GWT: EPL - Matchweek 34 (ft. MW 29)

[bluesfan94]

Pretty rancid from Petro jesus

I don't really fault him there. Not much time to react and he's trying to make himself big.

 

[luiginb]

I'm chauvinistic in a "only watch the PL" way, not in a "willingly watch Lazio" way

Don't you miss watching a Sarri coached team? Thought so....

Anyway they lost 2-0 in the first leg so you can watch them suffer.

I'm watching that game and using this thread to follow what's happening in the PL

 

[bluesfan94]

What in God's name are you talking about, that's nowhere near a red card challenge

It's a yellow, but it's low

It's studs up into an ankle. That's been red all season...

 

[hatterson]

What in God's name are you talking about, that's nowhere near a red card challenge

It's a yellow, but it's low

What? He planted straight leg studs directly on the player's ankle. Those have been red plenty of times this year.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

It's studs up into an ankle. That's been red all season...

All the reds I've seen have been higher than that? I've only seen reds above the ankle?

Idk I'm getting flack maybe idk what I'm talking about

Have we left our half

 

[hatterson]

At absolute best it's a deep orange challenge and the fact that he didn't even get a card for it to me means that VAR should have taken more time to be sure before they cleared it since it's really obvious the ref missed something about it.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

How is Chelsea so bad?

 

[KJS14]

“Can’t play because I have a Cold” Palmer

It's a shame that we didn't get to see him get pocketed by Gabriel and Tomiyasu today

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

It's a shame that we didn't get to see him get pocketed by Gabriel and Tomiyasu today

Ah yes, like Gabriel and Saliba pocketed him in October!

I'm old enough to remember when Palmer playing as a false nine threw Saliba and Gabriel into total positional confusion

 

[luiginb]

It's studs up into an ankle. That's been red all season...

That's an orange, not high enough but def enough intensity to justify the ref giving any colour card there

 

[bluesfan94]

Ah yes, like Gabriel and Saliba pocketed him in October!

I'm old enough to remember when Palmer playing as a false nine threw Saliba and Gabriel into total positional confusion

I'm old enough to remember that Chelsea created basically nothing other than a soft penalty and a mishit cross.

 

[KJS14]

Ah yes, like Gabriel and Saliba pocketed him in October!

The game where he scored a penalty (go figure) and Chelsea blew their 2-0 lead? Don't remember him doing anything else.

 

[Peen]

Disasi’s technique was awful there the way he turned and tried to punt

 

[hatterson]

That's an orange, not high enough but def enough intensity to justify the ref giving any colour card there

I think it's a case where VAR could actually be useful in a sane implementation.

Obviously the ref watching that and giving no card at all has clearly missed something with the challenge. Would be great to be able to send him to the monitor to say "hey, this isn't automatically a red, but you should look again and see what you think"

I think there's more than enough for it to be red give that the contact his fairly high on the ankle:

And delivered with enough force to fold the ankle over (which is something the PL has explicitly said they look for):

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Gabriel nearly pocketed that into his own goal

Never a dull moment with Disasi and Badiashile

 

[hatterson]

I think Chelsea's strategy right now is to give Arsenal so many chances than they'll get tired of having them and then fall asleep and stop playing so they can be hit on the counter.

 

[gary69]

LOL, how is this match only 1-0. Chelsea are terrible and on the ropes. Arsenal could have scored 5 already.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

I think Chelsea's strategy right now is to give Arsenal so many chances than they'll get tired of having them and then fall asleep and stop playing so they can be hit on the counter.

And we can only dream that it'll work

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Cucurella vs Saka is not fair. What a mismatch.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Cucurella vs Saka is not fair. What a mismatch.

Cucurenaissance

Should've scored in there, Cucurella should take it first time

 

[hatterson]

I like how Cucurella took a touch and 14 mini steps trying to set up that shot in order to give Arsenal time to get in front of the shot.

 

[bluesfan94]

LOL, how is this match only 1-0. Chelsea are terrible and on the ropes. Arsenal could have scored 5 already.

It should really be 4-2 with Arsenal up a man.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

I like how Cucurella took a touch and 14 mini steps trying to set up that shot in order to give Arsenal time to get in front of the shot.

He's no Chilwell when it comes to attacking the far post, I'll say that

 

[Peen]

It should really be 4-2 with Arsenal up a man.

I was thinking the same

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

It should really be 4-2 with Arsenal up a man.

Kai should've been off for going down easy inside 10 seconds so it levels out