GWT: PL Matchbox 20

[These Are The Days]

And that means what? It's acceptable? Or sporting? I'll take a little bit of solace in your tacit admission that Salah is actively attempting to con referees week in, week out. That's something.

We'd see this type of stuff less and less if the FA decided to enforce their own rules.

I'll leave it at this. If you don't find yourself this outraged the next time you watch a player go down then your problem is strictly with Salah and not just enforcement against it. I don't advocate embellishment either but next week a defender will make a challenge against City and they'll go down as if they were shot. I just have to accept it for what it is

 

[Live in the Now]

Another approach to considering the Leicester phenomenon is that their win proves if you have a goalkeeper in outstanding form, plus protection from an excellent pair of central midfielders, the quality of your centre backs becomes less important.

The more so if referees decide that in order to aid your romantic title tilt, they're going to indulge a big thug at the heart of your defence even more than normal.

That's true as well. Didn't hurt that all their competition had the worst seasons they could possibly have had.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Not that prime Koscielny was a world beater by any means, but past his prime Koscielny really isn't very good

 

[S E P H]

Meh, it was always a tough task an Anfield, but I am extremely disappointed by how many goals we're simply gifting them. Just ****ing terrible games by Torriera and Benedict Cumberbatch. Hopefully we don't ever have to seen another Cumberbatch performance after this one, much rather play a young lad than seeing this wanker scream at teammates all time. Hopefully we also see them shell out 50 million for a CB in summer as well.

 

[koyvoo]

Lol penalty

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Oh for f***s sake Lovren

 

[Live in the Now]

Can't believe Fabinho got to Liverpool. Great buy.

 

[S E P H]

Sokratis/Mustafi are worse

Sokratis is passable, Mustafi is trash, but neither of them come close to the awfulness of Cumberbatch. He's at Andre Santos level of terribleness.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Not that prime Koscielny was a world beater by any means, but past his prime Koscielny really isn't very good

He is old and has been out for 7 months.

In his prime Koscielny was pretty freaking good.

 

[bluesfan94]

Disappointing game

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Never a penalty but this is hilarious

 

[Fred McCarthy]

Another approach to considering the Leicester phenomenon is that their win proves if you have a goalkeeper in outstanding form, plus protection from an excellent pair of central midfielders, the quality of your centre backs becomes less important.

The more so if referees decide that in order to aid your romantic title tilt, they're going to indulge a big thug at the heart of your defence even more than normal.

If you leave Blackburns Premier title out of the equation(4th highest wages) , the team paying the highest wages in the Premier have won the most titles. The team paying the 2nd highest wages won the 2nd most titles and the team paying the 3rd highest wages won the rest....until the Foxes , when they won they payed the 14th highest wages. All premier league titles won by the 1st , 2nd and 3rd highest wages ( except for Blackburns one off 4th highest wage title and the Leicester " Miracle" title . Law of large numbers dictates money titles since the start of the Premier League.

 

[hatterson]

Apparently Lovren got knifed in the back there...

 

[S E P H]

Disappointing game

Nah, blessing in disguise game. Wake up call to stop the free transfers and get some real players aka an entire defencive line.

 

[Live in the Now]

Never a penalty but this is hilarious

Yeah, it wasn't...but I don't know what kind of idiot shoves someone like that in the box right in front of the official.

 

[Chimaera]

Let me know when Arsenal will spend on 50 on a defender. That might be 3/4ths of their window.

 

[Stray Wasp]

Arsenal is going to pounce on Liverpool like a homeless woman getting a gift card to Harrods.

I presume the homeless woman tried to bring her baggage into the store with her, and she was therefore ejected by one of the big security guards.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Yeah, it wasn't...but I don't know what kind of idiot shoves someone like that in the box right in front of the official.

Someone who's seen that happen dozens of times a game in every game in Premier League history and never seen it called

 

[S E P H]

I presume the homeless woman tried to bring her baggage into the store with her, and she was therefore ejected by one of the big security guards.

Sadly she was wearing Michael Kors and not Burberry.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Why have Lacazette AND Aubameyang when you can have Lacazette OR Aubameyang

 

[Live in the Now]

Someone who's seen that happen dozens of times a game in every game in Premier League history and never seen it called

I think his dive earlier may have had something to do with it as well. Referee may have been looking for something.

 

[Cassano]

Emery is a fraud. At least Wenger would continue to try attacking. Get this clown out of my club.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I'll leave it at this. If you don't find yourself this outraged the next time you watch a player go down then your problem is strictly with Salah and not just enforcement against it. I don't advocate embellishment either but next week a defender will make a challenge against City and they'll go down as if they were shot. I just have to accept it for what it is

So your issue is really just Salah being the lightning rod for the discussion?

There are degrees of offenders. The frequency, egregiousness, and obvious nature of his embellishment (when he isn't outright diving) puts Salah near the top of that list. And maybe most frustratingly, he's rewarded almost every time.

Frankly, he shouldn't have even been playing today if the FA had the balls to ban a player on a big side. That's why I'll be looking at what happens with Maddison because I could totally see them ban him as a pathetic "See we're doing something!" with his history.

Btw, that last penalty is also almost never given...

 

[Live in the Now]

Emery is a fraud. At least Wenger would continue to try attacking. Get this clown out of my club.

Emery has done a much better job than Wenger. Relax, look who they're playing, don't make any major judgments about the team as a whole because of the game specifically. The defense on the other hand definitely needs some judging. 30 goals given up in 20 matches is a lot. 25 goals would be quite a lot too even if you discard this game.

 

[Chimaera]

Yeah, because attacking with that crap backline is a great idea. Let them counter attack you for the last half hour.

Liverpool are on form, and they’re equipped to go for the jugular. If you’re down against them, many managers have to consider damage mitigation.