EPL Week 1 Other Games

[binomial]

Welcome to the Prem Zubimendi.

 

[The Nomad]

Full respect to Old Trafford for that minute silence.

 

[Fabio]

Oh bore off. What happened today wasn't a foul, it was a poorly written rule being retrospectively applied by VAR as if it was a tax code. The ref was spot on in giving the goal, the problem with VAR is it's more obsessed with the letter of the law than looking at the situation and judging it. Rules in football have always been about interpretation, only a few things are absolutes (offside, back passes, professional fouls etc), and whilst I'm a supporter of VAR, this is its biggest issue, it's changing the way football is refereed.

If you genuinely looked at that goal today and thought it should be disallowed, not because someone interfered with the wall, but because they were 30cm away from the wall instead of one metre, then I can't argue with you, I can only pity you.

What we think is an irrelevance. What the laws of the game say is that it had to be disallowed.

It's daft of guehi to be anywhere near the wall. that's a training ground routine that they've actively fucked up a good chance to score on

 

[binomial]

Set piece FC look absolutely fucking shite.

 

[MomoWASright]

What we think is an irrelevance. What the laws of the game say is that it had to be disallowed.

It's daft of guehi to be anywhere near the wall. that's a training ground routine that they've actively fucked up a good chance to score on

The annoying thing is in the Man U game is the ref didn’t book saliba because it was too early. Shit bag bald cunt.

 

[Fabio]

Arsenal 1 up. Set piece again ole ole

 

[binomial]

& so it begins.

 

[Modo]

Has to be a freekick

 

[Fabio]

Has to be a freekick

No chance. Bayandir was weak as fuck.

 

[Modo]

Oh fuck off..that's a foul on the keeper.
(Not directed at you fabs)

 

[MomoWASright]

Oh fuck off..that's a foul on the keeper.
(Not directed at you fabs)

No. He was a fanny.

 

[Fabio]

That should be a booking for zubimendi

 

[the count]

Guehi did less pushing at Stamford Bridge

 

[Fabio]

Guehi did less pushing at Stamford Bridge

But he was breaking a different rule. Not allowed within 1m of the wall.

 

[Modo]

No chance. Bayandir was weak as fuck.

yeah, I guess he was weak, but he was basically pushed into the goal. I didn't know that you were allowed to do that.

 

[Shadey]

Won’t be long before Shaw goes off injured.

 

[MomoWASright]

Another example of cards being based on time/occasion rather than the infringement.

 

[Hansern]

Jokeres looks a bit meh

 

[Fabio]

yeah, I guess he was weak, but he was basically pushed into the goal. I didn't know that you were allowed to do that.

They were doing the exact same last season. It's allowed unfortunately. Most teams out their own player to borderline block for the keeper

 

[Fabio]

Tbf to united, they counter very quick.

 

[binomial]

I'd be amazed if Arsenal keep a clean sheet here, they look as disorganised as we do.

 

[Hansern]

They were doing the exact same last season. It's allowed unfortunately. Most teams out their own player to borderline block for the keeper

The Utd defenders needs to be tougher and keep him away from the GK

 

[Modo]

They were doing the exact same last season. It's allowed unfortunately. Most teams out their own player to borderline block for the keeper

Well why was Palace goal ruled out then? Guehi just nudged the guy.

 

[Modo]

Guehi did less pushing at Stamford Bridge

Exactamundo!!!

 

[Fabio]

Well why was Palace goal ruled out then? Guehi just nudged the guy.

New rule. You're not allowed to be within 1m of the wall as an attacking player

 

[binomial]

Mbeumo as lively as he’s been, has ballsed up every move so far.

 

[Judge Jules]

I think you're wrong about this. The rule would be impossible to police without some objective standard. It would be way too chaotic if the ref just had to use his judgement to decide if the wall is interfered with.

Got to agree. They already pick and choose too often whether or not to apply the rules (e.g.that Bournemouth defender not getting sent off for handball on Friday). Fans and pundits don't help either by continually recycling ridiculous nonsense about "soft/harsh" penalties and "common sense". The game has to have rules or it can't function, and we have to accept the rough edges that rules will sometimes bring about.

 

[Hansern]

Well why was Palace goal ruled out then? Guehi just nudged the guy.

That was because Guehi moved himself to close to the wall. Wasn’t penalized for the push

 

[Modo]

Scooby-dooby looks a bit shit tbh.

 

[Fabio]

United hit the post

Tbf they're not looking awful