Rival watch
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Remind me again how we didn't beat any credible teams in the Europa last season...?
I’d be amazed if no one is looking at the Bodo manager this summer.
Galatasaray or Juventus.
Tall order for Juventus who trail 2-5
He’s been linked with Celtic before but he will be able to get a job in a top league now imo
Chelsea and West Ham have been fined for their handbags the other day:
www.bbc.co.uk
Quite pointless and I expect they'll both be up to it again pretty soon.
Wouldn't surprise me if they kick off against the filth on the weekend, for a start.
Chelsea and West Ham fined £325,000 and £300,000 for 'mass confrontation'
Chelsea and West Ham are fined £325,000 and £300,000 respectively for a "mass confrontation" between players in their match in January.
www.bbc.co.uk
Quite pointless and I expect they'll both be up to it again pretty soon.
Wouldn't surprise me if they kick off against the filth on the weekend, for a start.
Bloodshed, penalty red cards. Who could ask for more.Incredible finish to Atalanta Dortmund game!!
One of the best penalties I’ve ever seen, top corner, grazed the underside of the bar, last minute of a champions league knockout game you started off 2 goals down in!Incredible finish to Atalanta Dortmund game!!
Still don’t think we would get the pen though in the prem.
I don't think we have the tools to get through a Simone team.
Gala can be got at. Watched the game and was unsurprised so see that Sanchez still resembles Bambi on ice at times.
The worry is the likes of Osimhen, Yilmaz and Same taking on our clown car back line.
That red was a complete joke! How can it even be a foul? He jumped up for a ball, headed it and then landed on the guy who didn't bother to jump!
Giving a yellow was ridiculous but to then change to a red was madness - and totally unnecessary as he was off already?
Increasingly we're seeing officials make their judgement based on outcome instead of input.
Exactly the case when Brennan was sent off in this competition.
This is the problem with VAR and video technology. Anything slowed down in HD from multiple angles will look 100x worse than it actually was.
Context and intent are all that should matter in making a decision, but that is rarely the case. Instead we now have the equivalent of looking at a car crash and saying *because* the bonnet is crumpled, it *must* be the other driver's fault and we *must* ban them. Meanwhile ignoring the black ice all over the road.
I felt the same about that last minute penalty in the Dortmund game. Ref seemed fine with it until the cameras cut to the striker with blood running down his head because he, half the size of the defender, stooped to head the ball at the same time that the defender went to kick it, and the replay showed clearly that the defender made contact with the ball and wasn't looking at the striker. But outcome of blood = assumption of foul play.
I agree with your sentiments but the Laws don't.
"Using excessive force is when a player exceeds the necessary use of force and/or endangers the safety of an opponent and must be sent off" and "A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play."
There is no mention of intent. Kicking someone in the head obviously endangers their safety as does landing on their leg after jumping so both are red cards.