What a great match from Lamine Yamal!!
A lot of quality in passing, dribbling and decision-making.
A lot of quality in passing, dribbling and decision-making.
La Liga 2023/24
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He has some talent. Started off amazing and has slowed down a bit which will always happen at that age. He's a great dribbler but I'm most impressed with his passing. Quality
Ready for Girona absolutely pummeling Sevilla?
I just rewatched the Real Madrid match. Scandalous, to say the least.
- The penalty should have been a foul on Rudiger or Joselu before the handball
- The disallowed goal I'm alright with but an argument can be made that was soft and Bellingham went down easily
- The Vinni Jr goal was a handball IMO as it hit him right about his elbow and it was deliberate
It really isn't. Hitting people in the face is a foul, always, end of story. Complain with the rule if you want, but it's a foul. Same with the penalty
Yes, that one on second thought was bad. VAR should not have intervened
I don't overly follow at the moment, but is Lewandowski pretty much done then? How lucky are they that Saudi now throws money at any old name to get them out of that hole.
Allright, disagree with this, but ok
This is unarguable. It's a foul. End of story. There is no other possible interpretation here - if you don't think it's a foul you are wrong.
To me it looks right at the shoulder. Whether it was handball or not is besides the point though - it wasn't clear enough for VAR intervention. That's the mistake, even if you see shoulder(and good goal)
Once you see it from the right angle(it wasn't really shown during VAR for some reason), it comes off his arm, it is clear.
Ferran-Felix-Yamal
At this moment, the most effective forwards for Barcelona and should be the front 3. Either that or bench Gundogan and play Felix as second striker
At this moment, the most effective forwards for Barcelona and should be the front 3. Either that or bench Gundogan and play Felix as second striker
Girona v. Sevilla is some game.
Even if we excuse Joselu (even though I think this is a foul) the Rudiger foul was clear. I mean, Rudiger jumped on the opposing player's back, holding him down with two arms, which prevented him from reaching the ball. How VAR could review the play and completely ignore this is quite baffling.
It's a foul, but it can be argued it was soft and Bellingham went down easily. Like I said, I have no issue with this one.
There is a reverse angle where you can see the entire ball and his arm and it looks pretty clear. But as you said, the biggest issue was that it was reviewed, and that's pretty damn scandalous. Even the commentators were confused.
Hattrick in 18 minutes.
5 minutes of laughable defending
Is Dovbyk United material?
Not really. He puts the ball in the net. To play for United you need to look eternally frustrated.
Ramos looking awful in this game.
Good point.
He looks awful in a lot of games. Watched them against Athletic Club, they defence, including him were hopeless.
He's too slow. Looks like a traffic cone
If you hit it with your arm the ball loses all its momentum, the deflection is not going to go over the goalkeeper like that. For me, there's no more clear replay than the one from behind.
I agree that it was not clear enough for VAR intervention but at least the referee could decide from different images in slow motion. When he decided it was a handball by Vinicius before seeing the replays it was like flipping a coin and deciding on a 50% action based on its outcome.
There is a fourth play that has not been commented here. A very clear penalty on Brahim 2-2. Mistake by the referee and VAR does not intervene when it should have.
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At this stage in his career and in a side as badly constructed as Sevilla have become he needs to be playing in a back 3.
Or on the bench given Loic Bade was good for them in their europa win.
Savio looks some player!
Hannibal booked. Well there's a surprise.
With his first action also …
If you pause this video in 6:37, and advance at 0.25 speed there is no way that you can see a handball there. Not just because of how high the ball is, but also because of the force with which it bounces off Vinicius.
3 of the goals came as a direct result of him skinning the left side of that defense. He's having a stormer.
Why look at that angle when the angle at 6:41 shows you the entire ball and his arm?
Because even if you cannot see the anterior part of Vinicius body you can appreciate much better how high the ball hits on his body. It is clear for me it belongs to the green part of the picture below, never the red one
Biggest robbery every in football in the Madrid Almeria game.
2 ilegal goals for them but don't worry Marca Will have some news in the Negreira case this week.
First time watching La Liga? Madrid and Barcelona get a hilarious amount of decisions go their way.
It's not even quoted in the bookmakers...
Once again, why would you use the angle that shows the least? Makes no sense.Because even if you cannot see the anterior part of Vinicius body you can appreciate much better how high the ball hits on his body. It is clear for me it belongs to the green part of the picture below, never the red one
Just saw the highlights of the Madrid game and even by their standards, this is just incredible. Almeria have been robbed and how.
Because it gives the most relevant information.
It shows you more clearly the exact frame when it hits on the body which is very high for it to be the red area. It is clearly the green area.
Plus, if you have ever played football, you would know the trajectory the ball follows would not be possible if it was a handball. The ball tends to drop in that case, never bounce with such force.
Let's not put the image that defends your team. Let's clear up the controversial plays better.
https://x.com/lahorablaugrana/status/1749218446376624418?s=20
There is also an aggression from Vinicius but the VAR does nothing at all.
He looked done a few years ago to be honest. I knew he was kinda rushed back from injury in that game but when we played you in the second leg of CL semis he looked a complete shadow of what he used to be. He's looked washed every time I've watched him since then.
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