UEFA Champions League 18/19
- Thread starter Kangaroo Jack
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You put your arm up like that in the box when you're not off balance or jumping or sliding or anything and then hit the ball when you bring it down? Deal with it.
He was pointing. Don't fucking be pointing when you're in your own box goddammit
I forgot about the pointing exception to handball.
It is a natural position.....kindaI forgot about the pointing exception to handball.
Putrid final for neutrals overall I'd imagine. I actually watched at the New Haven Spurs supporters bar packed with over 90 people in a smallish bar all supporting Tottenham so that might have colored my take on events. I thought both teams were poor, knackered after long seasons and not at all helped by the lengthy lay off. I think in most ways Spurs were the slightly not as bad team but they couldn't finish and Allison was solid.
I honestly think Penalties should only be given for clear goal denying chances. I think that was borderline a PK at best, it hit his chest first, and definitely not something that should be given 25 seconds into a final.
I honestly think Penalties should only be given for clear goal denying chances. I think that was borderline a PK at best, it hit his chest first, and definitely not something that should be given 25 seconds into a final.
Also, in my headcanon the Liverpool staffer with the clipboard who was being kissed by the players after the match is both the guy who patiently explained to the squad what a VAR UCL handball penalty looks like and how to capitalize, and the guy who pointed out that Barça sleep on corners.
As a neutral I was pretty captivated. I'm increasingly into Poch's tactical setups and adjustments. Llorente probably could have come on a bit earlier. Overall Spurs looked too nervous to take advantage of the few times they managed to isolate themselves 1v1 against Liverpool's backline and couldn't quite make the break.
Liverpool on the other hand seem to have a pretty standard, basic system, which they can push into different modes fairly easily. They're really hard to break down when they defend and can go wild when they need a goal. They swing in dangerous crosses all day and eventually pounce on mistakes. They seem to get all the details right.
I'd still like to see tactical fluidity become the future for entertainment purposes, but this felt like a victory for continuity over ingenuity.
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Reminded me of a penalty called on Kaka in a game against us 2-3 years back. He was closer to the end line and pointing. It’s a penalty, but if the ref wanted to swallow his whistle on that, I’d have been okay for reasons mentioned. I think it definitely affected the game for the worse.
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Yep. At the end of the day, players need to do what's in their control to make themselves as immune as possible to the capriciousness of referees and luck alike. An expensive and painful way to hopefully learn that lesson.
Listening to Sirius on the way in all their experts agree that the game was putrid in quality. Ray Hudson, charlie stillitano etc. Stillitano who was at the match said he was sat with former Milan exec Galliani and he and everyone they were with agreed that A) the match was terrible B) that wasn't a Penalty.
Throughout this entire UCL tournament handballs like that have been called penalties. It was consistent with many that have gone before.
Which, again, I believe Liverpool gameplanned for and Mané saw an opportunity.
Also, weird for a Milan exec or anyone affiliated with Serie A to call the defensive masterclass that Liverpool put on display "terrible".
I didnt think they put on a defensive masterclass. I thought Alisson saved their asses a good amount of times.
Of course, over the first sixty minutes Liverpool limited Spurs to a total of *five* shots.
