I've had debates in the past with CK about the Middle East and Israel's right to exist (or not), and we didn't see eye-to-eye, so I'm asking at my own peril...but what is his policy of genocide in Gaza?
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I've had debates in the past with CK about the Middle East and Israel's right to exist (or not), and we didn't see eye-to-eye, so I'm asking at my own peril...but what is his policy of genocide in Gaza?
I'm just messing with him. We have almost diametrically opposed views when it comes to Israel and Palestine
If you'd been on the War thread, you'd have seen some of our months long disagreements.
It did not just hit his hand - the defender moved his hand towards the ball to block it.
You forgot:
3) The officials in this country are visually and cognitively impaired.
There's no need for you to read hundreds of pages of the War Thread.
The Cliffs Notes summary has it as:
Ponkie is wrong.
I agree with this, a non-issue. The only decision we could really complain about was when Hannibal clattered late into Gabriele when the ball had well and truly gone. It should have been a yellow. He got a yellow minutes later for delaying a restart, so they should in theory be down to 10 men. Havertz a lucky man to stay on the pitch too. I was crying for him to be replaced before then because he defo looked leggy and that just looked like a tired/lazy challenge
Loooooool, Jay, you are full of jokes at the moment, you are on fire fam !
I literally couldn't care less what other fans would die for to be in our position.You lot are ****ing hilarious; top of the league with one game to go, in a CL final - and you’re not enjoying any of it
Do you know what most football fans would give to be in your position? If you’re players are as wobbly as you lot, you’re ****ing doomed…
My take on this, the defender comes in to rob the ball, puts his foot behind the ball but in the path of Saka's kicking leg. Technically the defender can be seen as shielding the ball and that's not a foul, neither is it obstruction because the defender did not impede the attacker's run by stepping across him. But with that said if they had given it as a penalty I wouldn't be surprised, it feels 50/50.
The Gyokeres one I feel he touched the ball BEFORE the keeper kicked it so could very easily be a penalty, however, its not obvious so of we are relying on VAR to give it and its not an obvious error it doesn't surprise me it wasn't given but neither would it surprise me were it given, another 50/50 one.
I didn't see the handball, I was outside watching the grass grow with Citizen Kane by then.
No, that would be obstruction Jay. I think this is a grey area because Saka was about to shoot.So if a defender has the ball pushed past him by an attacker and decides the best way to defend is to dive head long in front of an attacker to stop him getting the ball he just pushed past the defender, then that's OK? As long as he times it right so the attacker runs into him
It's really simple, Saka is clear and well in front of the defender and is in the motion of shooting.
The defender cannot possibly get to the ball so sticks his foot in front of Saka... nowhere near the ball and entirely to stop Saka making connection.
This was NOTHING like a situation where an attacker runs into a defender.
It's not obstruction though - they have been given as penalties too many times to count.
How many times have you seen a player kick the ball beyond a defender and then run into and fall over a defender who has slid in - NOT on the player, but where the ball is in front. Happens multiple times every season and they are nearly always given as penalties.
We seem to have got confused with the action of the attacker 'running into' a defender.
If a player is running or about to shoot and a defender puts their foot into an area that CAUSES the collision it's a foul and always has been given as a foul.
It's like if someone is walking by a person on the street and they stick out their foot for that person to trip over, it's not the fault of the person walking into the foot, it's an intentional trip.
Mate - Burnley are ranked 51 in club value across Europe.
They'd be top half in every other European League - possibly challenging for Europe.
And rightly so, but if there was an annual award for most entitled fans you’re making a strong case for it being won by Arsenal
Please don't include Hothead and Jayram as being representative of all Arsenal fans
Most of us are absolutely thrilled to be in this position and recognise all of the hard work and progress that we've made under Arteta.
