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Spy360:
My brother, if a cook is bad it does not matter the type of ingredients he uses, the food won't be good. It happen to Chelsea with Lampard, it's the same thing we are seeing. Arteta is tactically inept, and so he struggles. Despite all the excuses of injuries and illnesses, he had Elneny to cover that midfield with Xhaka. This would have prevented the clown from getting a red. Remember, how I made the mistake of adding Lokonga to his line up, as this was unimaginable.

However, it's a good thing Xhaka is off the list for at least three matches. I hope he doesn't get back. Let's have Partey-Lokonga.

Lol.. It's true tho but my point is, a good transfer window will give us hope weda tactician good or not. Example is this lokonga, if a good coach wey get head comes, at least he might start pairing him with partey and xhaka might be relegated to bench. Now just imagine we had good wingers and midfielders, yet Arteta is still benching them. All we'd just hope is for them to sack Arteta and bring in someone competent. That's the leverage tuchel had at Chelsea wen he met havertz Werner ziyech and chilwell and not the Abraham, giroud and Barkley. Hope you get my point

Like you, I'm just happy that xhaka will miss 3 matches, initially thought it was one match like Reece James. But then, his next match will be against Tottenham and I just hope partey and lokonga had that base 2 on lockdown before his arrival and that Arteta head no touch when such happens by reinstating xhaka again. Well I'll just watch sha

Spy360:
Exactly what I am saying. No matter the kind of transfer business we did, our coach is bad. So even if we sign 10AMs, it won't make us better. So the only way to have assessed our transfer is if we had a tactically good manager which we don't.

On the contrary, if we have a good transfer window, it would make us better than we are presently. Even if it doesn't, next coach will/might use the good players effectively. We spent the 80m and even fans aren't too happy about the two signings, that should tell you how far

Fkhalifa:
Arsenal don suffer me with players, i can never like players who ain't mobile and good with the feet.
Me like my striker like Aguero,Suarez and even Antonio of Westham.
How Wenger was able to cope with Giroud for years is a mystery.

I no blame Wenger na, na good midfielders been choke den. Wen our midfielders don depreciate, and giroud limitations was glaring that's wen he knew he'll break our transfer record twice to get strikers - Laca and Auba

Doing medicine after death.... Mtchewww!!!

Spy360:
The fact is that we needed a backup keeper and a defender apart from the CM and AM which we have all signed. So that's not the issue. The issue is Arteta. Bad coach. Simple.

Back up keeper? Yes
Another Cb? No

This is exactly what I said earlier,, we'll loan our good Cb then turn around to say we don't have any Cb. If Saliba had played preseason and flop, then we can say he's justified. We have Saliba, we have Dino. Let's try these guys out, it's not as if they're some 16 or 17yr old guys.

As for the 30m, I still feel it's excessive for a back up. Matt Ryan was an efficient back up that we would have gotten for cheap. Now, I'm not saying Ramsdale himself is a bad keeper, but I think 30m esp as he's coming from championship, to bring him in is excessive.

No matter how we wanna look at it, that's 80m not well spent at all

That still doesn't negate your point that our coach is still bad tactically sha

CapitalCee:
So every EPL them must sacrifice an attacker to chase Adama? This Adama sef why is it that its only when he mets United that he becomes a problem where was he when they couldn't score in the last 2 matches

Entering into Sept

Tottenham 1st
Arsenal 20th

Never in my entire life will I have ever thought such a thing like this will ever occur

I wonder how our NLD brothers will be feeling

MorataFC:
Actually it was the second yellow card which led to red, VAR don't interfere if it is yellow card but the question is does that action deserve to be cautioned?

Yeah true. It skipped my mind that var don't interfere on yellow card issue.

To the bolded, I think prior that foul he was already verbally warned, then xhaka made a mountain out of the foul he did on kovacic by acting as tho Kovacic fouled him thereby deceiving the ref it was the other way round. So in such case, I won't blame the ref for cautioning him again

TheLequte:
LooL. Dem no send again. It’s been a while.

And I think Raphinha is actually scoring more goals than he usually does. This time last season he hadn’t scored yet. Got 6 goals in total. He has one already and it could’ve been 3.

If he starts scoring goals more frequently, top clubs will come calling.

Last season, he didn't start on form early. I think it was around Oct/nov he started picking up, after all it's a new league for him.
I hope he score goals sha (exception of arsenal ). I really like that guy.

Anyways, wolves don dey show una small pepper

BlueMann:
Raphinha. God I love that guy. Pace, trickery and creativity.

Truly na to add more end product remain.

I tell you, correct player!
Another talent in Brazilian squad. Seems dem don dey get their groove small small

TheLequte:
Did you see that Bamford goal?

Funny thing. Bamford was a former Burnley player and Wood was a former Leeds player. They both scored against their former clubs today.

