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Not as Inter were boring in their games vs. Barca mind

The bottom two characters - I'm struggling to see if the man in red is playing the woman in blue onside when they're frozen still, nevermind if they were in full motion. Obviously, no defence could risk a situation like that happening so in real life they'd just keep the attacker half a yard in front of them at all times. There'll be a lot more battling so it'd probably fuck Isak's career

It looks shite, but it’s adidas, we had 15 years previously to learn that their kit designs are fucking awful. Ultimately the point is money, and they’ve put more wedge down than any other manufacturer, so they’re onboard. Football kits need no more than one iteration; what worked in 1894 works today (would still like to see us bring back blue shirts). Most football kits are bought by kids, and they won’t give too much of a shite re the aesthetics

And conversely, attackers 'not affecting play'. Total horseshit.

Pulis' Stoke win that.

Can't even beat PSG.

Aye here now with that shite.

Instinctively I hate Wenger's idea. This could be due to a natural 'I don't like change' to be fair. But my worries are as follows: 1. It probably won't do anything to make offside more/less contentious. It'll still be decided by comparing the exact positions of two people at the precise moment another person kicks the ball in a completely different position. This whole 'clear daylight' bullshit seems a red herring. Officials will still just try and get it right as best they can. They'll never be perfect because that's impossible. 2. Stronger teams willl generally be attacking more than weaker teams. Favouring attackers more will favour stonger teams more and so presumably make football more predictable [tbf. it's possible it'll help weaker teams who just want to whack it over the top, given pojnt 3.] Football is the most popular sport in the world, and also the one the bookies find hardest to predict because it's so low scoring, which makes it more unpredictable on an individual game basis. 3. Thinking about how the game could practically play out. An attacker can stand in an offside position behind a defender and then just briefly move their foot level at the point a pass is made and be onside. That's not fucking football. Defenders will have to be aware of what's going on in front of them to see the pass, know what's going on beside them to know the offside line and know what's going on behind them, all at the same time. That seems unbalanced. Like a good cricket pitch has a fair balance of bat and ball, a good football game should have a good balance of attack and defence. 4. Making it easier for attackers to get in behind defenders could result in even more low blockage, or a full on reliance of athleticism uber alles. 5. Ultimately I don't see what problem this solves. Offside is still decided by an infinitely small distance at a particular moment of time. Just saying it'll result in more scoring does not mean the game will be better. If we just wanted tons of scoring we'd all watch basketball or cricket. It's perfectly possible I'm wrong about all this. Offside's been changed a number of times in the past [Bill McCracken represent!], and I don't mind it being tested. But the whole, 'it'll result in more goals therefore good' I would strongly dispute, and I don't actually think the current rule is a problem personally.

How do you make that out when it literally says in the end "...which could increase the overall outlay well beyond 20 million"?

Specials fan in the house 😂

Arsenal need to give arteta more time, a contract extension and 300mil more to spend. 1billion in total should be enough for atleast one trophy.

Surely Trafford is one of the few goalies who could still reach World class level? he's still only 22 and conceeded 16 goals this year.

Shame we didn't get PSG vs Barca final. That is the best one for a neutral. Ah well

Fulham 2-1 Everton Ipswich 1-3 Brentford Southampton 0-4 Man City Wolves 2-1 Brighton Bournemouth 2-1 Villa Newcastle 2-1 Chelsea Man United 1-1 West Ham Forest 2-1 Leicester Spurs 1-2 Palace Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal

should always be judged by where the feet are.

Maybe we should head to the lush lasses thread and post some photos of her, so she can feel the love from the forum.

It looks to me with everything added up to be a potential total of 27.5m Euros, which would be around £23m.

“Silverware” Like a load of knives and forks? Fucking wankers

puts me in mind one of the worst chants I've ever heard and so typically Tarquin from them at SJP back in the day. "silverware, no silverware, you aint got no silverware, no silverware, no silverware, you aint got no silverware"

Lack of class from Arteta there. Best team he reckons. Just needs a striker

Arteta saying Arsenal best team in the competition so far hahaha.