GWT: UCL R16 Second Legs (current events talk in First Leg thread)

[Chimaera]

Not Salah’s day. Not a good feeling

 

[Savant]

Two posts from Salah. LFC should have 3 goals but here we are. Not over yet either.

 

[Chimaera]

I don’t think they deserve it. I imagine Liverpool’s xG is going to be higher by a good bit

 

[Savant]

I don’t think the deserve it. I imagine Liverpool’s xG is going to be higher by a good bit

I mean LFC hit two posts and a crossbar. They are the unlucky ones today

 

[Savant]

Would like to get Origi on for his holdup play sooner than later

 

[AB13]

Dzeko? No, Gagliardini up front, apparently.

 

[Savant]

Dzeko? No, Gagliardini up front, apparently.

They are out of subs now too. Maybe he was hurt ?

 

[Savant]

LFC taking the air out of the ball

 

[Savant]

Think they may need to re-sod the pitch at Anfield this summer. It’s looked so bad most of the year. I know City replaced theirs last summer

 

[Savant]

Vidal just saved the game there with that block on Diaz

 

[Jersey Fresh]

lol if he's going to make that call he may as well just blow the final whistle now.

 

[Chimaera]

This ref.

 

[Savant]

I want Inter to tie this so bad. They deserve it.

Why do they deserve it?

 

[JeffreyLFC]

You think the earlier one was a red? No chance.

It was text book red actually.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

It was text book red actually.

Absolutely no way. Orange at best. It was late, but the amount of force was non-existent. Optically it looked worse because he gave Thiago a bloody boo-boo.

Even if you want to argue it was red, the delta between the "wrongness" of that call to the second yellow he got was laughably wide.

 

[Savant]

Absolutely no way. Orange at best. It was late, but the amount of force was non-existent. Optically it looked worse because he gave Thiago a bloody boo-boo.

Even if you want to argue it was red, the delta between the "wrongness" of that call to the second yellow he got was laughably wide.

Too bad there is no such thing as an orange card

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Absolutely no way. Orange at best. It was late, but the amount of force was non-existent. Optically it looked worse because he gave Thiago a bloody boo-boo.

Even if you want to argue it was red, the delta between the "wrongness" of that call to the second yellow he got was laughably wide.

You simply don't tackle stud up leg in the air. It does not mater if it's a broken leg or a just an open wound. It was reckless and dangerous and he got away with it.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Too bad there is no such thing as an orange card

The hypothetical orange card is below a red, so I think the point is pretty clear. It looks bad and it was late, but that would have been a weak red card by all measures.

You simply don't tackle stud up leg in the air. It does not mater if it's a broken leg or a just an open wound. It was reckless and dangerous and he got away with it.

The force of the tackle is absolutely relevant to the question of how you discipline the play.

 

[Savant]

The hypothetical orange card is below a red, so I think the point is pretty clear. It looks bad and it was late, but that would have been a weak red card by all measures.

The force of the tackle is absolutely relevant to the question of how you discipline the play.

I don’t agree. It’s a late, bad, studs up, tackle. Doesn’t matter if a toddler is doing it or if Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing it. Especially in UCL when the refs don’t have a complex about it like they do in the UK

 

[Savant]

I don’t think they deserve it. I imagine Liverpool’s xG is going to be higher by a good bit

 

[Elvis P]

Liverpool had at least 3 great chances so I'm not criticizing them.

 

[Savant]

Liverpool had at least 3 great chances so I'm not criticizing them.

They had the five best chances of the game.

• Matip crossbar
• Virgil header right after Matip crossbar
• Salah hitting the post twice
• Diaz shot blocked by Vidal

LFC were the unlucky ones today.

 

[luiginb]

Watched the Bayern game until 4-0, they schooled those poor kids in Salzburg. Their central defender with some very limited plays, if that had happened in the Romanian league I'd be sure he was bought off.

Then switched to the Liverpool game. They were the deserved winners, but somehow their 4 offensive players today were all a bit off (Jota didn't look fully fit). However everyone familiar with La Liga knows Mateu Lahoz is the only star of any game he referees, he just has to make himself the center of attention. That was never a second yellow for Alexis. Liverpool fans should be worried this Inter old boys team gave them a bit of a scare, very bad defensive play from Matip and van Dijk on Lautaro's goal. I didn't understand Inzaghi's changes either, he coached them scared. And what a warrior Vidal is, gonna miss him dearly when he retires.

 

[Chimaera]

Job done all that matters

 

[cgf]

Watched the Bayern game until 4-0, they schooled those poor kids in Salzburg. Their central defender with some very limited plays, if that had happened in the Romanian league I'd be sure he was bought off.

Then switched to the Liverpool game. They were the deserved winners, but somehow their 4 offensive players today were all a bit off (Jota didn't look fully fit). However everyone familiar with La Liga knows Mateu Lahoz is the only star of any game he referees, he just has to make himself the center of attention. That was never a second yellow for Alexis. Liverpool fans should be worried this Inter old boys team gave them a bit of a scare, very bad defensive play from Matip and van Dijk on Lautaro's goal. I didn't understand Inzaghi's changes either, he coached them scared. And what a warrior Vidal is, gonna miss him dearly when he retires.

Yeah, was worried Bayern might do something like this to Salzburg and go on a run to finish the year.