Popular Post Nod.E Posted 1 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 1 January 2021 Can't believe how tight the league table is. It's almost inevitable we will find ourselves in 6th/7th/8th at some point. This place will just as inevitably lose its shiit. It's going to be a matter of who finds form in the last month of the season to decide the European spots. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bennytwohats Posted 1 January 2021 Share Posted 1 January 2021 7 minutes ago, twister said: 22 fouls by united today and only 4 bookings 31 pens in 53 games whats the point of even competing with that we all know whats going in and how this narrative ends You know we have almost twice as many penalties in the league as anyone else right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeybradger Posted 1 January 2021 Share Posted 1 January 2021 Ollie watkins for me is insanely overrated, cant believe some people actually want him to take over from vardy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twister Posted 1 January 2021 Share Posted 1 January 2021 5 minutes ago, bennytwohats said: You know we have almost twice as many penalties in the league as anyone else right? earnt fairley Not through throwing yourself to the ground and getting a pen every week would ieicester get away with 22 fouls without a red 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom12345 Posted 1 January 2021 Share Posted 1 January 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, twister said: 22 fouls by united today and only 4 bookings 31 pens in 53 games whats the point of even competing with that we all know whats going in and how this narrative ends It was not a penalty today. Edited 1 January 2021 by Tom12345 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jayfox26 Posted 1 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 1 January 2021 I genuinely don't understand the media loving for Bielsa. Him being nominated for world coach of the year was an absolute joke and made a mockery of the award. And then headlines like this from the media. Yes they've scored 30 goals but they've also conceded 30, more than any team other than WBA. Any manager could send their team out and play all out attack. Yes its entertaining but I'm pretty sure the leeds fans didnt enjoy getting humped 6-2 by Man U. The media make him out to be some tactical genius. A tactical genius wouldnt have conceded 30 goals in 16 games. Hes just a strange old man that sits on a bucket drinking bovril then shouts at his interpreter after every match 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post CrispinLA in Texas Posted 1 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 1 January 2021 (edited) Why didn't the VAR offical tell the ref (oliver) to go to the pitch side monitor to look at the incident again because looking at it again it is obvious Progba tripped over himself. The ref couldn't wait to give ManUtd a penalty. And most betting sites had Bruno Fernandes to score a penalty before the game as a popular bet. Edited 1 January 2021 by CrispinLA in Texas 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wortho Posted 1 January 2021 Share Posted 1 January 2021 12 minutes ago, jayfox26 said: I genuinely don't understand the media loving for Bielsa. Him being nominated for world coach of the year was an absolute joke and made a mockery of the award. And then headlines like this from the media. Yes they've scored 30 goals but they've also conceded 30, more than any team other than WBA. Any manager could send their team out and play all out attack. Yes its entertaining but I'm pretty sure the leeds fans didnt enjoy getting humped 6-2 by Man U. The media make him out to be some tactical genius. A tactical genius wouldnt have conceded 30 goals in 16 games. Hes just a strange old man that sits on a bucket drinking bovril then shouts at his interpreter after every match I totally agree with you. On Talkshite they were saying, “well if Pep goes surely City will go for Bielsa”. City wouldn’t let him within a thousand miles of the club. Ridiculous. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twister Posted 1 January 2021 Share Posted 1 January 2021 3 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said: Why didn't the VAR offical tell the ref (oliver) to go to the pitch side monitor to look at the incident again because looking it again it is obvious Progba tripped over himself. The ref couldn't wait to give ManUtd a penalty. And most betting sites had Bruno Fernandes to score a penalty nefore the game as a popular bet. we all know why they didnt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wortho Posted 1 January 2021 Share Posted 1 January 2021 24 minutes ago, honeybradger said: Ollie watkins for me is insanely overrated, cant believe some people actually want him to take over from vardy. He’s the darling of the football media atm. Wait till he doesn’t score for another 6 games and they’ll be slagging him off. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hoopla10 Posted 1 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 1 January 2021 Water is wet, the sky is blue, ManU get a penalty... my niggle is how Bruno takes pens should be banned. In fact none of this BS players currently do when taking a pen. No weird half jog in the middle of the run up, no trying to out-psych the goalie... just run up and kick the ball, one smooth motion, it's not complicated. Goalkeepers have to stay on the goal line the FA should at least balance the rules. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 1 January 2021 Share Posted 1 January 2021 50 minutes ago, twister said: 22 fouls by united today and only 4 bookings Surprised they got that many, Fernandes couldn't have been far off that number against us, just the one booking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Foxed Posted 1 January 2021 Share Posted 1 January 2021 23 minutes ago, Wortho said: He’s the darling of the football media atm. Wait till he doesn’t score for another 6 games and they’ll be slagging him off. absolute joke how much they suck em off oh he does so much other than scoring so did Heskey but u were happy to talk shit about him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkie Bennett Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 1 hour ago, twister said: 22 fouls by united today and only 4 bookings 31 pens in 53 games whats the point of even competing with that we all know whats going in and how this narrative ends It's also the fouls and underhand behaviour that go unpunished. Pogba pictured showing Shaw what he should have done in the penalty area. Their blatant cheating and self-entitlement know no bounds, and referees enable it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzFOX Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 As awkward and uncomfortable as it was found myself rooting for Villa in that 2nd half. Atleast they put up a fight and game was ruined by that pogba epic collapse. I really do dislike manure now more than ever before. They think they've already won the league lol. Next time we play the I hope we give them a hammering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 Why didnt Oliver book any Utd players when Villa were trying to take quick free kicks,Wan Bissaka stood in front of the ball at least twice...