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It has happened to us many times before. The team involved always cares but the media hand wringing was something else for the dippers. Arteta hasn't got the charisma to sound the pearl clutching klaxon again.
Their fans would welcome that
This …. It really wasn’t that controversial
Just because it was checking a number of possible transgressions Lego has tried to create this rhetoric that it was farcical
Far from it … it carried out the necessary checks and concluded there wasn’t enough to over rule the refs on field call
Genuinely don’t get the fuss about this one
Ah but nutter if you took the time to become fully versed in the modern football parlance you could be an EPL
manager There’s living proof of this … Andre Villas Boas
You’re joking right ?
You’ve played … watched football your whole life not knowing you can’t be offside when the ball is passed level or backwards
That’s fuckin mental
It worked for Klopp...Against Everton Konate should have seen red but the ref was scared of upsetting Jaws.
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Nearly 5th...... Fighting for top 6.
So, does this mean that woolwich are 4th or tied for 3rd?
Nearly 5th...... Fighting for top 6.
I thought the direction doesnt matter, you technically can be offside even if its passed backwards, if you are ahead of the ball and otherwise offside when its passed (would have to be a really bad pass though). Same way it can be passed forward and you are still onside if you were behind the ball when it was passed (while otherwise in an offside position).
Mental? Yes it is. I think I used to know, some time ago, but then somehow got it wrong in my head and convinced myself everyone else was stupid.
I do that quite a lot.
I don’t blame any fan for not knowing the rules nowadays when the players and managers don’t and FIFA are changing them every five minutes.
Eg. If somebody asked me what a handball in the area was I would have no clue what the rule is. It seems to be interpreted different every week.
As for the offside rule that’s a mess too thanks to VAR. Far too detailed now, it was never meant for this much scrutiny. I bet if you looked it up the rule wouldn’t tally with the VAR offside interpretation.
Eg. If somebody asked me what a handball in the area was I would have no clue what the rule is. It seems to be interpreted different every week.
As for the offside rule that’s a mess too thanks to VAR. Far too detailed now, it was never meant for this much scrutiny. I bet if you looked it up the rule wouldn’t tally with the VAR offside interpretation.
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And his club (Woolwich) backed, and agreed with his ludicrous, hysterical ranting.
www.theguardian.com
Arteta’s rant blows issue out of proportion
Mikel Arteta appeared close to spontaneous combustion as he launched into a rather undignified rant about the perceived injustice of Newcastle’s winner. Anthony Gordon’s second-half goal was given following a triple-VAR-check for three potential offences, but it was not the only controversy in an intense, evenly-matched contest. The thought occurred that had a female coach reacted like Arteta did, they might expect to be labelled as hysterical, unbalanced or overly emotional. Amid the headline quotes, Arteta also had to admit Eddie Howe’s Newcastle have morphed into “big contenders”. Fabian Schär, a £3m central defensive signing by Rafael Benítez, was an example of the hosts’ superb defensive work and sublime distribution. On the balance of play, Woolwich should not feel they were entitled to a point at St James’ Park. Louise TaylorAnd his club (Woolwich) backed, and agreed with his ludicrous, hysterical ranting.
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Fulham pay for lack of firepower, Jérémy Doku does his future City chances no harm, and Forest’s brave bugler
www.theguardian.com
Actually crazy how the narrative of these sort of incidents get pushed to the point where they are seen as they've denied a team 3 points, we're talking about an isolated incident which took up 1% of entire match when in truth Woolwich weren't good enough to win over 90 mins.
Had Woolwich been winning 2-0 and the goal was given then we wouldn't be talking about this now and the entire narrative would have been shifted to Ars going away and getting 3 points - sign of Champions etc...
Teams losing matches and blaming them entirely on refereeing decisions is kinda weak for me, Lego head is actually doing it to create a siege mentality and protect his players but why don't the pundits and the media pick up on this?
Had Woolwich been winning 2-0 and the goal was given then we wouldn't be talking about this now and the entire narrative would have been shifted to Ars going away and getting 3 points - sign of Champions etc...
Teams losing matches and blaming them entirely on refereeing decisions is kinda weak for me, Lego head is actually doing it to create a siege mentality and protect his players but why don't the pundits and the media pick up on this?
Not even sure how it exists. Always thought a pívot has to be around a single point or it’s not a pívot
What makes it even more strange is how it’s not even a fuck up. None of them were ‘clear and obvious’, ball was probably 98% out (which means it’s still in!), the foul was lots of arms and could have been given but again not 100%.
With the Liverpool one it was 100% the wrong call. This by the laws and how VAR is set up was probably correct. Just hiding how shit Arse where.
Officials were made to grovel and apologise re the Liverpool game, which was a fair mistake.
Woolwich should be made to do the same now by the FA. Not a fan of this bullying and pressuring of referees - I couldn't do that job, having to make several instant decisions in one all whilst having some bloke coming in your ear with information over the crowd noise.
Woolwich should be made to do the same now by the FA. Not a fan of this bullying and pressuring of referees - I couldn't do that job, having to make several instant decisions in one all whilst having some bloke coming in your ear with information over the crowd noise.