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2 hours ago, Jas10 said:

 

On the chance of sounding overly negative.. 

I find that one of the reasons he doesn't get dribbled past much, is because he for the most parts backs away from oncoming attackers, he doesn't get dribbled past, but at the same time doesn't stop the attack. Many other defenders will stand their ground/attack the ball more, resulting in stopping more attacks but also getting dribbled past more often. 

I do though like Konsa, he has a lot strong qualities.

I'm predicting him to start the next prem game with Kamara in the right back or center back role

10 minutes ago, Mic09 said:

Or, the referee made the call, VAR told him to have a look, and he wanted to make sure he didn't miss anything and confirmed his decision.

Maybe that's what happened Garth. 

Or even when they review it for 5 minutes and still can't decide if it's a mistake or not, then clearly it's not a clear and obvious mistake. 

On 16/09/2023 at 20:36, Pinebro said:

Best teams with the deeper squads will benefit from these new rules on a massive scale.

You will see these 98th, 99th minute winners every week.

Disastrous for relegation fighting teams.

Nice to cover up the change in the name of "fairness" in a way to keep the sky 6 at the top.

I don't see how this is an issue tbh. IMO you should not be winning points by not playing the game, only potential issue I see is that I expect the sky 6 get extra added time.

I kind of agree with Southage about the critique of Maguire, it has gone way past critique to bullying, (this threshold was crossed years ago), by the media and fans. BUT the only reason why fans started bullying him, was because they were offered the opportunity to do so. It the managers job to protect a player, for instance, by removing them from the limelight when needed. Maguire needed to be removed from the limelight years ago, which Southage has failed to do. 

Personally I am still shocked that Gerrard and Purslow decided to sign him after a really poor second half to his loan. 

Coutinho seems like a lovely bloke and did seem to really try for us, so good luck to him.

Tough watch, down to a man being outplayed/out worked by a well playing liverpool side. Could easily be a really big loss today

2 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said:

I want 10.

If we were trailing 10-0, I genuinely believe that we would be able to score 10 over 90 minutes against this hibs team. 

I think we have looked quite poor but are doing a job. Never feels right to complain when 3-0 at half time, there have just been so many sloppy moments and silly small mistakes. We definitely haven't got out of 2nd gear, maybe it's just a bit too easy

Douglas Luiz, with McGinn, Mings and Young must be the closest we have gotten to "club icons" for the past I don't know how many years.

I don't mind fiery players or players with a "competitive streak" - It shows that they have that determination to win. They just need to learn to control it somewhat, a player that springs to mind is Suarez. In fact, I believe these are exactly the qualities that make a lot of south american footballers stand out and excel. 

Also a bit of shoving and arguing is entertaining imo, as long as it is somewhat controlled, it fires up fans and players. 

Pretty impressive today for a player who apparently has no reedeming qualities.

Not in the squad today, anyone heard of any injury, or maybe just not fancied by Emery?

I disagree that there were any clear and obvious ref mistakes in our game at the weekend, might have been some mistakes by the ref but nothing where VAR should have overturned a decision (IMO). Also if you start giving offsides for players that are standing offside but not directly interfering with play, there will be so many overturned goals this season, I prefer that rule to stay as it is. 

There was also an incident that people are not discussing this weekend, where Fulham should have had a late penalty against Everton, as it didn't affect the result it has not been discused, but it was a blatant handball and I was flabbergasted that it did not go to VAR. 

17 minutes ago, Deano & Dalian's Umbrella said:

 

I swore I would never post on here about injuries again because I get so many sarcastic replies but when someone asks a question, I like to answer so:

99% of the time, this is a one-off acute injury that is not something waiting to happen.

The injury might look innocuous to you but the position that Mings' knee went in to - dynamic lower extremity valgus (knocked knee position) is the most common mechanism of injury for ACL injury.

And you can tell it is an ACL injury from how his knee joint moved out of place and then suddenly clunked back into position (called the pivot shift phenomenon)

The cases I know of where this injury was an accident waiting to happen is where people have gradually and repeatedly stretched the ACL out over time by hyperextending (over-straigthening) the knee. 

