[Albion] Premier League 11-14/8/23

[Mike Small]

Liverpool so open at the back. Full backs don't mark or call other players to mark, centre backs rush out to press a ball that only Ali Mac is there to stop. Other two 'midfielders' bomb on and forwards misplace the final pass. Then you have odious Chelsea. Best players are the full backs but Chilwell is more of a prick than Cucurella on that evidence.

We are better than both of these but will need a Moises Caicedo type player to show that in the final league table.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Hand ball surely? Geez if Dunks was then that has to be…not given

 

[banjo]

How the f*** is that not handball.

 

[Hendrax]

Thats NOT a handball, but Dunks was??

 

[WhingForPresident]

How the f*** is that not a penalty? f***ing disgrace.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

How was Dunk and handball when it hit his elbow behind him whilst jumping. And yet that Chelsea player pushes it away from goal with his hand and it's NOT a pen?? FFS VAR is inconsistent. Ridiculous.

 

[pasty]

Ridiculous that the one against Dunk was given yesterday and that one wasn’t.

 

[oldboyroy]

I don't get hand ball anymore, how the hell was Dunks given yet NOT that 1!

 

[Gabbafella]

How the f*** is that not handball yet dunks yesterday was? Good to see var hasn't improved whatsoever

 

[banjo]

VAR again. Not fit for purpose

 

[The Fifth Column]

Seriously, that is a shocking indictment of why VAR is so messed up. Absolutely stone wall penalty.

 

[Acker79]

Arm was tucked in close to his body. Probably the right decision.

Do the commentators / pundits see the same pictures as we see on tv? Both obviously offside from first glance, but they seem to think they were tight.

I believe they have a relative small screen to look at for replays, etc, which probably hampers their ability to see things that appear quite clear on larger screens.

 

[maltaseagull]

How the f*** is that not a penalty? f***ing disgrace.

Cos it's Chelsea ?

 

[maltaseagull]

Arm was tucked in close to his body. Probably the right decision.



I believe they have a relative small screen to look at for replays, etc, which probably hampers their ability to see things that appear quite clear on larger screens.

With all the millions in the PL surely they can afford bigger screens then. That is no excuse for these crap decisions.

 

[BBassic]

Arm was tucked in close to his body. Probably the right decision.



I believe they have a relative small screen to look at for replays, etc, which probably hampers their ability to see things that appear quite clear on larger screens.

Wasn't Ali Mac's arm tucked in close against Spurs when the Mitoma goal was chalked off for handball?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Wasn't Ali Mac's arm tucked in close against Spurs when the Mitoma goal was chalked off for handball?

 

[Bodian]

Wasn't Ali Mac's arm tucked in close against Spurs when the Mitoma goal was chalked off for handball?

You mean when it wasn't even certain that it actually hit his arm?

However - the rules are different up front than at the back.

 

[London Irish]

Wasn't Ali Mac's arm tucked in close against Spurs when the Mitoma goal was chalked off for handball?

Accidental handball rules out all goals but defenders get some protection re. Natural position. The Ali Mac one was controversial cos it wasn’t clear it hit his hand

 

[dwayne]

So many people on nsc CONVINCED caicedo should join pool over chelsea. I would argue Chelsea might have a better squad. There's not much between them in this game.

 

[Zeus]

On this evidence Liverpool need Moises a lot more than Chelsea do.