GWT: EPL Week 34

[Burner Account]

ManCity had better win out. I think they will need to.

Sad!

 

[YNWA14]

Why does Emery keep benching our best player?

Torreira isn't benched?

 

[hatterson]

lol Foster

 

[YNWA14]

Lol...Watford dominating and then Foster takes a terrible touch and allows Auba to close down the attempted hoof and it's a goal.

 

[hatterson]

Deeney off. Wow.

 

[YNWA14]

Welp, there's the game for Watford. Straight red? Would love to see the replay.

No way that's a red for me. He's just running by Torreira simulation to the max. Woof.

 

[hatterson]

That's a brutal brutal brutal red. Absolute joke.

 

[maclean]

Why does Emery keep benching our best player?

Who? Working right now, so don't even know our line-up. That goal makes me breathe a bit easier at least though

 

[hatterson]

Ref has been a joke overall so far. Xhaka got barely brushed on and flopped like he was shot and he gave away an FK and then to give that red? Shouldn't be officiating beer leagues with that.

 

[Cassano]

Who? Working right now, so don't even know our line-up. That goal makes me breathe a bit easier at least though

Torreira isn't benched?

Laca

 

[Cassano]

We’re winning away, we’re winning awaaaay, how shit must you be, we’re winning away

 

[Cassano]

That was an awful call I'll admit, but this is what happens when you publicly brag about fouling defenders.

 

[hatterson]

It was the assistant referee too who gave the red. Absolutely brutal.

 

[robertmac43]

Deeney is a machine so I'll definitely take that sending off

 

[bluesfan94]

Just turned the game on. Nice surprise. Saw the Auba goal, need to see the red still

 

[YNWA14]

Leno's push on Gray was interesting.

 

[hatterson]

Leno's push on Gray was interesting.

If it's anyone but a keeper it's an obvious penalty.

 

[bluesfan94]

If it's anyone but a keeper it's an obvious penalty.

Yeah, but as a keeper you're also taught to do that. It is what it is. Happens every game and is never called.

 

[YNWA14]

If it's anyone but a keeper it's an obvious penalty.

It's kind of weird for me because Gray is just standing his ground and Leno pushes with full arm extension. Even if Gray went down maybe a bit easy you can't (or you're not supposed to be allowed to) do that.

 

[YNWA14]

Yeah, but as a keeper you're also taught to do that. It is what it is. Happens every game and is never called.

That kind of push certainly does not happen every game. They let everything go in the box on set pieces usually though so eh. It was certainly a more obvious foul than the Deeney sending off.

 

[hatterson]

Yeah, but as a keeper you're also taught to do that. It is what it is. Happens every game and is never called.

Yea, that's just the way it is with keepers.

That one was a little more than normal since he wasn't going for the ball, he was just shoving him out of the way, but I don't think it was enough. Although if the Deeney challenge is the standard for red, and if the "push" on Xhaka in like the 2nd minute is a foul, that should 100% be a penalty.

Official has just been really, really poor today.

 

[bluesfan94]

Hughes certainly got fouled, but going down was such simulation.

 

[bluesfan94]

That kind of push certainly does not happen every game. They let everything go in the box on set pieces usually though so eh. It was certainly a more obvious foul than the Deeney sending off.

True, not everyone puts a person in front of the keeper. But if they do, that type of push happens. I promise you. Usually the person doesn't fall down, but that was a bit of a dive

 

[hatterson]

Hughes certainly got fouled, but going down was such simulation.

He learned it from Xhaka right at the start of the game. That's the standard the official has set so far.

 

[YNWA14]

Leno has made a couple really strong saves today.

Arsenal look 2nd best even playing 11 v 10. How do they go from dominating Napoli to playing like this? What a bizarre team.