Match of the day 2018/19

[stevo]

The fking Scousers are so easy on the eye. I am glad we got Sarri and no negative manager.

Probably because there are no scousers in the team.  The supporters are vile c**ts that are not easy on the eye and are definitely not easy on the ear. Annoying Whiney voiced rat c**ts. 

 

[Backbiter]

Don’t see the point in starting a 19/20 thread. 

I’m just thinking about what the MOTD brain trust will make of all the dodgy VAR decisions in our game. Probably explain them away like Peter Walton tried to on BT. 

They agreed with the stamping decision (stamping is not a foul, it would appear), and seemed to agree that Giroud fouled the keeper, so were happy that we were therefore (I think) the first team to suffer from VAR overturning a ref's judgement.

They felt Abraham was fouled in the build-up to the Norwich but expressed no view on whether vAR had cocked up on not disallowing their goal.

They agreed Azpi was fouled for the non-pen but did not discuss that VAR failed to even review the incident.

They failed to spot any pattern in Chelsea being on the wrong end of VAR on all four contentious decisions.

 

[drjonesy1994]

Wasn't on MOTD but i was baffled by what Walton was saying on BT to justify the decisions:

1) Foul on Abraham. He was saying that the ball went backwards and thus a new phase of attacking play started.

This is nonsense, Abraham was fouled, Norwich built their attack and scored. At no point between Abraham being fouled and the ball being in our net did we touch the ball, so how can a new phase of play have started? Regardless of the ball going backwards or not, why cant the play be called back to an earlier foul. A foul is a foul, regardless of when it happens. 

2) Pen on Azpi. He was saying it wasn't a high enough threshold to be reviewed.

Again, nonsense. A foul in the box is a foul and should result in a penalty, regardless of the severity of the foul.

3) Stamp on Mount. I can't remember what he said here but this was a straight red all day long.

4) Zouma disallowed goal. This is the only one i thought was a 50-50 decision, and more often than not keepers get the benefit of the doubt.

VAR either needs to be used for 100% of the big decisions, or not at all. Refs cant pick and choose when they want to use it. I thought it was telling that Joe Cole and Crouchy both disagreed with the big decisions, as well as Jake Humphries who is a massive Norwich fan. 

 

[Nibs]

Have to say, thought Zouma's goal was right to be disallowed as Giroud did clearly impede the keeper. It was just the lack of whistle that made it all a bit confusing.

And Azpi's didn't look a penalty to me either. Minimal if any contact and he does have a habit of going down and crying out very loudly!!

 

[goose]

Have to say, thought Zouma's goal was right to be disallowed as Giroud did clearly impede the keeper. It was just the lack of whistle that made it all a bit confusing.

And Azpi's didn't look a penalty to me either. Minimal if any contact and he does have a habit of going down and crying out very loudly!!

Agree with your first point about the challenge on the keeper. Don’t agree that it should be a foul but that has been called a foul now for many years. Keeper had both hands on the ball but I don’t think he had gained full control of it when contact happened but I’d be fairly pissed if it was given against us.

On the foul on Azpi I initially thought there was little or no contact but having seen it a few times it’s a full on kick to the upper leg. I think the fact that it is the thigh that got kicked and there is less of a physical jerk as there would be with a kick on the lower limb is misleading. Penalty all day long for me.

 

[drjonesy1994]

Have to say, thought Zouma's goal was right to be disallowed as Giroud did clearly impede the keeper. It was just the lack of whistle that made it all a bit confusing.

And Azpi's didn't look a penalty to me either. Minimal if any contact and he does have a habit of going down and crying out very loudly!!

Usually agree with everything you say Nibs but disagree here. Think it was a pen on Azpi all day long. The guy catches him close to the knee and does not get anywhere near the ball. Maybe Azpi didn't do himself any favours by screaming when he was caught. 

 

[dkw]

Have to say, thought Zouma's goal was right to be disallowed as Giroud did clearly impede the keeper. It was just the lack of whistle that made it all a bit confusing.

And Azpi's didn't look a penalty to me either. Minimal if any contact and he does have a habit of going down and crying out very loudly!!

I dont think its so much that the Azpi one was a pen or not, more they didn't even review it which was the ridiculous bit, considering some of the other things they have reviewed this season.

 

[Imran_CFC]

I dont think its so much that the Azpi one was a pen or not, more they didn't even review it which was the ridiculous bit, considering some of the other things they have reviewed this season.

Yh like that 5 minute delay for nothing during the Liverpool-Arsenal Game

 

[Munkunku]

How the actual f**k are we on second to that Manchester Derby snoozefest? Come on MOTD - I want to go to sleep you bastards!