The ref had a decent game overall, but refs in general are cunts for their rewarding of time wasting by not adding time.
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The ref had a decent game overall, but refs in general are cunts for their rewarding of time wasting by not adding time.
I am sorry, I don't think it was a great game, we were just way too sloppy with our passing and giving away possession at times. They exposed us with pace and were quick to press us in to mistakes, they were a strong opponent, no doubt.
We didn't give up and came back twice and that shows tremendous character but we gave unnecessary goals away and I think we didn't play to our full potential, that's not to put anyone down, I agree with the point earlier that we were mentally tired from that North London Derby.
For it to be a great game I think I would have expected us to have started better, not been so exposed to the break and create a little more going further. I believe that a great game needs both teams to be going at their maximum and I don't think we were quite there.
I agree. But the cunts have still scored 6 goals against us in 2 games.
AVB Out
so.. the HOME side should have just let us play football and turn them over.
We did okay, away from home against a team who (and the media) think very highly of themselves. 3-2 was a good game
I didn't say that, I am saying we needed to be a lot more disciplined in possession, they could have easily been 3 up on us before we equalised and this was because primarily Mason & Lamela had made a couple of loose passes (not to say they had bad games, they got better) and they broke very quickly and left us exposed. That's not asking the home side to lay down and let us play,
Think we got the subs a bit wrong in hindsight.
Rose: Should have been taken off was a very poor game and was a bit all over the place, even with a good performance by Liverpool's young winger.
Eriksen: Can't disagree he looked very tired and Chaldi was the obvious replacement.
Mason: tired but why the fuck Paulinho, Mason might have well as got himself sent off, at least Stambouli can pass and tackle and has some sense of where he should be on the pitch. I always get depressed whenever Paulinho warms up on the bench one of the worst players I have seen at Spurs.
Rose: Should have been taken off was a very poor game and was a bit all over the place, even with a good performance by Liverpool's young winger.
Eriksen: Can't disagree he looked very tired and Chaldi was the obvious replacement.
Mason: tired but why the fuck Paulinho, Mason might have well as got himself sent off, at least Stambouli can pass and tackle and has some sense of where he should be on the pitch. I always get depressed whenever Paulinho warms up on the bench one of the worst players I have seen at Spurs.
Phil Neville was mentioning that last night (he was the pundit for the US yesterday) and he said that that was great to see from us because "all the great teams have that". It wasn't one or two chippy players lashing out- it was the team fighting together and not at all liking defeat.
This is a great sign.
I cannot think of one reason why he didn't get a red for that. It has no place in footballAnyone see the rugby last night?
and earlier this season.
It was stupid, but I don't think it was dangerous or that he was the last man. Have seen much worse tackles using the feet just get a yellow.
It's not a red card, but I must admit I was sat thinking the same just afterwards yesterday. It was so incredibly cynical and unsporting, and we had Dembele storming down on goal in a two on two if he hadn't done that. Could've easily led to goalscoring opportunity.
Nah, that was fine. Michael Owen said Dembele had no reason to go down then.Anyone see the rugby last night?
Yeah the more I see it the more I think they got a bit lucky. Not going to grumble too much, but I've seen softer given a red (see Midos header against chelsea).
There was a far greater chance of scoring than - for example Cahills challenge at WHL that had him sent off. It was the manner of the foul, rather than the fact that it wasn't a bone crunching tackle.
Yeah, but we all have smarter shoes than Michael Owens level of intelligence
Anyone see the rugby last night?
All Owen was interested in was berating Dembele for not staying on his feet
Oh, and saying Dembele "got him booked" by going down...