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GWT: EPL - Matchweek 35
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Whatever you guys can tell yourself to justify a win brought to you by the refs
Even if you can justify the goalie interference by " hurrdurr taff English footy" , the one goal difference is the missed penalty on Kulusevski and Arsenal scoring on the following play
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I’m sorry but a goalkeeper “knows” that that’s a foul (despite never protesting) and would never do that!
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I love how angry White's set piece tactics make every non-Arsenal fan here. He's absolutely distracting the goalkeeper quite amazingly and if he isn't getting called for it? Well who cares, taje advantage of it. Vicario was superb on the Saka goal, didn't even try lol. Glad we put these blokes in a spliff now expressions arrogance will get humbled for a change.
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You quoting The Situation was not on my bingo card for the weekend
To be fair Sean Dyche brought that tactic to the PL. You're being proud of Burnley level shithousery
No Ruben Días either. Wonder if they were hanging out with Cold Palmer
Blame dark age rules instead. In all the other sports I've watched, football is the worst when it comes to protecting it's goalkeepers. But again, if the refs ain't calling it, then take advantage of it. It might win us the league bruv.
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Just caught the highlights.
First goal: White often fouls the keeper on corners but in that case I don't think it was. He established position in front of the keeper and just braced himself to stand there. He's entitled to keep his position if he wants and by the time the touch came he wasn't interfering with the keeper so no offside offense.
Second goal: As usual, the PL likes to complain about players diving but then repeatedly punishes them for staying on their feet. If Kulusevski goes down immediately, it's likely given either live or on VAR. But he tried to stay up so VAR doesn't give it.
Third goal: This one I think should have been given as a foul. He actually backed up into the keeper and threw him off balance. It's another case where players are punished for not flopping. If the keeper goes down when White backs into him there's an incredibly high chance the goal is waved off live. Instead he fought through it and gets zero benefit from it.
Spurs pen/second goal: Stonewall penalty. Laughable the ref didn't call it live.
The biggest thing we learn from the PL on nearly a weekly basis is that the best strategy is that if you feel *any* contact in the box you should immediately throw yourself to the ground. You will be rewarded for it far, far, far more often than not.
First goal: White often fouls the keeper on corners but in that case I don't think it was. He established position in front of the keeper and just braced himself to stand there. He's entitled to keep his position if he wants and by the time the touch came he wasn't interfering with the keeper so no offside offense.
Second goal: As usual, the PL likes to complain about players diving but then repeatedly punishes them for staying on their feet. If Kulusevski goes down immediately, it's likely given either live or on VAR. But he tried to stay up so VAR doesn't give it.
Third goal: This one I think should have been given as a foul. He actually backed up into the keeper and threw him off balance. It's another case where players are punished for not flopping. If the keeper goes down when White backs into him there's an incredibly high chance the goal is waved off live. Instead he fought through it and gets zero benefit from it.
Spurs pen/second goal: Stonewall penalty. Laughable the ref didn't call it live.
The biggest thing we learn from the PL on nearly a weekly basis is that the best strategy is that if you feel *any* contact in the box you should immediately throw yourself to the ground. You will be rewarded for it far, far, far more often than not.
I'm all for them to drop points at Forest, but you think City will drop points? They saw this result, they're going to be as professional as they've been the last five years. The problem is that they should already have been docked like 40 points already for this season.
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I'm not even sure 40 points would be an appropriate punishment. Putting the team into administration and expulsion from the PL is a far more appropriate punishment given how extreme and pervasive the violations were.
Instead we all know what'll happen. They'll change the P&S rules then say that because of the new rules they're giving City a fine of 30 million or something stupid. Maybe they'll retroactively deduct 15 points in 17-18 or 10 points in 20-21 or 5 points last year or something that has no impact. Or maybe deduct points in years they didn't win the title so the "record book" stays the same and since the continental season is long over, it doesn't matter if they should have been in the CL or not.
