English Premier League 2023-24 Thread
2022-2023 Saw Manchester City’s Death Star become fully operational winning the Premier League with 89 points by e
Newcastle pick up another injury…
What a ****ing stupid goal to give away on half time
Nice gift from Burnley, we were shite that half.
let's go villa
also loving leeds losing with Leicester still favored to win today, would be huge to get that separation
Root against Leeds, concede 3
Come on you Bees!
is that one of their chants?
lol Villa
Well that was a donation, you're welcome Everton
COYSeagulls
He got the ball but I think that's still a foul? I've no idea.
It's important for penalties to feel unduly harsh because it's supposed to make defending harder
On the replay it's a pretty clear penalty. Just cause you got a slight touch on the ball doesn't mean it can't then be a foul.
I dunno, I'm in the "literally any foul in the box should be a penalty" camp because it encourages attacking play etc.
I don't think there should be one rule for fouls inside the box and one in the centre circle.
Raya gets none of the ball and launches on lamptey = a foul = a penalty by those rules you like
of course no pen given and nobody complains because intuitively it doesn't make sense to award goals for that sort of stuff. the "encouraging attacking play" spirit is fine until you see all the flaws it comes with
I don't agree that Raya on Lamptey was a foul at all though given ball had gone and Lamptey jumped into him. Had that been in the centre circle (if that was possible) it also wouldn't have been a foul. So I don't consider that a flaw.
I also don't agree that it is intuitive to not award penalties for fouls in the box. I like that rule.
I don't agree that Raya on Lamptey was a foul at all though given ball had gone and Lamptey jumped into him. Had that been in the centre circle (if that was possible) it also wouldn't have been a foul. So I don't consider that a flaw.
All the nuance you use to make your point is exactly my point though, there should be nuance to reward against fouls rather than an archaic version of "it's a foul in the box so it's a goal"
if i make a literal interpretation of the rulebook, it's 100% a foul on Raya, nuance such as "the ball is gone already" does not exist
I mean I think you're flat out wrong in your analysis tbh. Had the equivalent thing happened on the half way line it wouldn't be a foul.
No idea how we haven’t scored from open play yet. Feels like the game against west ham. Hopefully it ends better than that.
Zinchenko has a shaky moment in defense every game he plays.
Kiwior starts vs Bayern imo.
Thing of beauty
Good decoying Saka
