That_Bloke
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Kalvin Phillips has been a resounding success at Man City, I must say.
Kalvin Phillips has been a resounding success at Man City, I must say.
Always saw him as a backup, especially since Gundogan is off this summer. But even taking into account the mandatory season to adapt to a Pep team, I'm quite astonished by how little he minutes he got.Can't say I'm surprised. I always thought that was a weird fit.
So what though? Haaland’s closest to the ball and is waiting for it to drop, and Pickford just decides that he can just go through his back. It’s a textbook situation where the defending player has to make the decision to not commit, otherwise it’s a foul. Compare it to a situation where a defender shepherds the ball out of play. When is an attacker ever allowed to just run into the defenders back (with his hand hitting the opponent in the head for good measure)? The fact that that isn’t a pen is an absolute joke and shows the level of incompetence we’re dealing with because the only justification for that not being given as a penalty is “ah the game’s already over so feck it”, which isn’t what we want from referees in the game, is it? We kind of want them to apply the laws of the game regardless of whether it’s 0-0 or 3-0.For me it was clumsy, but Haaland was looking for a pen, throwing himself to the floor. Contact doesn't have to mean a foul every time.
can't see it. not at emirates. Be nice if Steele played as he did against us: howler incoming...Reckon Brighton take points off Arsenal today.
Bloody hope so. I’d prefer playing Arsenal next week with them having just blown the title.Reckon Brighton take points off Arsenal today.
casemiro would have been booked at least for that challenge
Beat me to it.Really poor tackle and not even a booking?
*awaits Casemiro references*
Martin Tyler talking absolute shit in defence of an Arsenal player. Shock fecking horror.
Self protection