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[Football] Match Of The Day - 22:45 on BBC One
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
The VAR was telling. The wording was 'Checking for a goalscoring opportunity'
“One at the back………against Manchester City!”
Not only that, the one at the back scored (and from open play, not a corner).
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Takes me back to the winner v Everton at home last season, with Burn and Trossard rampaging forward in stoppage time, resulting in a panicked own goal.
Weststander
Well-known member
Cancelo got it all wrong, so made damn sure Welbeck was unable to profit.
A foul, plain and simple.
Denying Welbeck an opportunity. The ref and VAR were 100% correct.
When do you ever hear a Premier League manager apologise? OK. I’ve not actually researched that. Maybe it happens all the time but it doesn’t feel like it. He’s a classy guy, that Potter. Hopefully it’s accruing some positive karma for next season to make up for the bad luck we’ve had to put up with most of this term.
And that new shirt looks mint. I’m in!
And that new shirt looks mint. I’m in!
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Re MOTD, I can't dislike Patrick Bamford. Quite the cerebral footballer
Agreed. Seems switched on and a generally nice guy.
clapham_gull
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That red (and foul) is open to interpretation as those sort of "coming togethers" usually are. Did he pull Welbeck towards him ? or does Welbeck's movement make it look like that ?
When arms are linked like that it's very difficult to tell and we will all disagree,
Doesn't really matter in the big scheme of things (beyond Peps ego), but I'd like to see players in the VAR room.
Quite how that handball was missed is another matter.
When arms are linked like that it's very difficult to tell and we will all disagree,
Doesn't really matter in the big scheme of things (beyond Peps ego), but I'd like to see players in the VAR room.
Quite how that handball was missed is another matter.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
I like him as well, gave a quite brilliant interview earlier in the season stating the Leeds pitch was so bad he actually wore Rugby boots
clapham_gull
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He reminds me of a home counties student on a gap year doing some community work for a charity.
"Playing one at the back ................... against Manchester City!"
Love it!
Love it!
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
The world has changed tonight. Tonight I even enjoyed watching Leeds win.
Perhaps something to do with the several Jack Daniels poured down my throat admittedly.
acrossthepond
Active member
So are we renaming NSC 'one at the back' ??
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
I'm glad its not just me then. I thought that was a VERY harsh red. Welbeck is chasing and comes from behind Cancelo and initiates the contact, from which they both tangle and go down. Cancelo was trying to nod the ball back to the keeper after missing his touch, and actually gets his head to the ball during the collision. He does not even glance back at Welbeck, who was (IMO) the one who initiated contact as he tried to get to the ball. Whats Cancelo supposed to do - stand aside ?
I'm not complaining, but I think there are a LOT of blue-and-white specs looking at that incident. If the roles were reversed and it was given against one of our defenders, I'd have gone apeshit.
wolfie
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Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Totally agree with you. but I don't care.
Football is, as Greavsie would say "a funny old game"
Raleigh Chopper
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Its not just you I agree too, in fact I would go as far as to say the Danny was the first to link arms.
Lots of blue & white specs and precious craving love comments tonight.
So pleased we won though, jesus enough ridiculous decisions have gone against us this season.
As to Pep, all the aggro was because of that knee high foul on Gudogan, Pep and his staff were steaming, understandable as he is in top form and the CL final very soon.
But, Pep then went on to have a go at any Brighton player that was near (Gross & Webster) and then, at the end told Potter to clear off.
Pep may be good but he clearly thinks he can take over even at away grounds, he then covered his tracks in the interview, a very classless performance from Pep tonight.
Potter apologising made me cringe, stand up for yourself man, you do whatever you want on your own patch, I doubt he went too far anyway but he should never have to say sorry for celebrating a very good goal after a hugely frustrating season in the final 3rd.
Pep would have known that, so really stupid to react.
clapham_gull
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No he did exactly the right thing and that's what a degree in emotional intelligence gives you.
The story is now that Pep loses his shit over home manager celebrating a goal at home on the day the fans were let in.
Who looks stupid now ? Not Potter.