Other EPL games WK3 30/08-31/08
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Haaland has great speed. And he used it right there. But then it is hard to control the ball and get the shot off for individuals who reach such speeds. As the speed increases it is harder to control the ball. It's like a sprinter that gets passed the ball at the 40th meter of a 100m race. And such players tend to lack technique. If he were to be able to pause and/or stop and trick/confuse the defender a bit with that timing he could open up huge spaces for himself. But players that can do that tend A. not to be very, very fast and also, perhaps more importantly, B. learn not to rely on their speed. Attackers that rely on speed are rarely great. Haaland has proven himself to be an exception. He's big. Left footed. Strong. Ok technique. And fast. He can score in many ways. For Haaland, his speed is an add-on to his other key attributes. A great and surprising add-on.
Commentator on Sky Sports regarding Haaland: "But you can't be giving him chances. He will take one." That is a sign of bias. That is what a commentator that is biased against Man City. That is a weird thing to say. Refs are biased, VAR officials are biased, and commentators are biased. That's how the system of control/manipulation works.
"But you can't be giving him chances. He will take one." This is appropriate for an English commentator to say during a World Cup game. But it is inappropriate for a commentator to say during a Premier League game.
"But you can't be giving him chances. He will take one." This is appropriate for an English commentator to say during a World Cup game. But it is inappropriate for a commentator to say during a Premier League game.
Reijnders seem like a good/great player. Appears to have a good feel about where / when / how to pass the ball. And probably also follows Guardiola's directions. Is not set in his own ways or stubborn somehow. But it's early. And I've never really watched nor heard of him before.
Same commentator: "A wild swipe by Rodri from the edge of the area." That is not true. That was not a wild swipe. Rodri, the world's best player perhaps, wanted to take it the first time and on his volley. And he did. It went high over the bar. I've never watched Rodri play but that showed he has great confidence. "A wild swipe" was another inappropriate, incorrect and highly biased comment against Man City.
That Reijnders tackle was intentional step on someone's foot for the purpose of twisting the ankle. A very, very dirty thing to do. He got to the ball first. Kicked it. And then went on to make sure to step onto the opponents foot. That was a yellow. That was, also, with intention.
Fulham's stepping on the foot instance yesterday was unintentional.*
* That is my impression. But, football players might be very, very dirty nowadays. And the Fulham player may very well have intentionally made sure to step on the opponent's foot. That may even have probably been the case. He did kick other foot's heel in the direction of the opponent too - if I remember well. The sport of football has really degraded over the last few years. I've also never played football professionally. But recreationally I would say that I do have great experience playing football. All such stuff is unheard off in recreational football. There are fouls on purpose but among children/youngsters. In my experience. Absent manners and a culture of decency and decent behaviour it will always be impossible to come up with rules to root things out.
Fulham's stepping on the foot instance yesterday was unintentional.*
* That is my impression. But, football players might be very, very dirty nowadays. And the Fulham player may very well have intentionally made sure to step on the opponent's foot. That may even have probably been the case. He did kick other foot's heel in the direction of the opponent too - if I remember well. The sport of football has really degraded over the last few years. I've also never played football professionally. But recreationally I would say that I do have great experience playing football. All such stuff is unheard off in recreational football. There are fouls on purpose but among children/youngsters. In my experience. Absent manners and a culture of decency and decent behaviour it will always be impossible to come up with rules to root things out.
I did it. I finally ignored him. Can't believe of all the moronic, inbred, sometimes even racist posters we've had on the site, this is the one who drove me to my first 'ignore'.
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Good Lord that's dire.
Late penalty call called by the ref against City. Like someone informed him to call it a penalty. It didn't seem like it was the referee who made that decision. It seemed like the referee was told to blow a whistle for penalty. And then it was confirmed by the VAR.
That is a huge issue. It is the ref that should make the first decision/call. And only then should the ref's decision be reviewed. It is harder to overtake the referee's decision. That is how the rules work.
That is a huge issue. It is the ref that should make the first decision/call. And only then should the ref's decision be reviewed. It is harder to overtake the referee's decision. That is how the rules work.
And the commentators are oblivious to it. Calling it the Haaland celebration
Players also purposefully seek to place their foot underneath opponents to get fouls. That's just what one Brighton player tried to do. Lodging foot underneath another player. Terrible. In basketball many players do that for the sake of injuring opponents. In basketball that is always a foul by the defensive player who does that. But often goes uncaught and called/presented as an accident.
I think that many football players may have their ankles greatly wrapped up to prevent injury. That also allows them to use their feet as weapons.
Similar things occur in baseball with paddings that batters use. Fully padded up they can more aggressively crowd the plate. That is what such practice allows. Unpadded batters get really hurt so that pitchers respect their spaces better. There is, then, better culture. A padded batter is more aggressive and then that batter more aggressively crowds the plate, so that the pitcher must more aggressively work to protect it.
Those are some things that lead to disintegration of sports. At times prior all baseball players were unpadded and all soccer players just used regular socks and football shoes.
I think that many football players may have their ankles greatly wrapped up to prevent injury. That also allows them to use their feet as weapons.
Similar things occur in baseball with paddings that batters use. Fully padded up they can more aggressively crowd the plate. That is what such practice allows. Unpadded batters get really hurt so that pitchers respect their spaces better. There is, then, better culture. A padded batter is more aggressive and then that batter more aggressively crowds the plate, so that the pitcher must more aggressively work to protect it.
Those are some things that lead to disintegration of sports. At times prior all baseball players were unpadded and all soccer players just used regular socks and football shoes.
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