Premier League 2022/23

[stokeriño]

I was in the middle of typing "well that's the weakest red card I've seen in a while" when the ref went over to check VAR and then rescinded it.

Utter farce of a process but they got there in the end.

[Chris2K]

Even if you don't want it to be a straight red for the shove in the face, surely a yellow for the foul and a yellow for the shove would be warranted?

EDIT: Apparently Havertz made the initial foul.

[stokeriño]

Well, regardless, Tottenham are going to go on and win now.

[Colly]

17 minutes ago, stokeriño said:

I was in the middle of typing "well that's the weakest red card I've seen in a while" when the ref went over to check VAR and then rescinded it.

Utter farce of a process but they got there in the end.

Honestly surprised it was overturned, it's to the face and there's a little bit of force to it. One of those classic "had he booked him it wouldn't have been upgraded by VAR" but I'm surprised that was deemed a clear and obvious error.

That one in the Madrid derby last night felt very soft but it think Guillem had some stat about anything arm looking being judged more harshly in La Liga.

[stokeriño]

There it is.

[Chris2K]

At what point do we "forget" to book Conte a flight back to London?

[gunnar hendershow]

Wouldn't have predicted Potter will get the sack before Conte but evidently here we are.

[stokeriño]

There are so many different views of different stats I could have chosen, but take this as just an example.

Look at this absolute dross. I don't care what mitigating circumstances anyone tries to cite - none of them explain or excuse being this fucking bad.

[Lineker]

Rather enjoyable afternoon that.

[Jimmy]

5 hours ago, lanky316 said:

That is one of the most bizarre decisions I've seen in a long time that a referee sends someone off for slapping someone in the face.... Then withdraws the red card because it's allowed now?

Tbf, he clearly pushes his shoulder, slips and hits him in the face. Would've been a silly red, much like Sonny's a few years back which never was. Complete farce, but the ref got the right decision in the end. Silva also had a cheeky elbow at Romero early in the game, and because Romero gives it and worse every game, I just think yeah fair enough get on with it. Ref had a bit of a mare and let it get out of control, thankfully, cos it was otherwise dull. 

We weren't great today, all our familiar problems remain, but thankfully Chelsea are so bad they made us look decent. 

Love Skippy though, thrilled for him. 

Edited February 26, 2023 by Jimmy

[lanky316]

Yeah, that was my instant reaction. On seeing it again it is a shoulder into face so it's not as bad as it initially looked.

[Naitch]

6 hours ago, Chris2K said:

At what point do we "forget" to book Conte a flight back to London?

Can you send him back to Stamford Bridge? It sounds worth trying at this point.

[Moses Julep]

Hope Potter stays in charge forever at Chelsea. 

[The Lusophone]

Harry Kane is an obvious one here, but I think Declan Rice and maybe a pre-Monaco Bernardo Silva would also be on that list.

[Baddar]

Ivan Toney pleads guilty to "many" of the hundreds of charges against him.

[Lineker]

 

[Szumi]

It's amazing how much better Liverpool look when Konate and Virgil are both fit. We've still had had matches with them of course, but clearly much better with them together.

Nice to be on the path to 3 points. Now to just do it consistently!

[DavidMarrio]

Dog of a game but a wins a win. 3 wins in 4 in the league and 4 cleansheets in said 4 games. 

Somehow dragged ourselves into an outside chance of 4th. Obviously Sunday is a massive game and I'm not expecting much but if we can grab a point I'd be made up with that. 

[Colly]

Question entirely for my draft team but is Konate likely to play over Matip, and does Gomez go straight in when fit?

[Kaney]

Great win, some lovely football and what a finish by Saka. Get it up you Dyche.