I am more than happy with the 3 points, that could easily have been worse than last seasons 0-3 opening game. I am also a realist, your own man Jamie Laa just said on Sky no pen and he knows the rules (he has also played the game and knows when two players go for the same ball a collision can happen). Did you notice that they both missed the ball because it had already past them and the guy at the back headed it?
I mean, he must be completely bladdered already to even ask that considering what every video shows - the goalie literally ran towards then into both of them. But even that isn't the main point - he uses his arms to flail into them, as he gets nowhere near the ball. Bad enough decision, but to watch the video and then expect everyone to go along with your gaslighting... Chomical Diego. please log in to view this image
Wow, the keeper ran towards where the ball was going and put his arms up to try and punch/catch it ****er needs banning for life
He said he didn't expect it to be overturned because VAR have been told not to this season (see the horrendous handball decision at Stamford Bridge yesterday). But your own Gary Eckerslike just said on Sky it was a clear pen. In fact, everyone bar Carragher has said it is, and Carra was only qualifying his decision based on the new use of VAR (that will only last until a decision goes against United anyway).
If our CB had run out to head that ball and both players had completely missed it but their heads had collided would it still be a penalty?
Carra is a dickhead too. I'm not just saying it because of tonight - I've no time for him as a pundit. All the others said it was a pen, so what's your take on that? The problem is that I'm being as objective as is humanly possible on a football game, and you're not even trying.
Did 3 players all attempt to reach the same ball? Did two of them completely miss it but collide because they were running towards each other? Who's being objective? Ahh, sorry i forgot, refs and VAR officials are all corrupt and support United. As you were
It was a pen. Carragher said that the ball had been headed and the collision was after the ball had gone. But that's like saying a player shouldn't get booked for a late challenge because the ball is gone. Only thing I'll add, and this is objective regardless of tonight. I've never been aggrieved by pens not given. Even against United. Tonight, Wolves had enough chances to score. To rely on a pen is just unacceptable and I always hate it when managers blame that for not getting a result.
Agree wolves only have themselves to blame. Guy missed essentially an open goal at back post and then hit every shot straight at the keeper. Was just pour finishing all around. They should have been at least 2-1 up with chances created before even got to the pen situation.Said at the time they’d only have hit the pen at Onana anyway and missed tbh. Played nice but don’t see who is going to score 10-15 goals in that team to keep them up
I just don’t understand how things aren’t given as fouls sometimes. Anywhere else on pitch if you make a pass and player takes you out after it’s a foul and a yellow. However tske a shot in the box and get taken out by the defender or keeper and it’s absolutely fine. One in Spurs game keeper just slides into forward and not given. I’m yet to hear any actual logical reasoning why that’s not a penalty. Seems to be because the keeper is trying to make a save… but they didn’t. So it’s no diff to a player trying to make a clean tackle and failing. And this is then similar to amount of times keepers come through and end up punching players when trying to clear the ball from crosses and not giving away pens.
Shame what happened to Jiminez, never was the same player after the injury but maybe they should've kept him. Having said that, if I was O'Neil I'd be pointing to tonight and telling the board, look what we're capable of now get me someone up front to put the ball in the back of the net ffs. BTW that Cunha was excellent tonight. We didn't help with isolating Casemiro and basically losing control of the midfield but bloody hell Cunha was a force.
