The thing that most pleased me was the fact that we played with real intent in every facet of the game from pressing to engaging one on one in defence something that has been sadly missing so far this season . A good example being that it felt like Elliott made more tackles than the rest of the season combined .
Micah richards was acting like a bbc news reader reporting on the death of a queen or three. It was like football died or something. Carragher mealy mouthed qbout pen and would say it was bloody clear. Then picks a fight over nothing with rat face. Back 3, who cares. Then city claim coins thrown at guardiola despite no report of it live. Then they post on social media their bus got hit by something but don't report it to cops so police need to go ask them. Full on bad loser snow job after their fans vandalised away end and sung songs about Hillsborough. Biggest pack of nasty sore losers ever frankly.
Id wish they’d actually get him to freeze frame it and pin point the moment he started falling down. As he stops the ball, and then immediately the hand is on his shirt so he has no chance of moving towards the ball. It’s such a clear foul I’m still amazed out how it’s a talking point amongst them.
Can only spend your credibility once. Micah Richards has just gone from Good laugh but not great pundit to purely biased sore loser for me. It's not like he had a lot of credibility but he had got that good for a laugh personal Ian Wright tried for as the start of his punditry but he's just another faker and biased twat really.
Irrelevant anyway really. Should have been a corner beforehand and it's been confirmed that it should have been a foul on Alisson if it hit to that stage anyway. Above all that, it was actually, and correctly, given as a foul, end of.
I would say Ffs But it is such daft talking point that the more people point it out the better Spot on
sequence of three, at best, incompetent decisions and frankly most likely biased decisions. A worst? well there has to be some payment involved.
I am loving how Pep and a lot of pundits are saying because Taylor let all the other fouls go -it’s okay I am sure I heard a player say Taylor had been in and told them that he was going to let things go so it appears city felt they could play rugby I am sure we got away with some fouls I just can’t think of that many whereas City seemed to benefit from this change in stance by Taylor
thiago got away with a naughty one. but then cancelo was let on on 44mins with a blatant pro hand ball to prevent a break. no card. what mr taylor is saying is not that he will let the game flow (all he needs to do is wave play on and advantage) he is saying he is a Neanderthal ref who will allow all sorts of fouls go cos he liked the game i the 1980s. by all means don't blow up for floppers and wave play on for people who get mast a little pull etc but you cannot ignore the rules of the game and allow the stuff he allowed as it will only escalate. there's a massive difference between getting the game to flow by not being picky about frees from right places or giving advantage and allowing assault
Try telling that to Micah Richards. He reckons the ref should've treated the game more leniently than any other match. Chris Sutton called BS on that
As I said, micah richards looked like a bbc presenter just head the queen died. You know that instant black outfit and somber look, and he was acting like football had died cos city were robbed. (now richards is often in dark outfits so it is a bit rich of me but still) you'd swear form the way he was carrying on someone shot haaland meanwhile this bitter bluenose wouldn't just say it was a foul. all he had to do was say it. He refused to. every other media outlet on the planet called that it was as clear a foul as you can get even the ref watch on sky with dermot, "back the ref" Gallaher. Then we had to endure this hillsbrough denier harping back at least 5 times to how wrong it was to re-referee games. then this rat faced twat kept hammering on about city are coming, city are coming constantly.
Funny thing is all the pundits saying Taylor had a good game. Was watching game with couple mates one who is a chelsea fan and doesn’t really like Liverpool, but even he was saying that Taylor was having awful game. Not giving fouls, not giving clear yellows. Total difference between letting things go on physical side, and just not giving actual fouls.
I heard that Taylor has refereed four of our games v city and given only one foul committed against Salah (Kompany a couple of seasons ago). He's not the only ref to do that mind. I don't know of any other player that gets rag-dolled as often as Salah does with absolutely no fouls called or protection from the ref.
taylor record of getting this "big" match is deeply suspicious. Its the same as the everton games. Paul Tierney (the other manc) gets that game more as well. Any time we've a "big match" the two mancs are usually rolled out.
It was Tierney who said no handball in that game last season which would have given Everton a penalty and a draw, presuming they scored it - Kavanagh on VAR, another ref with an agenda.
Just read that in the last 4 games vs city weve been given one free kick One. That can't be right, right?
