New England Post Match

[Gotham Gator]

 

[Tom in Fairfield CT]

If this is the kind of shit that the VAR is going to create, it will probably put me off the game entirely. If I have to listen to Geiger explain that the players shoelace brushed the ball, and Villa made a soccer related move toward the ball, so no penalty, I can't even.

This instance was far from an obvious penalty. It could have gone either way, I'm fine with the ref making a decision on it.

 

[mgarbowski]

If this is the kind of shit that the VAR is going to create, it will probably put me off the game entirely. If I have to listen to Geiger explain that the players shoelace brushed the ball, and Villa made a soccer related move toward the ball, so no penalty, I can't even.

This instance was far from an obvious penalty. It could have gone either way, I'm fine with the ref making a decision on it.

I'm so with you, and still amazed people think this will fix the obvious wrongs (it won't) while not creating time-consuming reviews to change decisions nobody ever intended (it will). Stanley Cup just had one in Game 1, where Nashville had a goal disallowed because 16 seconds before they scored, a player at the blue line was ruled offsides after review because -- literally -- his skate lifted off the ice milliseconds before the puck crossed the line. Basically everyone agrees it's a technically correct yet totally bullshit result, which is what replay has done for every sport in which it was introduced, yet people still want it for soccer.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

HAHAHAHA good. We need an Academy for ball kids apparently.

Will be doubly necessary when I leave my 126 seats.

 

[engine46]

https://twitter.com/x/status/870764424537264128

 

[Sabo]

This game convinced me we should sign Sands as a backup DM. I know it was just preseason, but that Emelec team was not preseason and was playing with meaning. Sands fits our style of play better than Lopez and his ball control and linkup play would have been an improvement over what we saw last night. Some teams have Mids who might be crushing Sands physically, but NE isn't one of them. Sands can help us win games in 2017.

Just sayin'

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Just sayin'

You're doing this wrong.

At least half the forum was pissed he wasn't signed in preseason.

 

[gbservis]

You're doing this wrong.

At least half the forum was pissed he wasn't signed in preseason.

Philosophical question of the day: If an entire forum wants a young player signed but it not happening has nothing to do with the team and everything to do with his parents, does it make a noise?

Just sayin'

If someone complained a player wasn't singed but it was because said players parents didn't allow it does eventual signing make said poster clairvoyant?

Sorry in advance had a ton of drinks tonight. Enough to make me think I'm much more clever than I actually am.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Enough to make me think I'm much more clever than I actually am.

Don't blame the booze.

 

[gbservis]

Don't blame the booze.

haha fair enough.

 

[Sabo]

I was in the half that thought Sands should be signed even if he barely got a sniff of the field. Now that it is clear he will get substantial minutes that soccer development reason not to sign him to the team disappears.

I hope we hear the backstory of the Sands signing debate some day

 

[Kjbert]

I was in the half that thought Sands should be signed even if he barely got a sniff of the field. Now that it is clear he will get substantial minutes that soccer development reason not to sign him to the team disappears.

I hope we hear the backstory of the Sands signing debate some day

I think it made sense for him to finish his high school's academic term first