defenders "didn't react quick enough to Sane's run".
Apart from playing him offside, presumably :shrug:
Thick c*nt
defenders "didn't react quick enough to Sane's run".
Apart from playing him offside, presumably :shrug:
Thick c*nt
Anyone who watched that second half capitulation and cares one sh1t about the offside decisions is missing the point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
No one more so than Wenger.
He's the Irish bloke, right? I enjoy his podcast occasionally but he does sometimes say silly things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
I believe someone said he used to post here.
Also, I expect he meant that had they reacted more quickly they could have more clearly played him offside. Which is not an unreasonable point given how close that decision was. It was so close I don't think we can have any complaint.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
There is perhaps an argument for that, but it an unlucky ricochet to Silva that caught us out and left very, very little time for any of our defenders to reach. It wasn't a natural scenerio n which you'd expect all your defenders to step out in unison.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
I thought the complaint regarding the second was a lot less valid than the first.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
But of course your point from earlier - "Anyone who watched that second half capitulation and cares one sh1t about the offside decisions is missing the point" - is entirely valid.
Oh I don't think we can particularly criticise the defenders for that goal. I just think that focusing on the offside decisions when you're outplayed that badly is an exercise in missing the point by a mile or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
I'd have thought that the complaint regarding the second was more valid than the first. The first was marginal and you can't expect the linos to always get them right. For the second, Silva is in front of the goalie waving his leg at the ball. He has to be interfering with play.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
A wonderful game which brings forth different opinions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I don’t think Silva’s presence in any way affected Cech’s inability to stop the shot given it was low to his left and Silva was moving in from his right, and indeed at a very late stage in the developing move.
There is indeed too much ambiguity surrounding a player interfering, or not, with play and as such I am more than willing to accept this.
In summary this goal was really poor by Cech and our scrambling around for excuses and blame to apportion simply reflects poorly on us.
Wenger out!
Discussing the interpretation of the laws of the game does not necessarily equate to making excuses. That would reflect poorly on our logic to assume such a connection.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
2015/16Interpretation:Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
"Players have previously been allowed to be in offside positions if they were not an "active" part of play; to be offside a player had to touch the ball. Referees' chief Mike Riley says the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the sport's law making body, introduced a change meaning anybody in an offside position making a play for the ball, being close to the ball or having an impact on an opponent would be deemed offside - even if they did not make contact."
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport...201516-9879398
Yes, but when one says "us" one may have been referring to the larger family and not simply us as is "us".Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I don't think we lost the game on rule interpretation, I think we lost as we played very poorly.
As before I don’t believe his presence in any way impeded or affected Cech’s inability to stop the shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Fuming (mildly annoyed) is what I would be had such a decision gone against us for example, always a common sense way of judging these things I find. At the time for example I did not even react to the Spaniard’s presence.
Of course we lost because we played poorly. The fact that both of their goals were, arguably, offside does not alter the fact that we were **** and deserved to lose. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Had such a decision gone against us I would expect you to accept the decision of the officials and move on, as I have never seen you express fume or mild annoyance at any decision against us.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
I suppose you are correct here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I see it as futile to rage after the event. It is one of the many great personal skills I have which I am very grateful for that upon final whistle I simply move on as opposed to others who for their own reasons may allow such events to spoil their day and/or evening.
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Originally Posted by Ash
hmmmm Mike Riley... hmmmmm
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Originally Posted by SWv2
One could argue that Monreal could have done more to keep Sterling at bay. Perhaps keep him outside the penalty area as long as possible and allow the other defenders to get back into place. Once Sterling got into that shooting position there was not really much Cech could do. It was low and in the corner. Few keepers would have saved that.
On the other side, what a great ball from De Bruyne in to Sterling's path.