Zatman Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 8 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Almost as bad as when Arsenal spanked us in the FA Cup Final. It is bizarre that Wenger has won 7 FA Cups, yet no League Cups. Sure he somehow managed to lose to blues and Alex McLeish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, VillaChris said: This is the sort of game/occasion Arsenal miss Alexis. He’d be proper sulking plodding around the middle third with his hands on his hips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dodgyknees Posted February 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2018 Delighted for City and their fans. No amount of money will take this day from them, the hard work over the last 10 years really showing. The manager has had a tiny budget (250m!) so this must really feel special. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 There is one Arsenal fan on the live text on the BBC saying the rot has well and truly set in, and that he thinks Arsenal will be relegated in the next three years if Wenger stays. I know things haven’t been great for them recently, but that is a big statement!. I can’t say I watch them a lot other than MOTD highlights, so is he correct to be worried, or a spoilt brat who is throwing his toys because his team have gone a couple of seasons without winning something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Didn't realise this game was on to be honest. A shit cup which attracts an increasingly obscure sponsor contested by two appallingly self-entitled football clubs full of overrated and overpriced players. An utter waste of time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 hour ago, NeilS said: I can’t say I watch them a lot other than MOTD highlights, so is he correct to be worried, or a spoilt brat who is throwing his toys because his team have gone a couple of seasons without winning something? Obviously they won't be relegated. They do however need to get rid of Wenger as soon as possible and get him as far away from the club as possible. Once they get a proper manager in they have the money to compete again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Sevilla punished by comically playing out from the back and Costa gets an easy goal. Surely this bullshit trend has to end soon, its one of the worst things in modern football unless your Manuel Neuer. The best keepers Buffon, De Gea just kick it anywhere if needs be and keep the ball away from the goal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 13 hours ago, Zatman said: Sevilla punished by comically playing out from the back and Costa gets an easy goal. Surely this bullshit trend has to end soon, its one of the worst things in modern football unless your Manuel Neuer. The best keepers Buffon, De Gea just kick it anywhere if needs be and keep the ball away from the goal It's all down to decision making and awareness. The better goalkeepers know when to play out and when to hoof. The best goalkeepers are great at kicking. There are loads of keepers who try and be this Neuer, but they aren't capable of it. They should stick to safety first - but they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27, 2018 Just turned on the Swansea vs Sheffield Weds game on the BBC. What a terrible atmosphere and the stadium looks 2/3's empty - for a 5th round FA Cup tie. Without sounding like an old fart I can remember the 5th round of the FA Cup being a prestigious exciting thing. Criminal that it's so undervalued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 VAR is **** atrocious. 27 mins in and used 3 times and been wrongly, clearly, twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) not sure what the foul for the first is for. edit; now I am. Llorente is pulling the arm off the defender to get in front as the ball is played in. the penalty decision is correct. rules state that if foul contact continues into the area a penalty must be given. again, the taking of the penalty was correctly punished to the letter of the law. I’m unsure why it wasn’t a retake, but i’m not sure what the law on that says or if it has been changed. Edited February 28, 2018 by a m ole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, a m ole said: again, the taking of the penalty was correctly punished to the letter of the law. I’m unsure why it wasn’t a retake, but i’m not sure what the law on that says or if it has been changed. was a game recently with Newcastle I think when ref did similar and was said that he was wrong. Think Matt Ritchie took it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 12 hours ago, Zatman said: was a game recently with Newcastle I think when ref did similar and was said that he was wrong. Think Matt Ritchie took it just had a throrough look at it seems if he deemed son’s stopped run up an attempt to trick the goalkeeper the correct outcome is a caution and indirect free kick. Good decision for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 as far as I can see all three decisions made are well within acceptable interpretations of the law. I find the constant uproar mental. What I would change, on balance, is the automatic use of it for goals. I think it would remove some controversy if it was only used if the pitch referee requests to as he wasn’t sure, or if the VAR referee believes the pitch referee missed something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 16 minutes ago, a m ole said: as far as I can see all three decisions made are well within acceptable interpretations of the law. I find the constant uproar mental. What I would change, on balance, is the automatic use of it for goals. I think it would remove some controversy if it was only used if the pitch referee requests to as he wasn’t sure, or if the VAR referee believes the pitch referee missed something. I think I mostly agree with you but I think the automatic use for a goal is pretty reasonable as goals are the defining moments of games. I can see why people may have an issue with the pull back by Llorente being given as a foul as that is the only debatable use of VAR I've really seen. Out of interest, the Times has the longest of the delays for VAR decisions in the Spurs game clocked at 1 minute 32 seconds (the penalty decision on Trippier). Too long some may say but not the 5 or 6 minutes that people are claiming. I think the main issue in the Spurs game was that it was used a lot more than in your average game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 The Emirates is very empty tonight. Weather playing a part of course, but they will still announce 59k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Mustafi and Koscielny remind me of Richards and Lescott. All over the shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 0-2, so slick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 0-3 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 0-3 and yet another slick passing goal. It's amazing to watch at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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