Premier League Gameweek 34-35

[E-mal]

They’re a matter of fact but it’s not worth it if you’re looking for fractions, or if a toe is offside. Would say the same about Coventrys winner against United.

Haven’t read up on the semi auto offside thing but hopefully it’s something which will improve things. Understandably I have my doubts with how they’ve introduced literally everything else


Well you’re right about the money thing. But it’s overruling common sense in my opinion. They’re happy enough to cite “common sense” when explaining why they didn’t send off player X in an emotional game, or a semi final, but won’t use it for other things

If they didn’t sent off a player due to the occasion then that’s on them, poor officiating.
Ability to control oneself in sport is part of the game

 

[CoopersDream]

Indeed. Onana punched the fella in the face. This was a 50/50. My only issue with it is Ederson got given the freekick... Typical refs defending the keepers.

Yes, I agree with the free kick. Should not have been.

 

[Berbaclass]

Wonder how many times we get Clattenburg cam today. Should just have it permanently in the corner.

 

[ForeverRed1]

Watch our mugs go and turn Arsenal over

You know it’s going to happen, we’ll play the game of the season

 

[wr8_utd]

City with no real cutting edge in attack today without Foden/Haaland on there.

 

[didz]

You know it’s going to happen, we’ll play the game of the season

As long as our actual game of the season comes right at the end, I couldn't care less.

 

[ForeverRed1]

I really dislike this Arsenal team, and Arteta especially. City winning is just meh. Doesn’t mean much to me - it’s almost like no one is winning it. Also, I’ve never met a Man City fan in my life. They didn’t exist where I grew up.

4 in a row is enough for me to want Arsenal to win it this year plus the fact city could realistically overtake us the way they’re winning trophies.

 

[Zed is not dead]

Feck me people are really saying that Boly threw his head onto Edersons fists…
Ederson went flying with his fists the same way Onana did.

As most of us said yesterday, those are rarely given and today is a prime example

 

[DomesticTadpole]

I really dislike this Arsenal team, and Arteta especially. City winning is just meh. Doesn’t mean much to me - it’s almost like no one is winning it. Also, I’ve never met a Man City fan in my life. They didn’t exist where I grew up.

There's plenty up here, starting coming out of the woodwork once they started winning stuff.

 

[Withnail]

Feck me people are really saying that Boly threw his head onto Edersons fists…
Ederson went flying with his fists the same way Onana did.

As most of us said yesterday, those are rarely given and today is a prime example

Not in the slightest bit similar. It's laughable people are claiming these two incidents are the same.

 

[Gazautd18]

Free kick giveaway

 

[wr8_utd]

There's plenty up here, starting coming out of the woodwork once they started winning stuff.

Arsenal fans have won nothing for 20 years and their fans are still everywhere. Genuinely is the most unbearable fanbase.

 

[didz]

Feck me people are really saying that Boly threw his head onto Edersons fists…
Ederson went flying with his fists the same way Onana did.

As most of us said yesterday, those are rarely given and today is a prime example

The difference is the height of the challenge. Ederson can reasonably expect to be twatting someone in the ribs rather than the head at that height, and goalkeepers are allowed to do that. They just are.

 

[Zed is not dead]

Not in the slightest bit similar. It's laughable people are claiming these two incidents are the same.

Those are similar: fists flying to the head of an opponent. Yesterday the player was also playing the ball

 

[Shane88]

City's arses getting a little twitchy?

 

[Withnail]

Forest could do with scoring before the inevitable happens.

 

[Zed is not dead]

The difference is the height of the challenge. Ederson can reasonably expect to be twatting someone in the ribs rather than the head at that height, and goalkeepers are allowed to do that. They just are.

Yesterday they goalkeepers weren’t allowed to do it though

I can understand refs being inconsistent but it’s baffling that people can say Onana and Ederson were different situations

 

[E-mal]

Elanga does nothing, makes AWB look an actual footballer

 

[WeePat]

How do people prefer City to win the league over Arsenal. It's just so fecking boring to have them win it again.

95% of my family and friends and basically everyone I meet daily from the shopkeeper to my neighbours are Arsenal fans. The only City fans I have ever met in real life have been when I’ve been to the Etihad to watch Chelsea.

 

[wr8_utd]

City with a lot of pointless possession really. They're doing nothing with it.

 

[Guy Incognito]

Goal City.

 

[didz]

Yesterday they goalkeepers weren’t allowed to do it though

I can understand refs being inconsistent but it’s baffling that people can say Onana and Ederson were different situations

But I just told you the difference?

 

[Shane88]

City's arses getting a little twitchy?

Nevermind.

Boring, joyless robotic cnuts.

 

[Withnail]

Those are similar: fists flying to the head of an opponent. Yesterday the player was also playing the ball

Yes if you take an extremely narrow view to feed your sense of injustice, of course.

Yesterday AWB and an attacker where challenging for the ball and Onana comes flying in and connects with the attacker after the ball was gone. He was nowhere near the ball.

Here Ederson is jumping out to make an attempt to clear the ball and the attacker is jumping towards goal with the same thing in mind. As Ederson comes out the attacker comes in from the side and they collide with each other. It's a 50/50. You couldn't make a good case that either player is at fault for the collision. Whereas yesterday it was all on Onana.

 

[wr8_utd]

Decent header that. I guess set pieces was the only way they'd look threatening today.

 

[Desert Eagle]

fecking Gvardiol is such a good player

 

[CallyRed]

Forget the 118 charges, the worst thing City have done is murder that Fleetwood Mac classic.

 

[GlasgowCeltic]

was sure Gvardiol would end up at Real Madrid

 

[Zed is not dead]

But I just told you the difference?

Except you didn’t

 

[E-mal]

Nevermind.

Boring, joyless robotic cnuts.

Same here, watching something else

 

[The Firestarter]

Wooden touch

 

[Berbaclass]

Got to score

 

[Sylar]

Wood has to score there

 

[E-mal]

Woods being casual, unforgivable

 

[Who's Kissing Cameras?]

Another terrible Forest miss

 

[didz]

Except you didn’t

The difference is the height of the challenge. Ederson can reasonably expect to be twatting someone in the ribs rather than the head at that height, and goalkeepers are allowed to do that. They just are.

 

[Withnail]

Feck sake Forest

 

[Changeisgood]

Williams down...City goal. Not sure this has any hope. Was looking to have some potential a few minutes ago

 

[wr8_utd]

Forest really should have scored there. Awful miss. Fairly impressive from Arteta that he's managed to make Arsenal a way more solid and secure team at the back than City.

 

[Zed is not dead]

Yes if you take an extremely narrow view to feed your sense of injustice, of course.

Yesterday AWB and an attacker where challenging for the ball and Onana comes flying in and connects with the attacker after the ball was gone. He was nowhere near the ball.

Here Ederson is jumping out to make an attempt to clear the ball and the attacker is jumping towards goal with the same thing in mind. As Ederson comes out the attacker comes in from the side and they collide with each other. It's a 50/50. You couldn't make a good case that either player is at fault for the collision. Whereas yesterday it was all on Onana.

I do take a narrow view, because fists to the head = dangerous play = penalty.

Ederson was very late to the challenge which is reckless play, and he had his hands very low, and that makes it even more of a penalty in my opinion as he wasn’t even challenging in the air but literally went flying fists first.

The rule is there to protect players. Ederson lunges fists first at head level and was late. It’s as much of a pen as Onana’s