The Official Liverpool Thread - Part 2

[Nollaig O Muracu]

Can't agree with that at all. The ref was letting it run because the ball was still on course for goal, regardless of whether VAR was in play or not.

I think any ref would have done the same ten years ago and then made a decision, and I'd bet if you replayed that type of incident numerous times with various refs, without VAR involvement, a reasonable amount of them would have just let it be a goal.

We all know it's technically 100% correct what happened but sometimes shit happening is just fucking graaand, especially when nobody is getting completely robbed.

We want to see goals, we want to see madness and mistakes. We don't want to see forensic decisions about every little detail.

We need to come to a point where the Henry handballs don't happen but the general chaos, joy and despair are largely untouched.

Great post.

The Sky Sports presenter whose name I don't know (and it's a WOMAN, deep breaths lads) asked a good question yesterday. Sobozlai was sent off for preventing a goal scoring opportunity but the ball went in anyway, so how could he have prevented a goal scoring opportunity?

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

You’re some bollox. Nearly vomited my corkflakes seeing that again. Remember watching it on ITV with the inimitable Brian Moore. I remember going out to the green afterwards to be greeted by all my Utd mates . Head spinning. In fairness that has to be the greatest league win ever.

I would agree. Liverpool were utterly dominant then and Arsenal had to go there and win by two clear goals.

City beat a dreadful QPR side with ten men who were haunted to not be relegated.

No comparison.

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

You can attempt to rationalise it all you like Its turned out to be a terrible move selling both.

Diaz was 28 when they sold him. Only 29 a few days. Sold a player in his prime for a costly replacement who has been almost completely shite in the same 6 months Diaz is ripping it up at Bayern.

Kelleher is way too good to be playing with Brentford. I'd be surprised if he's not picked up by a much bigger club in a year or two.

Shades of Van Der Sar at Fulham.

Selling Diaz was the accountants speaking. If Slot was happ to let Diaz go in favour of Gapko, then he deserves to be sacked.

 

[Up For The Ba]

Great post.

The Sky Sports presenter whose name I don't know (and it's a WOMAN, deep breaths lads) asked a good question yesterday. Sobozlai was sent off for preventing a goal scoring opportunity but the ball went in anyway, so how could he have prevented a goal scoring opportunity?

The initial foul doesn't matter then once there is another to cancel it out? Apply that same logic to other aspects of the game and two fellas can give each other a puck into the head and its all square.

The ball going into the net is completely irrelevant as Haaland had to foul himself for that to transpire. You can only play an initial advantage after he was pulled back, if he had one. It was clear within a couple of seconds that didn't and had to drag back himself to prevent the ball being cleared, thats where the relevant passage of play ends.

 

[The Duke]

I would agree. Liverpool were utterly dominant then and Arsenal had to go there and win by two clear goals.

City beat a dreadful QPR side with ten men who were haunted to not be relegated.

No comparison.

Now I would say that many of that Liverpool teams’ heads were absolutely scrambled for obvious reasons. The FA cup win the previous Saturday was a poignant occasion and really a celebration of Merseyside. Remember it well. Still and all, Arsenal were superb to come and win by 2 clear goals at Anfield.

 

[Shabby]

You can attempt to rationalise it all you like Its turned out to be a terrible move selling both.

Diaz was 28 when they sold him. Only 29 a few days. Sold a player in his prime for a costly replacement who has been almost completely shite in the same 6 months Diaz is ripping it up at Bayern.

I’ve explained the reasoning and logic. Football is a business and there will be times when those who make the big decisions have to balance up between football and business. As fans we always want to keep the best players and Diaz was a super player but anyone who can’t see the business side of it just doesn’t have a brain.

He wanted out. It was either give him a big contract at 29 or sell him for a big fee. It’s fairly straight forward. The fact he’s doing well at Bayern isn’t a surprise but also not overly relevant as the club just weren’t prepared to give a big wage to him at that age. When the club offered Salah & Van Dijk big wages at their ages, everyone else is happy to jump on the bandwagon of saying that was a stupid decision. Can’t have it each and every way.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I’ve explained the reasoning and logic. Football is a business and there will be times when those who make the big decisions have to balance up between football and business. As fans we always want to keep the best players and Diaz was a super player but anyone who can’t see the business side of it just doesn’t have a brain.

He wanted out. It was either give him a big contract at 29 or sell him for a big fee. It’s fairly straight forward. The fact he’s doing well at Bayern isn’t a surprise but also not overly relevant as the club just weren’t prepared to give a big wage to him at that age. When the club offered Salah & Van Dijk big wages at their ages, everyone else is happy to jump on the bandwagon of saying that was a stupid decision. Can’t have it each and every way.

Big difference between giving a big contract to a 28 year old and a 31 year old.

You can try to argue up is down all you like. It was a bone headed move to sell him.

 

[BettyDoesMallow]

I would agree. Liverpool were utterly dominant then and Arsenal had to go there and win by two clear goals.

City beat a dreadful QPR side with ten men who were haunted to not be relegated.

No comparison.

Arsenal were 11 pts clear with a game at hand at one stage, if Arsenal hadn't won the league it would have been the worst ever choke.

 

[Hoggys White Helmet]

Great post.

The Sky Sports presenter whose name I don't know (and it's a WOMAN, deep breaths lads) asked a good question yesterday. Sobozlai was sent off for preventing a goal scoring opportunity but the ball went in anyway, so how could he have prevented a goal scoring opportunity?

For Haaland, who he stopped scoring

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

For Haaland, who he stopped scoring

Does not compute.