The English Football Thread

[LAM09 6,840]

4 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Why I never even bothered watching. Football just disinteresting these days when even when we play well we lose, whereas our rivals play like shit and still win. 

Knew Arsenal would scrape a win. 

We used to do that on a regular basis, so you can't complain much. It's the difference between a team with some grit and a toothless one.

[robsblubot 3,580]

It's just the abundant difference in quality.
TBF to them, there was no pressure from Palace until Arsenal got that ridiculous red card. Before that, the better changes were all Arsenal.

Honestly, the better team won today.

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

1 hour ago, LAM09 said:

We used to do that on a regular basis, so you can't complain much. It's the difference between a team with some grit and a toothless one.

I can complain given we spent close to 1 billion for a toothless team. 
 

4 wins all of 2023. 

[Laylabelle 9,407]

14 hours ago, LAM09 said:

We used to do that on a regular basis, so you can't complain much. It's the difference between a team with some grit and a toothless one.

And that's how leagues are won. Not saying Arsenal will but considering how they used to crumble...I miss the days of playing crap and winning rather the just playing crap and losing

[SomethingSomething 17]

On 19/08/2023 at 19:23, Vesper said:

CuCu was underwhelming in La Liga

we were linked to him then and I was a hard pass then

and a hard pass after he went to BHA

And Caicedo had one good season. At least Enzo delivered in World Cup, played in europe for benfica and the hype was somehow justified. If we are ready to pay 120m for CM 2x, we will have to pay 300m for top attackers. 

[LAM09 6,840]

14 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

I can complain given we spent close to 1 billion for a toothless team. 
 

4 wins all of 2023. 

I didn't say you couldn't complain about our form. It was in reference to other teams seemingly not deserving to win because of their performances.

2 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

And that's how leagues are won. Not saying Arsenal will but considering how they used to crumble...I miss the days of playing crap and winning rather the just playing crap and losing

Exactly! They're showing character for the first time in years, but they are still a way off City. 

It will be a while before we see those days again, unfortunately. 

[Gundalf 804]

WTF

[Vesper 29,203]

MOTHERFUCKERS..........

Referee Mike Dean made Chelsea VAR error to protect his ‘mate’ Anthony Taylor

https://theathletic.com/4804299/2023/08/24/mike-dean-anthony-taylor-var-Chelsea/

Former Premier League referee Mike Dean has admitted he failed to correct a mistake in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur last season to avoid his friend Anthony Taylor getting extra “grief”.

Dean, 55, was the VAR official at Stamford Bridge last August when Cristian Romero pulled Marc Cucurella’s hair before a Spurs corner that was turned in by Harry Kane to level the match. Both managers were also booked – Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte of Spurs – after referee Taylor did not penalise Rodrigo Bentancur for a challenge on Kai Havertz.

Dean has now admitted he made a “really bad call” in not sending Taylor to review his decision before Kane’s stoppage-time equaliser.

Speaking on the Up Front podcast with Simon Jordan, Dean said: “I missed the stupid hair pull at Chelsea versus Tottenham which was pathetic from my point of view.

“It’s one of them where if I had my time again, what would I do? I’d send Anthony (Taylor) to the screen. I think I knew if I did send him to the screen … he’s cautioned both managers, he’s had a hell of a game, it’s been such a tough game end to end.

“I said to Anthony afterwards: ‘I just didn’t want to send you to the screen after what has gone on in the game’.

“I didn’t want to send him up because he is a mate as well as a referee and I think I didn’t want to send him up because I didn’t want any more grief than he already had.”

Dean was taken off VAR duty for two months and has since retired from the game. He said his decision not to tell Taylor to look at the Cucurella incident had an significant impact on him.

‘That was a major error,” he told the podcast. “If they don’t score from the corner it is not as big an issue. But I knew full well then I would be stood down the week after. I asked to take a bit of time off because it wasn’t for me.

“I used to get in the car on a Friday and was dreading Saturday. I was thinking, ‘I hope nothing happens’. I used to be petrified sitting in the chair.”

[Vesper 29,203]

The PGMOL corruption is now openly admitted. The EPL damn fucking well needs to do something!!!!

[Vesper 29,203]

The goddamn integrity of game is completely on the line. There is brazen, open, and now admitted, criminal activity going on here. 

[DDA 9,729]

It's a fucking disgrace. These so-called professionals need to be held accountable like players are for doing wrong.

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

I mean it isn't the first time. Twattenberg after he retired said he purposely didn't send off Spurs players during the battle of the bridge and I'm pretty sure Webb said something similar with regards to not making decisions he knew he should've made. 

Game is fucked and corrupt with zero accountability. 

[Vesper 29,203]

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[Vesper 29,203]

biblical level rain

[milka 3,362]

Maddison was an excellent option for us, now we see that he is immediately leading in Tottenham..

[Thor 2,472]

1 hour ago, milka said:

Maddison was an excellent option for us, now we see that he is immediately leading in Tottenham..

Maddison good and so is Ange as a manager. I wouldn't have been down in the dumps if we went that route either. 

People just assumed because he is Australian - no good. Gets his players playing beautiful football. 

[Thor 2,472]

Semenyo on BOU is exactly the type of player that makes a great squad player who can be a starter if someone is injured in a big team.

Just impactful and always doing something worthwhile. 

[Vesper 29,203]

Destiny Udogie looks a baller of a LB

was disappointed we did not go for him last summer

£48m LESS they paid for him that we paid for CuCu shit

Edited August 26, 2023 by Vesper