Old Blue 2
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Read my earlier posts re the handball. I was on that right away, together with LouReed...
Come on, keep up...!!!
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Read my earlier posts re the handball. I was on that right away, together with LouReed...
Come on, keep up...!!!
toffeejack
Player Valuation: £100m
you guys are still debating it hours after the event. the officials had to make a snap decision to make in real-time. It's no coincidence the bigger and richer teams get these rub of decisions though, all stats prove it.
Sorry, is this your first time on here or something?
Can you link me these stats?
toffeejack
Player Valuation: £100m
i really can't be arsed. but i showed earlier the RS, Arsenal and United were the top 3 of penalties awarded in prem history. RS have only been contenders for the league once but are still percieved as one of the biggest. That stat is clearly not because they have spent more time in the oppo box than any other team, that's for sure.
RS, Arsenal and United are 3 of 4 teams with the highest goals scored in Premier League history, so yes, it is cos they spend more time in the oppo box.
People always peddle this favouring the bigger team bolloxs, I suspect its a total myth.
He plays for Barca now.
4737carlin
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Alan Whittle
Player Valuation: £60m
Eerrr, no intentional cheating occurred.You mean like us against Palace
tommye
Player Valuation: £100m
BarcaLOLna...
Celta Vigo 4 Barcelona 3
Barcelona blew the chance to go top of La Liga as they were stunned by a sparkling Celta Vigo at the Balaidos.
Iago Aspas inspired the hosts into a 3-0 lead at the break, setting up Pione Sisto's opener, scoring a fine second and forcing Jeremy Mathieu's own goal.
Barcelona fought back through Gerard Pique's header and Neymar's penalty, only for Marc-Andre ter Stegen's awful error to hand Celta their fourth goal.
Pique scored a second header late on but Celta held on for a thrilling win.
Without the injured Lionel Messi, Barcelona looked bereft of ideas at times as they failed to take the chance to go top following Real Madrid's earlier draw with Eibar, instead remaining in fourth.
Scintillating Celta
The hosts appeared to start in survival mode as Barcelona dominated the opening ten minutes only for Celta to end the half threatening to utterly humiliate their opponents.
Former Liverpool striker Aspas was the catalyst, sliding in Sisto with a brilliant first-time ball after Celta pounced on Ter Stegen's poor attempted pass to Sergio Busquets, with the Danish forward providing an impressive low finish after his first touch took him wide.
Shortly after drawing a fine save from Ter Stegen, Aspas had Celta's second - controlling a long ball forward before powering away from the back-tracking Pique to calmly slot past the hapless Barcelona keeper on the angle.
Moments later Celta scored their third, Aspas causing panic by running in behind the Barcelona defence and forcing Mathieu to divert Daniel Wass' perfectly-weighted cross into his own net before Aspas could get there.
After the interval, the hosts were guilty of complacency, remaining static as Pique stole in to score before Pablo Hernandez conceded a penalty with a clumsy foul on Andre Gomes.
But Hernandez made amends in the 77th minute, charging down an indecisive Ter Stegen, whose attempt to loft the ball back to Jordi Alba hit Hernandez in the face and rebounded in for Celta's bizarre fourth.
No Messi, more problems...
Despite having won both previous games this season where Messi was absent, Barcelona clearly missed their talisman as they failed to unpick Celta's defence for long periods.
Neymar took it on himself to play Messi's roaming role but often found himself running into traffic, while neither Arda Turn nor Rafinha could provide the attacking thrust lost by Neymar dropping deeper.
Instead it was Pique who offered his side's most consistent attacking threat, surging forward to head in a cross from substitute Andres Iniesta, making his 600th Barcelona appearance, before also turning in Denis Suarez's ball from the right.
And while Pique was guilty of backing off Aspas for Celta's second, Barcelona's miserable night was summed up by Ter Stegen - at fault for two goals, with his late error ultimately putting the draw beyond his team in a frantic finale.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37467876
Celta Vigo 4 Barcelona 3
Barcelona blew the chance to go top of La Liga as they were stunned by a sparkling Celta Vigo at the Balaidos.
Iago Aspas inspired the hosts into a 3-0 lead at the break, setting up Pione Sisto's opener, scoring a fine second and forcing Jeremy Mathieu's own goal.
Barcelona fought back through Gerard Pique's header and Neymar's penalty, only for Marc-Andre ter Stegen's awful error to hand Celta their fourth goal.
Pique scored a second header late on but Celta held on for a thrilling win.
Without the injured Lionel Messi, Barcelona looked bereft of ideas at times as they failed to take the chance to go top following Real Madrid's earlier draw with Eibar, instead remaining in fourth.
Scintillating Celta
The hosts appeared to start in survival mode as Barcelona dominated the opening ten minutes only for Celta to end the half threatening to utterly humiliate their opponents.
Former Liverpool striker Aspas was the catalyst, sliding in Sisto with a brilliant first-time ball after Celta pounced on Ter Stegen's poor attempted pass to Sergio Busquets, with the Danish forward providing an impressive low finish after his first touch took him wide.
Shortly after drawing a fine save from Ter Stegen, Aspas had Celta's second - controlling a long ball forward before powering away from the back-tracking Pique to calmly slot past the hapless Barcelona keeper on the angle.
Moments later Celta scored their third, Aspas causing panic by running in behind the Barcelona defence and forcing Mathieu to divert Daniel Wass' perfectly-weighted cross into his own net before Aspas could get there.
After the interval, the hosts were guilty of complacency, remaining static as Pique stole in to score before Pablo Hernandez conceded a penalty with a clumsy foul on Andre Gomes.
But Hernandez made amends in the 77th minute, charging down an indecisive Ter Stegen, whose attempt to loft the ball back to Jordi Alba hit Hernandez in the face and rebounded in for Celta's bizarre fourth.
No Messi, more problems...
Despite having won both previous games this season where Messi was absent, Barcelona clearly missed their talisman as they failed to unpick Celta's defence for long periods.
Neymar took it on himself to play Messi's roaming role but often found himself running into traffic, while neither Arda Turn nor Rafinha could provide the attacking thrust lost by Neymar dropping deeper.
Instead it was Pique who offered his side's most consistent attacking threat, surging forward to head in a cross from substitute Andres Iniesta, making his 600th Barcelona appearance, before also turning in Denis Suarez's ball from the right.
And while Pique was guilty of backing off Aspas for Celta's second, Barcelona's miserable night was summed up by Ter Stegen - at fault for two goals, with his late error ultimately putting the draw beyond his team in a frantic finale.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37467876
The Ref gave a direct Free Kick for dangerous play, it should have been indirect.
ijjysmith
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Jamo Martinez
Player Valuation: £70m
That might explain the dodgy pennos they get given, but how does it explain the pennos not given against them that should be.
Can't have it both ways mate.
I would leave the RS out if the equation as their pact with you know who in the Underworld would account for their preponderance of pennos
But United and Arsenal have been the best two teams throughout the PL era and have spent more time attacking during those years than anyone else so it should come as little surprise to anyone that they have been awarded the most penalties as a natural consequence of this.
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