[Albion] The first goal that Arsenal conceded yesterday.............

[Easy 10]

Apparently as it was a “restart” VAR did not adjudicate. Not sure what the thinking is behind a “restart” infringement being any different to any others but that’s the rules apparently (as per the match commentary) More VAR BS.


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If thats the case, that really is an absolute nonsense.

 

[Machiavelli]

Apparently as it was a “restart” VAR did not adjudicate. Not sure what the thinking is behind a “restart” infringement being any different to any others but that’s the rules apparently (as per the match commentary) More VAR BS.


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But that's immaterial. VAR checks goals, penalties, straight reds and mistaken identity. As a goal resulted from the restart and it was in the same phase of play (I think nailing this might be the most controversial aspect of VAR's rules), VAR would have checked it.

 

[Quinney]

But that's immaterial. VAR checks goals, penalties, straight reds and mistaken identity. As a goal resulted from the restart and it was in the same phase of play (I think nailing this might be the most controversial aspect of VAR's rules), VAR would have checked it.

Only going by what the commentators said,seems a nonsense but they did make a point of it.


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[Machiavelli]

I was late to turn against CH, but I'm still glad we did. If there was one thing that irked me about our attritional style in the PL it was the utter predictability of our goal kick and throw-in routines. It's important to mix-and-match under Potter and, from what I've seen so far, that's exactly what we're doing. I'd also like to see the occasional ball played long to a swift forward (Maupay, most obviously) as Ederson has done to Aguero on a few occasions, ditto Schmeichel for Vardy.

 

[schmunk]

I was late to turn against CH, but I'm still glad we did. If there was one thing that irked me about our attritional style in the PL it was the utter predictability of our goal kick and throw-in routines. It's important to mix-and-match under Potter and, from what I've seen so far, that's exactly what we're doing. I'd also like to see the occasional ball played long to a swift forward (Maupay, most obviously) as Ederson has done to Aguero on a few occasions, ditto Schmeichel for Vardy.

Aye - I got an assist from Ederson in my Fantasy PL team last year.

 

[Machiavelli]

Only going by what the commentators said,seems a nonsense but they did make a point of it.


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I may well be wrong, but I'd be interested to ascertain why.

 

[METALMICKY]

Chelsea's first goal today! Told you so!

 

[super-seagulls]

Chelsea's first goal today! Told you so!

Yeah but that’s ONE goal in how many matches?
Who is to say that we wouldn’t have conceded 2, 3 or 10 more by hoofing it out and giving away possession?
Also, by passing out we have opened teams up quite a few times.

I say, Keep the ball.

 

[METALMICKY]

Yeah but that’s ONE goal in how many matches?
Who is to say that we wouldn’t have conceded 2, 3 or 10 more by hoofing it out and giving away possession?
Also, by passing out we have opened teams up quite a few times.

I say, Keep the ball.

If you care to read back through the thread nobody was advocating that the alternative was to simply hoof it.

 

[super-seagulls]

If you care to read back through the thread nobody was advocating that the alternative was to simply hoof it.

I care not to. But I think the point stands, it is only one goal. More may have been conceded whichever alternative you or any other poster were advocating.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Chelsea's first goal today! Told you so!

Yeah but that’s ONE goal in how many matches?
Who is to say that we wouldn’t have conceded 2, 3 or 10 more by hoofing it out and giving away possession?

If you care to read back through the thread nobody was advocating that the alternative was to simply hoof it.

To be fair, we are pretty adept at conceding playing either style.

Their first goal was absolutley giftwrapped, as a result of players not good enough to play tippy-tappy across the back playing tippy-tappy across the back.

And their second goal came from a speculative diagonal punt from left midfield that failed woefully to reach it's man. We lost possession on the edge of their box and 4 seconds later it was in the back of our net.