A famous case is Tiger Woods who used to purposely snap his knee into hyperextension when driving (a golf ball not a car) to get more distance and eventually it stretched out that much it was useless.

I also had a kickboxer patient who did the same on both knees.

Having said that, there are a number of proposed and not entirely well-understood risk factors that can make someone more predisposed to ACL injury (women in particular). These can involve anatomical variations and muscle imbalances and biomechanical variabilities.  

Given that FIFA have an exercise programme to try and reduce ACL injury risk that has been used with kids for years, I'm sure efforts would be made by the medical and coaching staff to minimise the risk of such injuries so I wouldn't put any blame there.

Finally, to ward off the usual sarcastic responses, I have degrees in physiotherapy and sports medicine, have worked as a physio at Villa and other clubs, and have published several papers on ACL injury in different journals including the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

I have not wanted to say this before but last time I posted about Carlos' injury and said tendon ruptures were, unlike ACL injuries, not one-off bad luck injuries but caused by overuse and degeneration, nobody would have any of it, so that is why I'm saying it now.

 

 

 

Great post

Quick question. I know no two injuries are the same and that there are 100's of factors involved in rehabilition and risk factor etc., but would the injury Carlos got mean he has a worse prognosis and increased risk at devolping similar injuries again, wheras Mings prognosis, once healed, should mean he is not at an increased risk of similar injury? (

22 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said:

Read it was done deal hours ago. Official statement lagging behind. Romano must be getting close to black listed

Maybe Romano tweeted when the contract had been signed and it technically was official, just not public? It's not like the clubs inform the social media team and they put messages out on social media the aboslute second the contract is signed  

Romano is usually right in what he tweets but things change, especially given he leaks information as quickly as he can. 

9 minutes ago, stewiek2 said:

I've got a gut feeling we'll make a move for Maguire. Not thrilled but we need a vocal defender and organiser, and he'd give that. Has a point to prove. Mind he'll lose his England spot if he joined us as conkface sees our club as kryptonite.

I actually think Maguire is quite good but limited. If used correctly he is really effective and good. He would though, not fit our system even the slightest, he basically only plays left sided, which we don't need as much, he is slow meaning he is not capable at playing in a high line, and is extremely error prone on the ball. He would be fantastic for a more defensive side.  

Haha, the hatred of Romano is hilarious

Maybe what he tweeted was right when he tweeted it, or that's what his contacts informed him?

I think we were warned before the window that Emery likes to buy players that havent performed to their potential. 

Zaniola seems like a player with a really high ceiling, seems worth the punt and like a very emery'esque signing 

2 hours ago, AndyM3000 said:

This is what I think he wants to do but that Torres/Bailey combo against Valencia looked pretty bad, it didn't seem to work for me. They were both hooked at HT but it is hard to say if that was pre-planned. I think if we were starting the season with Luton at home he would just go with this but Newcastle away seems very risky. That side will be the busiest up against Trippier and Almiron, personally out of all the options I'd prefer to see Digne and Bidace because it will cause some caution from Newcastle, if they over commit and Bidace gets free they aren't catching him he's rapid.

I agree with most but would personally be surprised if we decide to start Bidace over Bailey. I think there is a very good chance we start with Digne

For the game against Newcastle I expect we will see 

Martinez

Cash - Konsa - Mings - Torres

Mcginn - Luiz - Kamara - Bailey

Diaby - Watkins

Cash to overlap, leaving McGinn to help out more defensively, with Diaby going wide right to support, and Bailey attacking the left and Pau defending. 

3 hours ago, lexicon said:

Sometimes, thought it depends entirely on what pool of players you have access to and that is limited unless you're a CL club. We weren't able to replace Grealish and West Ham won't be able to replace Rice. 

The problem is though, that either us and West Ham then use unhappy players, which can affect their performances and the dressing room atmosphere, or we lose them on a free.