GloryDays
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Good job Lee Mason wasn't anywhere near it.
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[Football] Arsenal Goal Just Now.
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I'm not so sure. The more I watch it back, it's clear that De Gea is watching the ball as it's played into the box and not who's around him. I think he probably things he's been deliberately fouled by an Arsenal player and has gone down to milk it in order to get a free-kick. A risky strategy that massively backfired.
2-1 now though.
LamieRobertson
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2/2 now though
That's exactly what he was doing. Lots of players do it - feel a touch go down, feign an injury. Hopefully the ref will stop play so your defence can have a break, or you can stop that counter attack, or so you can make the ref think he missed something and suspect a player is fouling more than he is, or with more intent. The smarter players makesure to hold their heads, because then the ref will be forced to stop becquse of a head injury. I guess as a goalkeeper, De Gea is used to so much protection he's not used to that part of the trick.
Kalimantan Gull
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I dont think any of those things matter - he was obviously in pain. There was a time when players put the ball out if someone was injured, now they hardly ever do it even if it's someone on their own team!
I reckon if Man U had scored like that against a team like Brentford there'd be a bit of upset!
Still funny though
Whoislloydy
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100% the right decision to give the goal, but having your ankle stamped on with studs would be enough to send anyone to the ground. And you're talking out of your ass if you say it wouldn't.
You win my 'best laugh of the day' award.
Injured, my arse. The whispy beard-faced poltroon.
Poltroon. Word of the day by a country mile and one that doesn’t get nearly enough of an airing in this day and age.
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What are the odds on that
Yes, De Gea got one, I understand ................................
Terry Butcher Tribute Act
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Was absolutely fair to allow it but i think Arsenal could have been a bit more sporting and not celebrated.
Like when a tennis player apologises after scoring with a mis hit
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dsr-burnley
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He's a professional sportsman. He can cope with a bit of pain. Has he ever seen arugby match? A man (or a woman) can be tackled fifty or sixty times a game with a couple of big blokes (or women) jumping on top of them. They seem to manage. Why can't a footballer?I dont think any of those things matter - he was obviously in pain. There was a time when players put the ball out if someone was injured, now they hardly ever do it even if it's someone on their own team!
I reckon if Man U had scored like that against a team like Brentford there'd be a bit of upset!
Still funny though
I remember once at Turf Moor there was a half time game between primary school girls. The goalkeeper from one team kicked a ball at the same time as an attacker was kicking it, and fell over, and got up and made a save. Then she sat on the floor and cried, because her foot hurt. But crucially, as long as the ball was in play she kept playing and did her darnedest to keep the ball out. Crying was for later.
If de Gea had shown the same grit and determination as a 9 year old girl, he might have made the save.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Absolutely agree with this. And for the record, I would be mortified, embarrassed and primarily outright bloody FURIOUS if a BHA keeper let a goal in like this.
Yes being trod on with a studded boot is not pleasant. But does it induce collapsing to the floor and adopting the foetal position on the goal-line, with your BACK TO PLAY ? Come on. He's a 6'4 31 year old slab of Madridian mutton, not Philip bloody Schofield. I very much suspect he "felt contact", thought it was an Arsenal boot, and assumed the crash position accordingly to draw the (usually mandatory) free kick to relieve the pressure. It backfired MASSIVELY. And I couldn't be more delighted.
Except they came back to win, which really was a pity.
Only if we’d hit the shot.
Perfectly good goal, quite funny.
It's up to the ref to stop the game, not the players.
It's up to the ref to stop the game, not the players.
Funny old game for Atkinson. He nearly blew for DDG being down but changed his mind, obviously remembering that VAR could back him up. Unlike that fat **** Lee Mason.
But then he missed the most obvious penalty shout right in front of his eyes for the Utd penalty, which he gave as soon as he saw the monitor.
But then he missed the most obvious penalty shout right in front of his eyes for the Utd penalty, which he gave as soon as he saw the monitor.
That one is horrific and actually a bit more contentious because this time the defender was seriously injured, but again it's not the fault of the striker who clearly hasn't seen what happened. The ref should have blown as soon as he saw the guy on the floor, and maybe he did. I think you're being unfair to say there was sufficient time - it didn't feel much different to last night in terms of time. It's just an even more unfortunate incident but I think ultimately nobody did anything wrong there either.