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Cabaye's penalty kick was one that looks cool and composed if the keeper goes the other way....but Darlow went the right way for a nice save. Fantastic stuff. I thought the actual awarding of the penalty was really poor.....Dean seemed to be the only person in the stadium who thought it hit the hand. No big appeal from Palace. Seemed to be a call that Dean didn't need to make (especially as he then ignored other fouls later). That type of call (when no one else sees it/calls for it are the ones that change the game unnecessarily. Good on Darlow for making the save.

And yet, he will be the first to roll around in agony when a tackle (that should have been mitigated by the shin pads) crunches him in an exposed area.

Shirty McShirtFace and the Banana Splits

Star player vs spare

I wish he had been in Debut form not MOTM form for this game

Yeah, Mitrovic was about to go ballistic and then remembered to control himself. Great effort. And yet, his earlier reputation about being a hot-head still remains.

This is why I hate Colback as a player - he doesn't move into positions to be able to accept a pass and do something with it - he just stands there and if the ball is passed forward to him by the defense, then his first reaction is to immediately play it right back to the same player. Pointless. Compare that with the better teams who receive the ball without standing back-to-goal, and who are working to move into position to receive the pass or to receive the next pass from the first guy. We are so static.

There must always be one player designated to be the keeper (I.e. The one who can use there hands within their penalty area) but that does not mean that they cannot play elsewhere. Nothing to stop them coming up for a corner. Any active player can swap to be the keeper by changing into the keeper jersey but they MUST advise the referee they are doing so. The act of changing jerseys does not qualify as "advising" other referee. Technically any player could change positions with the initially designated keeper for a penalty kick, and then change back. As long as the referee is advised of each change.

I liked the idea of Remy alongside/instead of Mitrovich as they are different types of players. One a center forward type, and the other a more mobile attacking striker. I have a feeling that Gomis and Mitrovich are too similar and either won't complement each other or will offer nothing different if we need to change the way we are playing.

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Shrinkage Shrinkage

Someone must be designated as the GK (the one wearing the funny coloured shirt). Doesn't have to play in goal specifically, but someone must be designated as the GK so that the referee knows who can use their hands in the Penalty Area.

This time next season everyone will think that the linked-hands-team-celebration is cool, and the bin dippers will be telling everyone how they invented it and it spread to Germany during one of those fantastic European nights at Anfield

I just realized that is a Piggy-Piggyback

So he was even for the day?

I see what you did there

Cisse's best move yesterday was managing to stay out of Gini's way for the first goal. Could so easily have screwed up that goal. Luckily he was just able to stay out of the way.

MLS is probably the best league to trial this concept in. The US culture supports Video Replay and will be willing to work through the kinks of how to apply this. Based on the MLS Cup yesterday (Portlands goal #2) they may want to bring this in quicker than planned. What a calamity of errors for all three goals. Quite an exciting game, but not exactly a brochure for high quality football.

As expected the wolves turn on their leader. Well played FBI

Well said.

Most players "know" when they have committed a cardable offense, but they still try act their way out of it. Their reaction in trying to deny the offense is never as genuine as those that are truly surprised (such a Mitrovichs Red card for the Stamp vs Arsenal). He genuinely had no idea that it was SFP. Most know what they have done and why they did it but they are still try and persuade the ref that they shouldn't be carded). So two yellows in one play will seem harsh and might be a surprise but they would also know it could be coming.

How can the press not have picked up on this "gem" of a hypocrisy? Unless they don't want to be mean to the great and mighty Liverpool.

Warrick hunt

What countries referees are better? Italy? Germany? France? I wonder if they look better because we're not as emotionally invested in teams from those countries when we watch their games. Referees always look better in neutral/no favourite games than in those when your team plays.

I'd like him to be the stepping stone from the shite of the Pardew/carver time into a more promising future. Stabilize the club, install some foundations and then have someone ready for the next level to come in.