Have City yet had a shot on target from open play? Have to give Arsenal a lot of credit here and in their recent form. At this rate we may be eyeing up Chelsea to bump out of the top 4, quite mental.
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100% pen, I think the main gripe (mine is anyway) is that the consistency of when VAR gets involved is all over the place.
In this instance it suits us so we can live with it and laugh a bit, but objectively there needs to be consistency for it.
Have seen matches where in one VAR does nothing, in another basically identical situation, VAR in refs ear telling him to go to the monitor.
True….but that was a penalty all day. The combination of the clip then the shirt pull significantly impedes Silva. People get so hung up on a dive….it makes no difference to the fact he’s significantly impeded.
No I am not. I talked from Silva's POV (and players in general) but for this one, it's 100% a clear and easy pen for me. I don't care about Silva diving because he got fouled before it happened in the sequence of events.
Players do dive after contact because they wanna increase their chances of getting pens
"everyone" ; )
This is where the frustration lies. Its all good and well saying 'simple' its a second yellow, but then you'd have to explain how city get away with so so many. Since guardiola came it's hard not to see it as unconscious bias, eg if it was a mourinho team it would be perceived as dirty and aggressive
It's called the Fernandino role
That old man pointing to his watch...City fans look something other worldly...fecking hell. 
Need to try make your jinx a little more subtle.
They can't stand the idea of city pulling further away from their beloved Liverpool.
I don't know if you've been living in an island but the game has been reffed like that for decades
Biggest wum on the board
he didn’t get tripped with the legs (no contact) and a tiny handful of a shirt. he’s dived knowing VAR will look at it, ref knew he dived.
That’s where VAR is poorly used IMO.
That back pass
Nice run there
Is Laporte always this dodgy
That's just pathetic from Mahrez.
ESR to get the winner
City really want everything today
Look lethargic as feck City
City still looking punch drunk.
These lot have been so shit today!
If he’s given the penalty for the shirt pull that’s fine
If he’s given it for the tackle - it’s not a penalty. Can’t argue it’s not a penalty with the shirt pull. Arsenal should only be angry with Xhaka for the idiocy, then Gabriel for trying to be a cnut and getting caught
If he’s given it for the tackle - it’s not a penalty. Can’t argue it’s not a penalty with the shirt pull. Arsenal should only be angry with Xhaka for the idiocy, then Gabriel for trying to be a cnut and getting caught
He was for me. It's so easy to see too. I don't know what else I can say
Arsenal would be a good move for Greenwood, think he'd play as the 9.
If keown is saying its a pen, it's a pen
Players are significantly impeded all the time and nothing happens which encourages diving. The whole thing's a mess.
What?
Commentary are having a nightmare here
Arsenal haven't done that bad since the red, not too many chances
what are these morons talking about
Arsenal fans are so easily riled up
What the hell are these commentators going on about with VAR, saying that VAR shouldn’t tell the ref if they think there was a pull of the shirt??
Well what’s the point in VAR ffs
Well what’s the point in VAR ffs
Keown is embarrassing himself here.
I really like him. Quality player. Wouldn't be surprising if he did do it.
I know
This is why City will have the title wrapped up by Feb/ March. Even when they’re astonishingly shit, every roll of the ball goes their way including major refereeing decisions. They have mastered the art of referee deception.
When did BT become Arsenal TV btw?
Unbelievably biased and I don't just mean Keown.
Unbelievably biased and I don't just mean Keown.