Live Match Discussion 2022/23

[Del Woppio]

Get in Kev! One of my favourite ballers of all time

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Been way more impressed with what I've seen of Camavinga than Tchouameni personally, be a shame in the former doesn't get first dibs in midfield due to doing a job at left back. His ability to win the ball back is insane.

 

[Lupo]

Lasered that one in.

Real's constant histrionics can get to fuck.

Carvajal's targeting of Grealish first half was blatant and then when he (Carvajal) barged Grealish into the hoardings, and Grealish half lashed out Carvajal's reaction was pathetic

 

[Tony Towner]

Are we still being linked with him?

 

[1986]

Haaland - probably the world's best striker right now and likely to remain that way for a good few years . Arrives in the Premier League where so many before him have failed , and he just does his thing again and again and again - what is it so far this season , 50 / 51 goals ?

Strange thing is that Haaland's technical ability at times looks quite poor . He is a huge fella , which probably does not help and it makes him look awkward . It's his positioning though that trumps all , he's always available and always in the right place .
He didn't get great service last night and looked a bit disinterested at times , even just walking around at times .

 

[sycophantia]

Haaland - probably the world's best striker right now and likely to remain that way for a good few years . Arrives in the Premier League where so many before him have failed , and he just does his thing again and again and again - what is it so far this season , 50 / 51 goals ?

Strange thing is that Haaland's technical ability at times looks quite poor . He is a huge fella , which probably does not help and it makes him look awkward . It's his positioning though that trumps all , he's always available and always in the right place .
He didn't get great service last night and looked a bit disinterested at times , even just walking around at times .

Yeah he's quite clumsy looking, scores a fair few off his shin, but he's strong, big, quick and athletic, makes great runs, just has that goal
scorer intstinct.

 

[Mel Evo]

Yeah, just reading the comment thread in La Vanguardia…. ‘he’d never make it in La Liga. I’ve got him down as one of those who scores loads in some other league but won’t make it here. Reminds me a bit of Chris Iwelumo’.

 

[Alan]

Yeah he's quite clumsy looking, scores a fair few off his shin, but he's strong, big, quick and athletic, makes great runs, just has that goal
scorer intstinct.

The thing for me is that Darwin Nunez checks a lot of the same boxes physically, yet the difference between them is astronomical.

Haaland just has “it”.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

The thing for me is that Darwin Nunez checks a lot of the same boxes physically, yet the difference between them is astronomical.

Haaland just has “it”.

It's the mental side, Haaland generally far calmer and more composed even when he fucks things up he seems to bounce back quickly, whereas Nunez appears hotheaded and rash, rushes his chance and fucks them up.

Lot harder to spot the mental side of the game and it's far too often overlooked. When you see things like attacking full backs suggested as wingers or a midfielder with a good strike mooted as a #10 just overlooks that mental aspect entirely. Needs to be the next big revolution in the game following the transition from physical traits being the most important and everyone becoming obsessed with technique.

 

[AndyWolves]

It's the mental side, Haaland generally far calmer and more composed even when he fucks things up he seems to bounce back quickly, whereas Nunez appears hotheaded and rash, rushes his chance and fucks them up.

Lot harder to spot the mental side of the game and it's far too often overlooked. When you see things like attacking full backs suggested as wingers or a midfielder with a good strike mooted as a #10 just overlooks that mental aspect entirely. Needs to be the next big revolution in the game following the transition from physical traits being the most important and everyone becoming obsessed with technique.

I seem to recall a documentary I watched about 30 years ago about Ajax. They had some kind of test which measured some of these things, like how quickly a player could make a decision, remembering where certain things were on a screen after only seeing it for a short space of time, that kind of thing.

It's not the same point you're making, but in the same ballpark.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Solid start to the Milan derby in the semi-final, Inter already 2 up thanks to some really slack marking in the box. Milan keeper was pathetic on the 2nd, literally moved out of the way of the ball, if he stands still it hits him in the chest.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Solid start to the Milan derby in the semi-final, Inter already 2 up thanks to some really slack marking in the box. Milan keeper was pathetic on the 2nd, literally moved out of the way of the ball, if he stands still it hits him in the chest.

Do you say that every time a penalty is hit down the middle?

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Dzeko & Mkhitaryan. It’s like I’ve been transported back to 2016 PTG

 

[Alan]

No tradition in Italian football quite like ex-Roma players going on to more success elsewhere.

 

[Wolftone]

Corruption at its finest

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Penalty to Inter correctly overturned - clearly simulated fall. Well done VAR and ref as in real time looked a definite penalty.

 

[Aikiwolf]

Penalty to Inter correctly overturned - clearly simulated fall. Well done VAR and ref as in real time looked a definite penalty.

And the half time pundits reckon it should have been given

It wasn't a pen imo. There's hardly any contact and he's gone down like he's had his legs swiped.

 

[The Bear]

I'm in the pub and loads of people screaming he should have been booked for simulation as well after it was overturned.

Don't think the ref has power to do that does he? Book someone using video evidence?

 

[Tony Towner]

I'm in the pub and loads of people screaming he should have been booked for simulation as well after it was overturned.

Don't think the ref has power to do that does he? Book someone using video evidence?

No

 

[Wolftone]

No 'clear and obvious' error though.
The old 'get out clause'.

I imagine the ref getting something in his earpiece like 'Looks a bit soft, 3-0 and the tie is over, it'll cost millions in TV advertising revenue, have another look and see if you can change the decision'.