Yeah but other than the disallowed goal what did he have to do?
One big decision, one big decision cocked up.
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Yeah but other than the disallowed goal what did he have to do?
One big decision, one big decision cocked up.
njligernj
Player Valuation: £15m
Does anyone else think if the ref stops play before a free kick/corner to talk to an attacking player (and defender) the attacking player in question should switch to the top of the box and get replaced by someone else? (Haven't read whole thread so if this has been covered ... sorry.)
I don't care if he's replaced by someone not quite as good -- the ref is going to blow his damn whistle if the ball comes anywhere near the player he just had a word with. It happens almost every damn time. The ref will be watching him so get him out of there. In fact this method could help you get away with more stuff -- ref follows the warned player as he moves away from where the ball is going and perhaps the new player on the goal-line has a little less scrutiny.
... and yes it's possible the whistle wasn't for Vic but for Distin (or just for some ghost only the ref could see) but any-time the goalie goes down with an attacker nearby there is going to be a whistle. I still say pull the player out of there and give the ref one less excuse to blow his little whistle and take a goal away (which seems to be their favourite thing to do in the entire world).
I don't care if he's replaced by someone not quite as good -- the ref is going to blow his damn whistle if the ball comes anywhere near the player he just had a word with. It happens almost every damn time. The ref will be watching him so get him out of there. In fact this method could help you get away with more stuff -- ref follows the warned player as he moves away from where the ball is going and perhaps the new player on the goal-line has a little less scrutiny.
... and yes it's possible the whistle wasn't for Vic but for Distin (or just for some ghost only the ref could see) but any-time the goalie goes down with an attacker nearby there is going to be a whistle. I still say pull the player out of there and give the ref one less excuse to blow his little whistle and take a goal away (which seems to be their favourite thing to do in the entire world).
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efcfanwirral
Player Valuation: £25m
Or just don't challenge the keeper, he wasn't getting that cross with vic there or not as he completely misjudged where it was going and started off in the wrong direction
dannyboy
Player Valuation: £60m
They're dreadful together and we would have surrendered the control we had over the game in the middle of the park.
I despair with some of our fans obsession with 442, as though it would turn us into a free flowing attacking force, when in fact it has completely the opposite effect.
OK just hoof it all day to an isolated Victor!
Would like to see Barkley play the No10 role for the next 2 years - and then move to the box-to-box role.
The defenders generally played well, but both teams lacked quality when on the ball. Really showed up why the English game is so far behind Spain and Germany.
Inclined to think that Neville would have been hammered had he played like Gibson did though. So many poorly placed passes.
Inclined to think that Neville would have been hammered had he played like Gibson did though. So many poorly placed passes.
He certainly didnt have his passing boots on.
A Liverpool fan said to me today, " that Fellaini is a top player, it's a petty your manager just sticks him up the pitch to be a target man". I sort of agreed with him, someone will buy him and use him right and he will be a top player in central midfield.
Seriously? What the hell did Distin do wrong?
OSMAN???
ARE YOU INJECTING ACTUAL SMACK?
I thought the whole back 5 played well, apart from that, utter pants.
steken1
Player Valuation: £70m
Thought he got very, very lucky with Sturridge a few times standing off letting him turn and run when he should have got tighter and showed him outside. He was well out of position more than once and got lucky with Jagielka pulling him out of it.
steken1
Player Valuation: £70m
The only one who got on the ball and picked a pass. Everyone else took the easy option or couldn't pass wind. Didn't shirk a tackle either unlike some. Tried to Gerrard as well.
Didn't think our full backs went forward enough myself. Defended decent like.
electricblue
Player Valuation: £35m
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