Lol.. Na raphinha I feel for that goal. That guy just needs to add goals to his game.

Never knew bamford was a former Burnley player, thought he's a Chelsea product. Same thing for Woods too, never knew he was a Leeds ex player.
And dem dey celebrate like say dem no know their ex clubs

kokanepyramid:
You sure that wasn’t Spy you met in real life.

Kokane, abeg never start biko!
Today na Sunday

TheLequte:
Okay. Was distracted at that moment. Saw just one replay.

Burnley have created 8 chances this second half to Leeds’ 1. Looks like it will be a tougher season than the last for Bielsa.

Skimpledawg

Na Leeds dey press now. Goal don dey smell for Burnley post

TheLequte:
Did Meslier fvck up for that goal?

Nope... A deflection from Wood(he actually deliberately changed the direction- a little nick) was what deceived Meslier

TheLequte:
Lots of chances being created. Goals suppose don happen since.

Na end to end stuff I swear. No time for passes or tiki taka

Shame no goal yet

I never even talk finish Burnley don score.
Pressure burst pipe

Oasis007:
Doc..... I believe if OGS had never being pressure before, he's definitely under pressure now. Pogba wants nothing but at least a trophy this Season. Bruno and Cavani want the same.

Mata does not want to pull Curtain on his Career without at least a Trophy. Varane has been a serial Winner, Greenwood won't want to end up another Kane.... and to cap it; CR7 doesn't join us to earn Retirement Package but to go toe to toe with Messi for at least one more individual Award.

OGS must deliver or he becomes Arsenal Manager next Season.

Chai!!

Segedinho:
Yah exactly.

One wonders "why always him"....

He was bullied by Chelsea fans as a kid... So says his Mum

Segedinho:
Like hinging on 2 contradicting laws on a scene.


He would have watch the video though...


The outrage was this much cos he seems to have negative officiating history with Chelsea

Exactly...

Lol... I can remember that kova red card . But I won't blame him, why didn't var call him to check it. Xhaka played the ref there, and kova was initially on yellow card. I feel it's the fault of var cos they are there to avert such mistake.

Na that Maguire-Azpi own shock me. Like that was plain clear and he would have seen it cos I think it was in his eyesight then. Also, how var missed it is another mystery.

The rest, I might have forgotten about it but mehn you guys grouse is understandable

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Any rubbish you see people dey talk online, tonnes of people offline dey wey dey talk same rubbish or Stan useless players. Just pray not to come across dem cos na so so vex you go dey vex.

Na so I get one friend wey dey Stan giroud then. Omo, life tire me. Each time the guy point me reason why giroud is one of our best strikers and I should calm down and be watching him, each time I shock. I'm always like, wetin this guy dey see for this giroud for our arsenal sef

Segedinho:
Yah it was a close call.
Ball to hand direct to goal....absolutely a penalty and a red card.

Ball to hand under immensed scuffles and unintentional...not a penalty.

Here a balance would v be drawn.....

The incidents was actually a penalty that must not be overlooked,also not a penalty when it involves a deflection.

No penalty =very harsh to Liverpool

Red card=very harsh to Chelsea.

Balance =penalty but no red card....

Had he watched d video...I think that would have been the case...


So rules can be actually be altered to find a balance..

To be honest, if he'd looked at the video, there's high possibility (like 98%) that he'd have waved off the Penalty and that's the right thing to do.
Yes it'll be harsh on Liverpool but the rules is the rules.

If he decides otherwise, in that case giving Liverpool a penalty, if he gives a yellow card just because of "balance", he will be underfire in Pgmol cos he clearly contravenes the sending off rule without any justifiable reason.

TheLequte:
Skimpledawg

Try watch this Leeds vs Burnley match if you can. Lots of attacking plays. By both teams. Has the potentials to be interesting.

Watching it presently sef

Segedinho:
Yah I got your point.

But everything thing in this life have an "exception".

The rules was further stretched down to deflection wch was the case.

It wasn't a direct shot but a scuffles.

He didn't dive or overstretched his hands....he moved but the legs and the arms....the ball went of his thigh although very fast.

It happen so fast that even the ref waved it.......

A good ref would have seen the videos from the VAR.. he only went for the pic and alas since it met his hands it must be a penalty and a red card..

The decision hinged on just pics was very poor...

Well I get your point. That's only if the ref had checked the video and saw that it ricocheted off his arms from his thigh, then there's high possibility he would not have given it since it wouldn't have been deemed a handball thereby waving it off(and not giving the penalty).

But then, no how he'll give the penalty and yet still give a yellow card. That's never the law of the game in that situation(which is an obvious goalscoring opportunity).

Reason why I said you people shouldn't blame the ref, cos if you all will agree that it's a pk then you all should agree it's a red card. The ref was just following rules.

