est1874 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Steero113 said: Meanwhile, on the BBC Ah yes, the Biased Broadcasting Company. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ponky said: Digne got a yellow for complaining about getting a blood nose, but Thiago and Enzo surround him and rip into him at the whistle and nothing... He got a yellow for wrapping his arm around Sterling and dragging him back - admittedly after he'd been fouled, but the ref missed the original foul, or didn't think it was one, and VAR can't overturn that unless it's a red which it definitely wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Pretty even overall. Chelsea's problem this season hasn't been inability to create chances, they create a lot, but i think we've restricted them reasonably well. It's not bad defending or lucky if the officials are letting blatant offsides run and they get a shot away or put it in the net, only to have it pulled back. Both Diaby and Watkins have been poor tbh. Kamara finally looks back to his usual standard, which is much needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Just now, ozvillafan said: Geez, some of you lot are embarrassing. Sterling was through, Digne knew it and stopped him illegally. That's a yellow. He copped one in the face for his trouble, but clearly that was accidental. What strange reasonableness is this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Steero113 said: Meanwhile, on the BBC Must be a Chelsea fan, like the ends commentating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted September 24, 2023 Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Steero113 said: Emery hasn't been afraid to take off McGinn around the 60-70 min mark lately. Ramsey for McGinn is the obvious replacement. i'd see Tielemans as the natural McGinn replacement, Ramsey likes to play that little bit higher up the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Feel bad for Sterling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyVillans Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Zaniolo looks to be a real asset. Pretty much a wide target man at times. Allows us to go longer if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantholtgolazo Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 minute ago, ozvillafan said: Geez, some of you lot are embarrassing. Sterling was through, Digne knew it and stopped him illegally. That's a yellow. He copped one in the face for his trouble, but clearly that was accidental. Might be harder to see from up on your high horse but the elbow to the face, a foul, came first 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 I take some comfort from knowing that the ref is in his changing room cringing and losing the will to live knowing that lots of bad decisions are subjective, but he can't explain away not playing the full amount of time, so now he's trying to figure out what to put in his match report 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post avfc1982am Posted September 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2023 Can we just appreciate Zaniolo's first half. Absolutely looking the part after only being here a few weeks. Great takedown from the clearance, running with the ball is excellent and unlucky not to have had his first goal. Settling in very well imo. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, ozvillafan said: Geez, some of you lot are embarrassing. Sterling was through, Digne knew it and stopped him illegally. That's a yellow. He copped one in the face for his trouble, but clearly that was accidental. Many fouls are accidental, yet they are still fouls. What is so embarrassing about having that opinion? This league is also supposed to take head injuries seriously, so there's always that too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Just now, grantholtgolazo said: Might be harder to see from up on your high horse but the elbow to the face, a foul, came first Nobody is disputing that, the foul is missed, so the right outcome should have been blowing before Digne commits his foul. But he doesn't, and then Digne commits a clear yellow card foul. You have to play to the whistle, you can't just go around fouling people and complain it shouldn't count because you were fouled first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 minute ago, TheMightyVillans said: Zaniolo looks to be a real asset. Pretty much a wide target man at times. Allows us to go longer if needed. Noticed Martinez looking for him long twice already, a complete change of policy from what we usually do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2023 If we pressure the ref enough we might be able to get him to blow the whistle after we score, whatever the clock says. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Commentary is shocking, they had a weak shot straight at martinez in the first 10 minutes, the woman ( why ?) screaming the players name as if it were a thunderbolt shot going into the top corner. The male commentator then says routine easy save from a poor shot. We need to be that bit quicker in this next 44 minutes or when ever the ref decides he's foing to stop it. Hopefully no more players get elbowed and carded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 13 minutes ago, romavillan said: 45+3 = 46 according to the ref. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted September 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2023 Wish we had baggy 90-style Nike jerseys … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 If Chelsea can't score on us right now they may never score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, avfc1982am said: Can we just appreciate Zaniolo's first half. Absolutely looking the part after only being here a few weeks. Great takedown from the clearance, running with the ball is excellent and unlucky not to have had his first goal. Settling in very well imo. I think he's great but he does slow us down when he holds the ball up sometimes and tries to bring others into play. I'd prefer Ramsey/Bailey for counterattacking games like this one where we need to be quicker in transition and Zaniolo against the low blockers where we need more guile to unlock teams. Edited September 24, 2023 by AshVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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