[Football] EFL Cup Final - The Thread

[dolphins]

Gallager.

 

[Littlemo]

I’m glad we’ve never bought Gallagher.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Those misses from Gallagher

I'm sure the Chelsea fans will get behind him if they end up losing, they're a forgiving bunch.

 

[The Wizard]

I REFUSE to believe Jackson isn’t a 35 Ugandan fella, absolute donkey.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Feels like this is only gonna go one way now, the Liverpool team are just a bunch of kids.

 

[Swegulls]

Konate has been a rock today.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

It's a subjective offside as he wasn't involved in the goal.

Subjective and clear and obvious are two completely different considerations.

 

[GloryDays]

Not really, correct decision. He is clearly interfering with play and was offside.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I disagree.

 

[dwayne]

Thanks a lot Liverpool. A youth team ffs

 

[GloryDays]

Refs now booking every foul.

What an awful performance

Yeah. Lost control of the game a bit.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Unbelievable challenge from Konate again.

Only chance Liverpool have now is holding out for pens, surely.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Feels like this is only gonna go one way now, the Liverpool team are just a bunch of kids.

So they're like our first team, oh well. Poor Liverpool having a few injured.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I think VAR is actually teaching us some rules we weren't aware of, and the scope of 'offside interfering with play' is definitely one

I doubt it.

 

[The Wizard]

Konate has been an absolute beast today, can only see this going one way thou Liverpool look done

 

[Pavilionaire]

If Chelsea don't beat Klopp's kids their fans will be baying for Poch's blood.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I doubt it.

Fair enough if you knew it, I just assumed interfering with play was playing or challenging for the ball or being in the way of the keeper. But now I know that it's doing anything to impede the defensive team from defending the free kick, even if your involvement isn't a foul in itself. There was another similar case recently. Of course very difficult to spot without VAR

 

[Simster]

If Chelsea don't beat Klopp's kids their fans will be baying for Poch's blood.

Fingers crossed this happens.

It won't though.

 

[jcdenton08]

Subjective and clear and obvious are two completely different considerations.

The whole point of the use of VAR in offside decisions is that it is for factual clear and obvious errors. Even if it is an inch, a player is “factually” offside. The idea of inviting a referee to make a subjective assessment at a pitch side screen (in front of 89,000 fans, in a timely manner) is frankly absurd.

When VAR was introduced, they promised that offsides were a purely matter of fact - you’re either offside or not. Having a referee decide makes an absolute farce of that promise. If he’s offside, VAR should advise the referee and the law of the game applied.

He has zero reason to see the incident himself in a “matter of fact” incident.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

If Chelsea don't beat Klopp's kids their fans will be baying for Poch's blood.

It's already quite embarrassing.

 

[dwayne]

Chelsea 13/5 gotta be worth a punt