Are we all supporting Lyon in the next round of the Europa League as they face Ratcliffe's Manchester United?
In light of the debate about the double touch penalty being disallowed I have seen that the authorities might look at changing the rule to take into account that it is invariably an accidental second touch caused by the player’s standing foot slipping. I have also seen a suggestion, from a journalist, that the authorities should change the rule for when a keeper encroaches and saves a penalty. Currently the penalty is retaken, giving the keeper an opportunity to make a legal save from the retake. The suggestion is that an illegal save shouldn’t give the keeper that opportunity to make a save but award a goal instead.
No chance of that happening. You can't award a goal that doesn't actually happen. The keeper gets punished sufficiently by having a save wiped off. Chances of keeper saving 2 in a row are slim.
But not impossible, especially with additional pressure placed on the kicker and pressure taken off the keeper who could be doing it deliberately. Maybe time to look at Rugby Union and its penalty try law, especially in shoot outs.
Liverpool looked slow against PSG (both legs) and again so today. They really shouldn't have gone so strong against us last weekend. They should have used that game to rest a few bodies.
Agreed, Liverpool have definitely not got going yet…..but Mac Allister (5,9) v Burn (6,7) ….,needs addressing at set pieces.
