Weekend Football

[windermereROYAL]

Sky’s coverage of Spurs/Liverpool has been utterly dreadful

Richarlison is such a thug but has been outdone by Romero’s petulance

Liverpool have been absolutely abysmal even with an extra 1/2 men, have Slot and Stam ever been seen in the same room together?

Actually I don`t mind Richarlison, somebody that puts it about a bit and is labelled the pantomime villain.

[Royal Rother]

He’s a twat of the highest order imo.

Pretty much the whole game was the PL at its absolute worst.

[South Coast Royal]

He’s a twat of the highest order imo.

Pretty much the whole game was the PL at its absolute worst.

Agreed.
Both the Liverpool and Arsenal games were a hard watch.
In each case the better sides decided to play possession football and just wait for the inevitable opportunities.
Spurs helped Liverpool with their reckless behaviour and Everton gifted Arsenal a penalty with O'Brien acting as if he was in goal.

Some of the more entertaining games are those played by mid-table clubs such as Newcastle v Bournemouth and Leeds v Palace but I suppose none of those teams have even a remote chance of winning the League whereas the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and at times even City are more pragmatic in that it is just about winning.
That is a shame because these clubs have the best players capable of great performances.

[BRO_BOT]

Thought Utd were the better team but two very good goals from Rogers.

Is he English?

[WestYorksRoyal]

Isak broken leg after a late tackle from Van Der Ven. Just so happens he got his shot off and it was a goal so no punishment.

I've always thought defenders get away with a lot when trying to block a shot, and late contact frequently goes unpunished. Obviously there was no malice in it, but ultimately there's a player with a broken leg at the end of it. So surely has to be a red card for dangerous play?

[Royal Rother]

He’s a twat of the highest order imo.

Pretty much the whole game was the PL at its absolute worst.

Agreed.
Both the Liverpool and Arsenal games were a hard watch.
In each case the better sides decided to play possession football and just wait for the inevitable opportunities.
Spurs helped Liverpool with their reckless behaviour and Everton gifted Arsenal a penalty with O'Brien acting as if he was in goal.

Some of the more entertaining games are those played by mid-table clubs such as Newcastle v Bournemouth and Leeds v Palace but I suppose none of those teams have even a remote chance of winning the League whereas the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and at times even City are more pragmatic in that it is just about winning.
That is a shame because these clubs have the best players capable of great performances.

Totally agree.

[Orion1871]

I like Richarlison.

Underrated player. Good lad off the pitch too.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/25/richarlison-brazilians-bolsonaro-world-cup-brazil

[South Coast Royal]

Thought Utd were the better team but two very good goals from Rogers.

Is he English?

Man Utd had more of the ball partly because Villa let it happen but really didn't create much and the goal came from a bad mistake by Cash.
Two excellent goals from Rogers who is a City boy who , like Cole Palmer, who had to move to 'Boro and then to Villa to develop.
Before then he had a loan spell at Bournemouth and was hopeless.

Tuchel likes him and I expect him to be a starter when the World Cup comes around.

Fernandes will certainly be missed but maybe Mount will get back to the form of his Chelsea days if he is now given more responsibility.