GWT: PL Matchweek 7

[Savant]

The counterpoint is that if it were truly that clear, VAR would have caught it. Didn't watch/haven't seen it, so I can't truly comment.

Wasn’t a PK in my opinion would have been very soft to give in Liverpool’s favor

 

[YNWA14]

Oh West Ham

 

[Blender]

He did not touch Mount at all.

You were saying? Clear as day he takes him right out.

 

[AB13]

You were saying? Clear as day he takes him right out.

Don’t know what you are seeing but that doesn’t look like much contact to me.

 

[Blender]

Don’t know what you are seeing but that doesn’t look like much contact to me.

Was it not much contact or no contact? You can't even keep your awful opinions straight.

 

[Blender]

About time Barkley came off.

 

[AB13]

Was it not much contact or no contact? You can't even keep your awful opinions straight.

I said before, a little contact should never ever be enough for a penalty. And I can’t really see much contact there.

 

[YNWA14]

Wtf Anderson come onnnnnn

Yarmolenko has been great lately.

On replay it was a tougher chance than I thought.

 

[Blender]

I said before, a little contact should never ever be enough for a penalty. And I can’t really see much contact there.

He did not touch Mount at all.

You said he didn't touch him at all, and he clearly took him out by sticking his leg into the back of Mount's leg and taking his foot out mid-stride. The amount of contact doesn't matter, when players are running full speed it doesn't always take a huge amount of contact to bring them down. You can concede a penalty for just clipping someones heels, and it's a good call.

Nowhere in the rules does it say penalties are only awarded when you aggressively slide into someone and wreck them.

 

[Blender]

Willian!

Deserved 2-0 lead.

 

[YNWA14]

Wow Wilson to Wilson but it’s saved. Harry Wilson is a tidy player. Would be happy to have him back.

 

[Blender]

CHO's pace really opens up a lot of space out there.

 

[YNWA14]

Fantastic ball from Yarmo but really smart header from Anderson back to Cresswell.

 

[AB13]

You said he didn't touch him at all, and he clearly took him out by sticking his leg into the back of Mount's leg and taking his foot out mid-stride. The amount of contact doesn't matter, when players are running full speed it doesn't always take a huge amount of contact to bring them down. You can concede a penalty for just clipping someones heels, and it's a good call.

Nowhere in the rules does it say penalties are only awarded when you aggressively slide into someone and wreck them.

My opinion is that he didn’t affect Mounts movement at all by touching him, which I still can’t see him doing from the picture. If you make physical contact in the box without affecting their ability to run too much, it isn’t a penalty. That shouldn’t be a foul anywhere on the pitch. If you, for example, touch them slightly like in let’s say Mctominays dive earlier this season, it shouldn’t be a penalty ever. Physical contact should be allowed in football.

 

[AB13]

Mason Mount has been ridiculously sh*t today.

 

[Blender]

My opinion is that he didn’t affect Mounts movement at all by touching him, which I still can’t see him doing from the picture. If you make physical contact in the box without affecting their ability to run too much, it isn’t a penalty. That shouldn’t be a foul anywhere on the pitch. If you, for example, touch them slightly like in let’s say Mctominays dive earlier this season, it shouldn’t be a penalty ever. Physical contact should be allowed in football.

Well this is just wrong, and it's not close to a dive. Mount is running and ends up with both feet off the ground because Webster contacts his left leg while he's mid-stride with his right leg already in the air. So when Mount goes to plant his left foot down it's now been slid out from under him and his momentum carries him to the ground because he's lost all balance in his run. This is pretty simple stuff, which is exactly why it's called a penalty every single time.

 

[AB13]

Well this is just wrong, and it's not close to a dive. Mount is running and ends up with both feet off the ground because Webster contacts his left leg while he's mid-stride with his right leg already in the air. So when Mount goes to plant his left foot down it's now been slid out from under him and his momentum carries him to the ground because he's lost all balance in his run. This is pretty simple stuff, which is exactly why it's called a penalty every single time.

This is just wrong. Webster miscontrols the pass and sticks out the leg, and Mount falls down by himself, possibly getting slight soft contact when he is on his way down, already falling because he sees he can’t reach the ball.

 

[Blender]

Abraham off for Bats to finish the game. Abraham played really well, unfortunately go goals to show for it.

 

[Blender]

Dominant win for Chelsea, finally get the first win at home. Should have done better with 24 shot attempts and 10 shots on target though, need to be a bit more clinical. Full credit to Mat Ryan for an excellent performance for BHA.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Not a particularly good away day for West Ham, but they rescued a draw at least so whatever, I guess.

Roberto was okay, but the drop off fr ol m Fabianski to him is still massive.

Yarmolenko really hitting his stride, but want so much more from Anderson.

 

[John Price]

 

[Blender]

CHO is a better player, so really he's competing for minutes against Willian/Pedro now, both who apparently have a much better work rate in training and have definitely had a better work rate in the games. Zero chance he takes Mount's spot in the middle, as Mount is a better player who Lampard also had last season.

It's only been 9 games, and Pulisic is only 21. The American media's obsession with him, acting like he's a world class player being held back by bad management, is really ridiculous and bordering on pathetic. The expectation seems to be that because Chelsea paid a lot for him, that meant they would just gift him minutes. In reality, they see Pulisic as a long term investment in a player with a lot of promise, and expect him to develop and compete with all the other young guys fighting for minutes. Pulisic needs to look inwards for why he isn't playing, and the American media needs to wise up to that as well.

 

[Cassano]

CHO is a better player, so really he's competing for minutes against Willian/Pedro now, both who apparently have a much better work rate in training and have definitely had a better work rate in the games. Zero chance he takes Mount's spot in the middle, as Mount is a better player who Lampard also had last season.

It's only been 9 games, and Pulisic is only 21. The American media's obsession with him, acting like he's a world class player being held back by bad management, is really ridiculous and bordering on pathetic. The expectation seems to be that because Chelsea paid a lot for him, that meant they would just gift him minutes. In reality, they see Pulisic as a long term investment in a player with a lot of promise, and expect him to develop and compete with all the other young guys fighting for minutes. Pulisic needs to look inwards for why he isn't playing, and the American media needs to wise up to that as well.

I think when he wasnt a starter for BvB i'm surprised why people believed he'd get mins for Chelsea.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Whoever came up with these City kits should be waterboarded.

 

[Chimaera]

City’s kits are awful. Tennis balls and pink unicorns