What you guys should be clamouring for is that... That is not a penalty since it's against the handball offence rule

Segedinho:
Seems you are recycling the gist bro


Penalty??yes

Red card?? No

Why?
Penalty good it was goal bound ...Not a red card cos he intentionally blocked the ball with his thigh...

The ball could have gone anywhere even his chest after bouncing off his thigh ...

It was more of a deflection than a direct shot...and there are rules for deflection which I uploaded earlier.

I'm not recycling, it's just that you're not getting the point.
If that is a penalty, it automatically means that's a handball, which then automatically means he stopped an obvious goalscoring opportunity, which then automatically means it's a red card.

For that situation, the ref can't give pk and give yellow card cos "an obvious goalscoring opportunity" is involved.

The only situation the red card can be averted is if and only if the ref didn't blow in favor of Liverpool at all.

I dunno weda you get the point.

thorrvik55:
Isn't three match ban for violent conduct?

I thought a straight red is 3 match ban.

Segedinho:
Oh..
I taught u watched it..

Salah angrily kicked the ball away after the ref's decision and nothing happened.


Rules specifically required a card should be awarded for dissent.


In a high magnitude game like this..all cards must be on ground

Oh.. I didn't watch the match.
But if really that's what happened, then the ref is truly at fault for not giving salah a yellow card

Segedinho:
Like I said earlier and uploaded as well..there are exceptions to rules..

It was a handball but unintentional..it can't cut of his hands and the ball cwas actually a deflection from mane...

I asked a question abt sallah and the refused card.

A yellow card is issued for kicking the ball away after a ref's decision but why did he ignored

You can only blame Taylor if you claim that's not a penalty.
But you can't say that's a penalty and not a red card

User09:
Well, he didnt. hence my point

Okayy you feel he shouldn't have blown the Penalty? I just want to be clear on your stance please.

chrisooblog:
I just watched Reece's sending off he was really unlucky. From the clip he moved his knee to block the ball alongside his arms which are moving in a natural manner. James is just unfortunate that the ball didn't bounce anywhere other than unto his arm cos the clip clearly shows he was using his knee to try and block the ball. Plus during the corner that led to the goal VVD's arm clearly pushing Azpilicueta's head during the whole struggle.

Everyone knows James was unlucky. Even me, I admit the red is harsh on him since it's not his fault. But my point is, did the ref do the right thing by following the rules?

That's my point which is yes.
Harsh on Reece but the rules is the rules

Segedinho:
Must it be in relation with d penalty incident b4 a yellow card will be issued ??

He fouled Alonso and angrily kickd d ball away

He kicked the ball at of annoyance and should rightly be carded..


Just like I said....blocking a goal bound ball intentionally is a straight red card not d ball hitting his thigh b4 his hands.

The reason for the outrage is,had it been he watched d replay instead of the pics...he would have understood the scene better.

I didn't watch the match Sir, I only watch the highlights and then specifically the videos of the handball in order to make my point. So I'm sorry I'm not aware of Salah's foul on Alonso

User09:
Wrong.

Only when the handball offence is confirmed can you talk about the goal scoring opportunity. Read your attachment again

My posit is simple. That was not a handball offence at least not 100% confirmed for the VAR to stop play

So what you're saying in essence is that that shouldn't have been a penalty??

Segedinho:
So your opinion supersedes football analysts that are miles ahead of you in the football world?


You are funny I swear

Oh geez!!
How is it my opinion??

I showed you the rule and you said it's my opinion?? Come on!

Oya answer this please

1... Was it an obvious goalscoring opportunity?
3... Was it a penalty?
2... Was it a handball?

I just need a yes or no answer ONLY please.

Thanks in anticipation

OJURONGBE1:
I didn't dispute the penalty but that redcard was a little harsh and it made the game one -sided afterwards.
Watch Klopp's interview with Skysport. He broached the topic & said he felt for Reece James , that it wasn't intentional.

Yeah... I listened to Klopp's interview and he was sympathetic with James.
To be honest, anyone will be cos the rule involving that is harsh, but the koko is that

"Did the ref do the right thing by sending Reece James off?

According to the rule he did, even tho it's harsh. My point is that you guys shouldn't make Taylor the villain here but the rule. He was just following the rule.

Segedinho:
I think what I uploaded earlier is an extension of this.

There is always a special occasion to rules especially when not intentional or maybe the magnitude of the match itself

Can you tell me why sallah was not yellow carded for kicking the ball away??

to be honest, I've never seen any clear/obvious goalscoring opportunity (esp on the line) that involves handball and the player wasn't sent off. It can't just happen. The only way out is if the ref didn't blow at all.

As for the bolded, is it in reaction to the ref not giving the penalty at first??