joeyt Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Benevento drawing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Benevento winning! Already level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Benevento losing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 6 Goals for Loic Remy this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Wait, Messi has hit the woodwork 3 times? And just missed a pen. https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1222316/Live/Spain-La-Liga-2017-2018-Barcelona-Deportivo-La-Coruna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Wait, Messi has hit the woodwork 3 times? And just missed a pen. https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1222316/Live/Spain-La-Liga-2017-2018-Barcelona-Deportivo-La-Coruna Just missed another excellent chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 He's missed so much it's ridiculous. While Paulinho has scored twice from two woodwork rebounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I thought Messi had gotten over his inexplicable penalty problem. There was probably a point in time where Shola's penalty stats on FIFA etc were better than Messi's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Dunno if this has been discussed or not but am I the only one who thinks despite his good season, Sterling is an absolutely wank finisher? He fucks up so many easy chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Perhaps, but I think that might just be down to the finishing standards of some wide forwards these days. Very few players are traditional wingers these days, and it's almost expected that players in that area of the pitch can finish like Neymar or Salah. Sterling does fluff his lines a lot, and his finishing technique isn't so polished - but his all round game has been fantastic this season. 15 goals in 23 games is a great return when you consider everything else to his game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I think there's a bigger question around whether he can be influential in a poorer team or if he can only thrive in this Man City side. For England for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Oh aye, it's so clear how much he has improved under Pep and the fact so many of his goals are close range, even scuffed, finishes, is testament to his intelligence of being in the right place at the right time. Just seems so awkward though a lot of time when he has a clear opening and really should have scored a lot more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 The guy literally doesn't know how to strike a ball, which is quite extraordinary. He never ever gets over the ball. He doesn't even seem to realise he is supposed to do so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I thought Messi had gotten over his inexplicable penalty problem. There was probably a point in time where Shola's penalty stats on FIFA etc were better than Messi's. Rightly so as Shola never missed a penalty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 The amount of blatant diving this weekend on MOTD was ridiculous. Even more ridiculous is that clowns like Jenas seemingly condone going down in the box by "screaming at their tv for them to go down", or Phil Neville saying they should drop the booking law for dives as you'll never eradicate it. Load of rubbish. Give a dive a straight red card and they'll think twice after their 2nd or 3rd suspension of the season, and so will their managers when it comes to picking them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 The problem with that, as we have already seen is that it will only be enforced on the smaller clubs just like Rooney/Kane etc escape yellow cards, it will be foreign players at lower clubs getting sent off for diving. That may be the case as there's always been to some extent a preferential treatment for the bigger clubs, but it's still going to eradicate more diving than just a yellow card would. A yellow card for diving just lets you laugh in the referee's face and continue the game as if nothing happened, then you have idiot pundits encouraging it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 The problem with that, as we have already seen is that it will only be enforced on the smaller clubs just like Rooney/Kane etc escape yellow cards, it will be foreign players at lower clubs getting sent off for diving. That may be the case as there's always been to some extent a preferential treatment for the bigger clubs, but it's still going to eradicate more diving than just a yellow card would. A yellow card for diving just lets you laugh in the referee's face and continue the game as if nothing happened, then you have idiot pundits encouraging it. I just think its a dangerous road to go down as it is not clear cut. I can fully imagine one of our players getting a red for a legitimate penalty shout, its bound to happen. I mean yeah that could easily happen, and clearly would happen to us given our luck but I think there are ways it could work, such as bringing the replay rule in because of the impact it would have. When it comes to changing the course of the match I think both the red card and a replay would be necessary evils if they're truly serious about stamping it out of football. There has to be something more they can be doing, even if it's retrospective action and a suspension follows after, but even then I don't think that's enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Wew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Good news for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Excellent. Slight proof that this system can work. Now they just need to include the top 6 when they're charging players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Cheering on Big Sam toneet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Cheering on Big Sam toneet Guaranteed loss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Yeah atmosphere is terrible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 You can hear Paul Clement constantly shouting out instructions over the crowd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Tom Davies has the hair of a Game of Thrones homosexual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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