GWT: EPL - Matchweek 10

[Burner Account]

How many goals from Liverpools right side this season? Seems like every game.

Too many is all I know

 

[bluesfan94]

Smart foul by Diaz who was absolutely burned by Martinelli

 

[King Makar19]

the Bargain Bin LW is dominating this game so far.

 

[bluesfan94]

Don't love Turner coming in against the high press but am glad Turner might be getting more PT. Let's see how Ramsdale holds up; not sure I love an injured GK either

 

[bluesfan94]

Good save on the ultimately offside play, but that was easy from Arsenal.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

That’s a high hand.

 

[hatterson]

That's a handball to me.

I can understand it not being given, but your hand being at shoulder level when both feet are on the ground is always taking a risk.

 

[King Makar19]

LMAO..NEVER..HE'S 1 Feet away and kick it so high.lmao

 

[bluesfan94]

I think that's "orange" so to speak. If it had been given, it would be overturned

 

[Savant]

How many goals from Liverpools right side this season? Seems like every game.

It is

 

[Mount Suribachi]

That's a handball to me.

I can understand it not being given, but your hand being at shoulder level when both feet are on the ground is always taking a risk.

Agree, very lucky there.

 

[Savant]

That's a handball to me.

I can understand it not being given, but your hand being at shoulder level when both feet are on the ground is always taking a risk.

It was.

Arsenal have been better but that’s a handball, and their goal might have been offsides.

 

[King Makar19]

Tsimikas with a tackle and nothing...oh lord...NFL defending

 

[bluesfan94]

Tsimikas with the accidental eyepoke it looked like

 

[hatterson]

Good save on the ultimately offside play, but that was easy from Arsenal.

Both of Liverpools fullbacks have been absolute trash defensively. Tsimikas is basically playing as an RWB except Liverpool only have 4 at the back, so you have this weird formation where you have the back 4 in a U and sometimes Henderson or Thiago drift further back to let the CBs go wider. Except the CBs are staying narrow. So if there's any sort of change of possession there's just acres of space.

 

[hatterson]

That looks painful for TAA. Hopefully it's just pain and not any real damage.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

That handball was a stonewall pen if you ask me.

 

[Burner Account]

So about the handball in question. If that’s how it is then couldn’t players just start making themselves bigger if they’re close to the ball?

 

[phisherman]

So about the handball in question. If that’s how it is then couldn’t players just start making themselves bigger if they’re close to the ball?

Can't players just deliberately kick the ball to the hand to fish for penalties if it was given?

 

[Brunkmeister]

That handball was a stonewall pen if you ask me.

Yeah and you are all objective and everything.

 

[bluesfan94]

Saka getting abused.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Can't players just deliberately kick the ball to the hand to fish for penalties if it was given?

Gabriel kept his arms tight and threw them up right as the cross came in lmao.

 

[bluesfan94]

That handball was a stonewall pen if you ask me.

I for one am shocked that the Tottenham fan thinks this

Gabriel kept his arms tight and threw them up right as the cross came in lmao.

Alternatively, Gabriel kept his arms tight and then, upon stopping his momentum, used them for balance

 

[Burner Account]

Can't players just deliberately kick the ball to the hand to fish for penalties if it was given?

They already do this.

 

[hatterson]

So about the handball in question. If that’s how it is then couldn’t players just start making themselves bigger if they’re close to the ball?

The defense of no call is that 1.) He's incredibly close to the ball; 2.) He didn't move his hand towards the ball after it was kicked; and 3.) His arm was flailing a little as part of maintaining his balance.

He didn't just randomly stick his arm up, but rather the arm coming up was more a part of a quasi-natural balancing motion.

Personally I think that the case for it being given is far stronger than it not being given, but I don't think there's a chance VAR was gonna intervene either way it was called live.