Greenlizard0 PL & Championship Football Thread ** spoilers ** [7th - 9th July 2020]

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Kepa is ****. How could anybody possibly pay £70m for a keeper that bad?

 

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The ref was looking straight at that. How's he not given the red himself?

 

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Tyler and Smith talking absolute *******s. That was a terrible challenge. He's flown in, knee high with a straight leg.

 

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@BaZ87 AFTV. Ive warned you before.

I forgot! I'll watch it back.

 

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AFTV's reaction to the Leicester goal is sensational.

 

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Another game lacking in intensity but another 3 points on the board. I know they've been glorified friendlies for us since the restart but Keita's been really impressive. He's such a clever passer and if his hamstrings and groins can hold up then he'll give us another way of playing against deep defences next season.

Looks like Salah's golden boot hunting - he's going to be fuming when he's rested vs Burnley on Saturday.

 

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Everybody thought we had Southampton's pants down when we got £20m for Ings but he's proven to be a bargain.

 

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Sacking Poch and replacing him with Mourinho might go down as the worst decision in Spurs' history.

 

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Haha. It's just silly now.

 

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Utd can now foul the opposition and get penalties

 

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Fergie has shares in VAR.

You and Robbo are sat in Stockley Park, it's the only explanation.

 

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The worst part about it is with VAR you can't even give the officials the benefit of the doubt and argue the referee didn't see it properly.

The problem is the way VAR is being used. The VAR isn't being asked to check if the correct decision is being made but whether you can understand why the ref made the decision, which is barking mad.

The craziest thing is this isn't the worst decision Utd have had. They got a penalty vs Norwich for a James dive that the ref didn't give but VAR overturned

 

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John Moss has Fernandes in his fantasy football team. He tried to give him the pen for the dive vs Spurs too.

 

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Utd have had 13 penalties in the PL this season, Salah has been fouled just 16 times in the PL, Jack Grealish (before tonight) has been fouled 151 times.

 

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Jon Moss is one of the worst refs imo. Hopefully he’s nearing retirement age.

He should have been sacked 2 seasons ago when he was caught trying to get VAR's help (when it was only being tested in the background) and ended up guessing to give Spurs a penalty at Anfield.

 

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Its almost like football is a game of grey areas and not everyone agrees on any decision that isn't horrendously obvious. Bringing technology in to try and make subjective decisions suddenly objective was never going to work perfectly.

Tbf today's penalty was the sort of decision that technology was supposed to correct. Not even the most loyal Utd fan is arguing that was a penalty.

 

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Greenwood's left footed? He's one of the cleanest strikers of the ball I've seen on his weaker foot in a long time.

I haven't seen it yet but Robbo seemed to think it was a penalty.

I'm pretty sure he was joking.

 

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I know that would never be given...

Utd would have got it.

 

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Pepe Reina hasn't dived for a shot since 2010.