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Commonly misunderstood part of the offside rule, there actually has to be 2 men between you and the goal when the pass is played.
Carabao Cup - Semi Finals ** Spoilers ** [5/12/13/20 January 2022]
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Well I never
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Another fan collapsed?
Picked the wrong cup game to watch, should've gone with El Classico instead. Borefest 
Dont mind getting Chelsea in the final.
Dont mind getting Chelsea in the final.
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At least winning the game was there for the taking for Spurs in that wasnt impressed by Chelsea.
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spurs goal wasn't offside lol
He was a good yard offside...
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Rudiger was playing him on no?
Usually the 2nd last opponent is the last defender because there's normally a GK behind him. As the keeper is ahead of 2 defenders, the line gets drawn from the 2nd last opponent which is a defender in this case.
It's rare but not the first time it's happened.
It's going to be interesting to see how we set-up tonight. A front 3 of Minamino, Jota and Firmino lacks the width and pace that we usually get with Salah and Mane in the side. I wonder whether we tweak the system slightly and play more of a 4-4-2 diamond with Taki dropping deeper behind Jota & Firmino.
Other than how the front line sets up, the only other decision is in goal. In normal circumstances I'm sure Kelleher would keep his place but with Alisson missing the last couple of games due to covid, that would mean he wouldn't have played in 3 weeks which isn't ideal.
Other than how the front line sets up, the only other decision is in goal. In normal circumstances I'm sure Kelleher would keep his place but with Alisson missing the last couple of games due to covid, that would mean he wouldn't have played in 3 weeks which isn't ideal.
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Pretty annoyed at the fact we’re missing, ESR, Odegaard and Tomiyasu.
Hopefully Xhaka’s back because I don’t want to see the Lokonga/Patino midfield partnership for a long time yet.
it’s an absolute disgrace this. We’re missing some of our best players while Liverpool have a full squad apart from the AFCON players which we are suffering from too.
Hopefully Xhaka’s back because I don’t want to see the Lokonga/Patino midfield partnership for a long time yet.
it’s an absolute disgrace this. We’re missing some of our best players while Liverpool have a full squad apart from the AFCON players which we are suffering from too.
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They’re nowhere near as important to the team as Arsenals missing players are.
Liverpool have blatantly got an advantage by pushing the tie back. I’d rather we just forfeited now to stick two fingers up to the EFL and cost them a load of cash.
Liverpool have blatantly got an advantage by pushing the tie back. I’d rather we just forfeited now to stick two fingers up to the EFL and cost them a load of cash.
But these are just normal injuries aren't they, rather than covid? It's one thing if a squad is blitzed by covid. It's another if they just have injury problems, which all clubs have to contend with from time to time - look at Liverpool last season for example.
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The whole situation is galling though. Teams are now starting to get advantages from Covid postponements. Why should the opponents have to suffer?I think it’s time we started to treat Covid as we do other illnesses like colds and flu
Because legally players cannot play if they have covid. Whereas from a legal perspective, a player can play if he has a cold, flu, or even a broken leg.
Edit: and whether teams gain advantages is pot luck. If the postponements had fallen differently we could be looking at a situation where a player could not have made the original date, but can make this match
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Atleast one of Arsenals missing players is covid, how many were actually covid from Liverpool in the end after the 6 "false positives"? I'd say not enough to stop the game.
Liverpool have benefited hugely after all their efforts to get the game postponed, it does make a mockery of the whole situation. Arsenal might as well forfeit now for what they have available, let Liverpool have it, a hollow victory won away from the pitch.