodri in an offside position, clearly – being in an offside position isn't an offence – but once Mings starts to take control of the ball, he's judged to have taken ownership of that situation and therefore, once the ball has been chested by Mings, Rodri can challenge him. That's how the law is set up. It seems very unpalatable to everybody. Unfortunately, as that is how the law is set up, that's how it is."

but the player playing the ball (mings) cannot be affected by the player coming back from the offside position.

which mings clearly was. if no player behind mings, does he do that, or let the ball go?

20-01-2021 11:49pm

jayo26 wrote: »

Good result tonight happy with that, now to go look for my Burnley jersey in the wash.

So...we've lost a neutral?

giveitholly · 20-01-2021 11:49pm

If both players were in the box,say Mings around the penalty spot and Rhodri in the 6 yard box would it be offside? Could this mean strikers will stay in an offside position in the box hoping to pounce on a mistake by a defender?

y0ssar1an22 · 20-01-2021 11:49pm

Deleted User wrote: »

So far.

well that would be kane so far IMO

Bleating Lamb · 20-01-2021 11:50pm

jacool wrote: »

The referee's union said
""You see Rodri in an offside position, clearly – being in an offside position isn't an offence – but once Mings starts to take control of the ball, he's judged to have taken ownership of that situation and therefore, once the ball has been chested by Mings, Rodri can challenge him. That's how the law is set up. It seems very unpalatable to everybody. Unfortunately, as that is how the law is set up, that's how it is."

It is a ridiculous law....in fairness though I am surprised that players are not kept up to speed with the laws by their Clubs,as it affects their livelihood .......and these lads arent playing for buttons.

Fair enough if a Sunday League lad isnt up to speed with all laws and law changes but Pros should be up to speed with things.

y0ssar1an22 · 20-01-2021 11:52pm

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

It is a ridiculous law....in fairness though I am surprised that players are not kept up to speed with the laws by their Clubs,as it affects their livelihood .......and these lads arent playing for buttons.

Fair enough if a Sunday League lad isnt up to speed with all laws and law changes but Pros should be up to speed with things.

but thats not the law. the player coming back onside cannot affect the opposing player that plays the ball.

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