I’m not saying the clubs unilaterally decide. The Premier League should lead this. New rule for participation. Clubs may only put vaccinated players (or those who are ineligible for a vaccine) in their matchday squads.
Pogba, Henderson etc. — just from the United squad got COVID and suffered medium-term consequences that significantly influenced their performances. Let alone that even mild symptoms after a vaccination is a rarety, let alone spending a week or two out due to them. Plus, they've all got a choice of doing one before the start of the season.
So no, it's not harsh at all.
The premier League will lead it eventually, they'll have too, however I feel they are biding their time hoping that the clubs take the lead on the issue, which won't happen. However this could change of a wealth of players have to self isolate after the champions League games.
It’s the same as any rule that the FA imposes on its competitions.
It's nothing like them examples
, red and yellow cards are written into the rules, as is the kits.Well exactly, it’s a rule that’s written by them to regulate when and how someone can participate, for player and fan safety reasons.It's nothing like them examples
A fitness test is done by the club BEFORE a contract is signed, and is to check on underlying conditions and is carried out as per what's laid out in the contract.
We are talking about a voluntary vaccine which isn't bound by any rule or written to any contractual obligations for any player.
Stopping someone from working due to making a free decision is a slippery slope.
The George Soros bit got me good
Eh you had 1 Moderns & 1 Pfizer? Thought it was 2 of both.
Depending on availability. In Norway we've utilized both mRNA vaccines in the national vaccine program since they are interchangable.
He was very good today, I thought. Extremely soft penalty, Silva was clearly searching for the leg contact and Xhaka did everything to pull his leg back and avoid it. Silva was well on his way down before any shirt pull. It was effective diving rather than Xhaka doing much wrong.
Apart from letting Silva knock the ball past him and dangling his leg out to make contact, and then trying to rip Silva's shirt off his body, then yes he defended it perfectly.
They didn’t get the penalty because of the dive. The VAR review (and penalty) was because he had a fistful of Silva’s shirt. Which was a stupid foul.
The leg contact was 50-50 but him then following it by pulling his shirt makes it a stonewall penalty. This rewriting of some injustice being done by BT is absolutely crazy.
You could also clearly see that the shirt pull was shielded from the referee’s view. So it was VAR working exactly as it should. Allowing him to have a look at an incident that he wouldn’t otherwise have been able to see.
Yeah. Rio and Humphreys not understanding that point when Walton explained it pretty clearly sums up BTs level of coverage.
Rip his shirt off his body. Slightly hyperbolic perhaps?
Agree with this. Referee didn't realise it was Xhaka, it went to VAR who noticed it was Xhaka doing the foul who invited Atwell to confirm that it was definitely Xhaka before giving the penalty against him. Surprised they didn't take the opportunity to give him a red.
And Arsenal realise why they are going nowhere.
There you go.
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This seems like the natural last stage of the Xhaka cycle. He plays well enough to make you think he can be a valuable part of the team, then he goes and does something really stupid. That’s the problem with him. You can’t rely on a player that is always at risk of having a stupid moment like that. It’s like having Balotelli in your team.
