bond19821982
Last Man Standing champion 2019/20
Bring in a class striker and that chlsea team is bloody brilliant.
Exactly. If you add rivalry and confirmation bias on top of that, you get the current state of every Liverpool thread on this forum.Good teams create more opportunities for officials to get decisions wrong. For example, when we were at our peak, people used to allege we got soft penalty decisions because the refs were terrified of Fergie. The truth is - quite often we'd create a few decent shouts for a penalty per game, and doing that often leads to the referee eventually awarding you one.
If you're a crap team that rarely gets into the opposition box, then maybe once in every 4-5 matches you venture far enough into the opposition penalty area to appeal for a spot kick. The odds are the referee will turn it down, because more often than not referees look for a reason to avoid giving a big decision like that. Now maybe 5 of the last 6 penalty appeals we may have had when we were at our peak under Fergie were turned down, but we kept knocking repeatedly enough to eventually get the answer we wanted.
United being shit means that you attack less, create less chances, and have less "luck" than the better teams. That makes it easier to scream conspiracy whenever another team gets some kind of advantage. Regarding VAR not doing anything, I seem to recall some team from the north west somewhere losing 2 points because VAR overruled the ref just this week. Can't remember their name though, but i think they play in red. Maybe you know them? On a more serious note, calling refs and VAR partial towards certain teams is just conspiracy talk. Yes, VAR may struggle sometimes to figure out exactly where they should intervene, but that is the same for every team. The bottom line is that they get more decisions correct than without VAR.What does United being shit have to do with anything? I've been a detractor of the current use of VAR in the PL since day 1 and citing it a source of impartiality and objectiveness is plain stupid. They never dare overrule the on field ref's decision. There's no right or wrong with VAR in the PL, they just don't do anything. Sit and watch like a spectator.
People keep saying this but Abraham keeps scoring. Maybe he just is good enough?Bring in a class striker and that chlsea team is bloody brilliant.
The "Sterling syndrome": he scores goals, but he just doesn't look rightPeople keep saying this but Abraham keeps scoring. Maybe he just is good enough?
Wouldn't call it brilliant.Bring in a class striker and that chlsea team is bloody brilliant.
Yeah, probably. As long as he scores, no one would care I guess.People keep saying this but Abraham keeps scoring. Maybe he just is good enough?
Abraham is the top scorer in the PL. He's only 22 as well. Replacing him would be incredibly harsh.Bring in a class striker and that chlsea team is bloody brilliant.
Technically he's not great. He's scoring for fun though and can improve other parts of his game. Still young.Yeah, probably. As long as he scores, no one would care I guess.
Ok, I'll hold my hands up. I was totally wrong about Abraham, he's in top form right now!
beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2015/16Have Bournemouth ever done anything of note away against a top six side?
Yes they fouled and time wasted their way to a 1-1 draw at old Trafford the season United finished 6th.Have Bournemouth ever done anything of note away against a top six side?
fecking MingsYes they fouled and time wasted their way to a 1-1 draw at old Trafford the season United finished 6th.
Wait till they play us, a guaranteed win. Then again, I don't think United can be classified as a top 6 side anymoreHave Bournemouth ever done anything of note away against a top six side?
Aren’t their youngsters about three/four years older than ours?Chelsea's youngsters are so so much better than ours.
Mount looks the best of the lot. Absolute player.
Loftus-Cheek to come back & Reece James to come in too. Fair play to them & fair play to Lampard. They are a great watch too. Hope they win the league.
They've got more experience tbhChelsea's youngsters are so so much better than ours.
Mount looks the best of the lot. Absolute player.
Loftus-Cheek to come back & Reece James to come in too. Fair play to them & fair play to Lampard. They are a great watch too. Hope they win the league.
Championship player according to some on here.This Mount lad's alright isn't he.
Yh I think their young players are far superior to our overhyped youth players. Chelsea need to line someone to replace Willian as he's be 32 (I think?) when the ban lifts and then if they do as Liverpool/UNited have had to do to land a top CB, they should bring in someone like Varane and they'd be ready to challenge I think once the likes of Mount, Odoi, Tammy etc have a another full season of experience.Abraham is the top scorer in the PL. He's only 22 as well. Replacing him would be incredibly harsh.
They are more in need of defenders.