GWT: English Premier League: 4/22 - 4/27/2017

[gphr513]

Eriksen! You beautiful Dane, you!

 

[Live in the Now]

https://streamable.com/mtdwt - Sanchez fake

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

 

[hatterson]

https://streamable.com/mtdwt - Sanchez fake

Should have been a yellow for interfering with the throw, and I wish they awarded retroactive red cards for that crap.

Rivaldo-esque

 

[bluesfan94]

Disappointing from Hennessey.

Yes should have been saved

 

[hatterson]

I love a team at the top of the table team play corner keep away against a team barely out of relegation trouble.

 

[VEGASKING]

Glad Arsenal got the victory. Need them to have something to play for when they play United.

I know everyone here has written them off but they have won 4 out of 5 and if they win their games in hand they are tied on points with Liverpool. Tied with United and have the head to head with them next week.

Everyone is going to drop points at some point and probably two times. The order in which it happens can make the fight for the last two CL places really interesting.

 

[Live in the Now]

I don't expect them to beat United, probably get a draw. Then they go to Southampton where they've dropped points before. It should be beneficial to Liverpool to play once a week while these other teams have to play twice a week, but considering that goals against stat I posted earlier, I have no idea.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I love a team at the top of the table team play corner keep away against a team barely out of relegation trouble.

A team which happens to be in great form, having beat Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal (by quite an amount) this April.

 

[bluesfan94]

Wasn't mentioned yet but pretty sure Sakho tore something in his knee.

 

[YEM]

omg that embarrassing dive from Sanchez

my stupid coach in high school used to try to "defend" a throw with a guy right on the sideline and it led to one of our guys getting a ball right in the chops one day which in turn led to a bit of a ruckus with multiple red cards on both teams. Coach dropped that strategy next game, forever.

 

[VEGASKING]

Agreed. Finally string a few wins together and then have to play @Spurs, United and @Southampton. I'll believe they'll beat Mourinho when I see it and Saints have been a bogey team as you mentioned. 6 points is probably fortunate and that is the bare minimum they need to get from those games. United is the first of 4 games in 9 days as well.

 

[hatterson]

I know everyone here has written them off but they have won 4 out of 5 and if they win their games in hand they are tied on points with Liverpool. Tied with United and have the head to head with them next week.

Right now, Arsenal are equal on games with United and have 3 fewer points, although that's depending on the Manchester derby result tomorrow.

They're also traveling to Spurs on the weekend. If they somehow win that match, I might give them a shot at the top 4, but that's a huge if.

 

[hatterson]

my stupid coach in high school used to try to "defend" a throw with a guy right on the sideline and it led to one of our guys getting a ball right in the chops one day which in turn led to a bit of a ruckus with multiple red cards on both teams. Coach dropped that strategy next game, forever.

By FIFA rules it's not allowed, have to stand at least 2 meters away.

Intentionally standing closer than that should be the same as intentionally standing too close to a free kick. Ref will tell you to back off, if you don't, you get a card.

 

[Corto]

By FIFA rules it's not allowed, have to stand at least 2 meters away.

Intentionally standing closer than that should be the same as intentionally standing too close to a free kick. Ref will tell you to back off, if you don't, you get a card.

Yep. Call was right.

Fuchs should've been booked as well though.

 

[Peen]

Waiting for king j0ffrey to come in and call Sanchez cheating scum

 

[hatterson]

Yep. Call was right.

Fuchs should've been booked as well though.

I didn't actually see the result. Just assumed he had been booked.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

A friend of mine told me when Spurs signed Wanyama to "enjoy all the red cards", but I've been pleasantly surprised with his temperament this year, don't think he has a red all season. He picks up yellows just because that's his style, but it's been nice having his solid play in the midfield this year.

Been a rock all year. Makes up for the Sissoko failure, IMO.

 

[Cassano]

omg that embarrassing dive from Sanchez

Sanchez had swollen lips as a result of that after the game.

Clearly embellishing.

 

[Live in the Now]

Yeah, he probably scratched his face. Never heard of someone getting hit in the shoulder making their lips swell.

 

[hatterson]

Even if the ball did hit him in the face, he watched it deflect back out of field then turned around took two steps, and then decided he'd try to get Fuchs a red and flopped grabbing his face.

 

[Corto]

Even if the ball did hit him in the face, he watched it deflect back out of field then turned around took two steps, and then decided he'd try to get Fuchs a red and flopped grabbing his face.

Oh he did what (sadly) almost every footballer does in that situation.

Faked an injury.

Not excusing him at all, I'm in favor of retroactive bans for stuff like that.
At the same time, Fuchs needed to be booked there.
It doesn't matter that the ball hit him on the shoulder, Fuchs deliberately threw the ball at him with force.

 

[Theokritos]

I wish they awarded retroactive red cards for that crap.

That indeed is the only way football could get rid of those embarrassing antics. It speaks volumes about the priorities of those in charge of the game that this solution hasn't even been brought up and discussed at an official level yet, even though scenes like the Sanchez dive are not exactly rare.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Want to see a ManCity win today. Spurs have ManU at home coming up in a few weeks and don't want to have ManU playing for a CL spot.

 

[YNWA14]

Even if they lose against City they're still going to be playing for a CL spot most likely.