EPL Matchday 17 - On Optus Sport

[ossie_21]

Hahahahahaha

 

[Bradesmaen]

You have a slice of heaven with Dobbin too.

He's quick, exciting, still to be refined.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

We're definitely done for the title now, just focus on holding on to top 4.

 

[Loonerty]

******* end December already.

 

[Thistle]

Until we get our midfield back it's going to be hard to dig ourselves out of this hole. He may not score as many as he should, but we are a far better team when Werner is playing. He's one of those players where you really notice the impact they have when they're absent.

 

[Loonerty]

Until we get our midfield back it's going to be hard to dig ourselves out of this hole. He may not score as many as he should, but we are a far better team when Werner is playing. He's one of those players where you really notice the impact they have when they're absent.

Havertz too.

 

[SM]

If Spurs win their 3 games in hand they'll only be 3 points behind Chelsea.

 

[SM]

Oh my.

 

[Cruyff14]

Trent oh boy

 

[chef]

Well the title race was fun while it lasted

 

[Brad Goodman]

Two horse race now I guess

 

[Bradesmaen]

Two horse race now I guess

If only everyone was more like little Rudiger

 

[moomba]

4 points behind isn't out of the title race.

Chelsea playing like s**t, but lots could still happen this season.

 

[jod23]

Chelsea are in poor form but certainly still right in the race. It's not like they are 10 points back.

Good win for us after weirdly going behind. Did love to see us score a goal while Newcastle were trying to pretend they were injured. You see it all the time with teams who know they are up against it to find a result so they resort to these tactics. Newcastle players know the dangers of a corner and winning the second ball to attack again so they just go down in a heap and wait for the ref to stop play. Was good to see the ref not fall for it and they got what they deserved.

If he hadnt pretended to be injured, he's probably on the far post to prevent Jota scoring.

Konate was best on for me. Looked an absolute beast out there and the hightest compliment I can give him is that we didnt miss VVD.

 

[SM]

To be fair the play should have stopped, pretend or otherwise. He was holding his head and it's not right that the ref gets to make a judgement on how serious or not the head injury is. Sets a bad precedent. Same thing happened to us on the weekend, player down after a mid-air collision holding his head and the ref let it go.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

******* end December already.

What’s football in December like?
Game in hand FC

 

[QuietB]

4 points behind isn't out of the title race.

Chelsea playing like sh*t, but lots could still happen this season.

We are not even half way yet. Massive overreaction to a couple of draws.

 

[QuietB]

To be fair the play should have stopped, pretend or otherwise. He was holding his head and it's not right that the ref gets to make a judgement on how serious or not the head injury is. Sets a bad precedent. Same thing happened to us on the weekend, player down after a mid-air collision holding his head and the ref let it go.

If two defenders run into each other play should never be stopped.

If Refs do start stopping play when defenders run into each other payers will learn that they can shut down any set piece or worse an open play that is looking bad just by running into each other. And they will do it.

The Newcastle player was back on the field about 20 seconds later - get up and play.

 

[Zidane98]

To be fair the play should have stopped, pretend or otherwise. He was holding his head and it's not right that the ref gets to make a judgement on how serious or not the head injury is. Sets a bad precedent. Same thing happened to us on the weekend, player down after a mid-air collision holding his head and the ref let it go.

Hayden looked up, saw the ball was heading to the opposition on the edge of the penalty area then decided to go back down. Right call to play on, and he was completely fine. Plus us others said it was his own player that he collided with.

 

[SM]

If two defenders run into each other play should never be stopped.

If Refs do start stopping play when defenders run into each other payers will learn that they can shut down any set piece or worse an open play that is looking bad just by running into each other. And they will do it.

The Newcastle player was back on the field about 20 seconds later - get up and play.

If two players run into each other resulting in a head injury, play most certainly should be stopped.

 

[jod23]

I reckon the ref has seen Hayden look up and then have a lie down. Knew he was faking.

 

[Dave]

If two players run into each other resulting in a head injury, play most certainly should be stopped.

Although if one of them looks up to see who has the ball first, then goes down holding his head, you can understand the ref waving play on.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Until we get our midfield back it's going to be hard to dig ourselves out of this hole. He may not score as many as he should, but we are a far better team when Werner is playing. He's one of those players where you really notice the impact they have when they're absent.

Wasnt very effective against us. Crucial 4 points dropped at home against injury depleted teams with thin squads.

 

[Zidane98]

If two players run into each other resulting in a head injury, play most certainly should be stopped.

For a genuine head injury yeah. Hayden did not have a head injury, the glance towards where the ball was going before going down telling.

 

[chef]

Until we get our midfield back it's going to be hard to dig ourselves out of this hole. He may not score as many as he should, but we are a far better team when Werner is playing. He's one of those players where you really notice the impact they have when they're absent.

I think we've played our best attacking football with CHO on the left myself.

Wasnt very effective against us. Crucial 4 points dropped at home against injury depleted teams with thin squads.

6 points. Drawn against crappy Burnley, United and now Everton.