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 1 hour ago, CrispinLA in Texas said: Why didn't the VAR offical tell the ref (oliver) to go to the pitch side monitor to look at the incident again because looking at it again it is obvious Progba tripped over himself. The ref couldn't wait to give ManUtd a penalty. And most betting sites had Bruno Fernandes to score a penalty before the game as a popular bet. Pogba trips over himself because Luiz gets too close and impedes Pogba. It's a penalty, albeit a very very soft one. The betting thing means nothing. They've probably had that bet several times before a lot of games. That's just a happy coincidence. Also, it doesn't make sense to bring that up because surely if they want to make money they wouldn't want Fernandes scoring a penalty?? That means they have to pay out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steflcfc Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 The Leeds love in will stop after this season. Like it was with Sheff Utd last season punching above their weight and playing without fear......once the first season novelty wears off they will get hit back to reality and the fans won’t take the drubbings. Bournemouth were similar when they came up, could score but conceded for fun, and in the end once the goals dry up it eventually ended in relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vardinio'sCat Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 2 hours ago, jayfox26 said: I genuinely don't understand the media loving for Bielsa. Him being nominated for world coach of the year was an absolute joke and made a mockery of the award. And then headlines like this from the media. Yes they've scored 30 goals but they've also conceded 30, more than any team other than WBA. Any manager could send their team out and play all out attack. Yes its entertaining but I'm pretty sure the leeds fans didnt enjoy getting humped 6-2 by Man U. The media make him out to be some tactical genius. A tactical genius wouldnt have conceded 30 goals in 16 games. Hes just a strange old man that sits on a bucket drinking bovril then shouts at his interpreter after every match His Chile side were immense though. 3-3-1-3, pressing like madmen, all for one and one for all, and that influenced many of today's coaches. Kind of the modern Godfather of the press Obviously pressing has been around for ages, but people like Klopp, Pochettino and Simeone are all pushing a style that draws on near total commitment to it. Apart from maybe this season, where pressing is down, presumably because of the covid disruption. Anyway, pure pressing is fashionable so Bielsa is given more kudos than if he had a different style. That's my take on it anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurru991 Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 2 hours ago, honeybradger said: Ollie watkins for me is insanely overrated, cant believe some people actually want him to take over from vardy. I don't think he is over rated at all. He continually makes intelligent runs and has a great first touch. He passes very well & is good in the air. At 25 he has a great future. I would take him every day of the week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoareyaaa Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 7 hours ago, Arkie Bennett said: It's also the fouls and underhand behaviour that go unpunished. Pogba pictured showing Shaw what he should have done in the penalty area. Their blatant cheating and self-entitlement know no bounds, and referees enable it. it's like watching a wrestling match when they play, at somepoint you know one of there players is going to a take a dive and ref will blow no matter what pure entertainment... alot of there penos are soft as shit, cheating cvnts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravel Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 8 hours ago, Hoopla10 said: Water is wet, the sky is blue, ManU get a penalty... my niggle is how Bruno takes pens should be banned. In fact none of this BS players currently do when taking a pen. No weird half jog in the middle of the run up, no trying to out-psych the goalie... just run up and kick the ball, one smooth motion, it's not complicated. Goalkeepers have to stay on the goal line the FA should at least balance the rules. Can we also ban how Nacho takes pens 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFCCHRIS Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 (edited) Going down is now a normal, mainstream tactic that probably gets worked on in every clubs training routine (okay lads today we'll practise drawing contact and overreacting to get a foul / penalty). In a way you get it because there's so much money in football so you'll exploit any avenue to win, but it's by far one of the worst effects that's being had on football in terms of viewer enjoyment, and pundits are 90% of the time complicit, and rarely call out obvious dives if there's as much as a brush on the shorts from the defender. I understand there will always be cheating in sports but the only way I can see to beat this is if ref's go very hard-line on keeping a game flowing. In Europa with the female ref (Stephanie Frappart) the game if I remember correctly was free flowing and there was little dissent from the players, who stopped going down / moaning when they realised she was having none of it. The more refs pander to every little foul the more they get walked all over (true in any aspect of life). There should also be more discipline as default for arguing with the officials, I think it was Grealish yesterday coming across as an arrogant little chav when moaning at the linesman for a decision, which could be heard on the TV. VAR has brought all this to a boiling point now as everyone can see it's being used completely subjectively and it feels like the quality of refereeing is so poor that they aren't on the same page regarding rules. I've heard People say they are getting sick with football, and I never understood it, but if the way decisions and VAR are dealt with continues to get worse I can see a time when many of us become completely disillusioned by it. Edited 2 January 2021 by LCFCCHRIS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfox Posted 2 January 2021 Share Posted 2 January 2021 United are the most loathsome team in the league. They have perfected the “throw enough shit at a wall and some of it has got to stick” method of business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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