Really now?
The Nani Goal
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Really now?
The scousers are sickened.
1. Nani goes down in the box. Penalty is not given.
2. Nani handles the ball - free-kick not given because GOMES HAS PICKED IT UP. THE BALL IS ACTIVE.
3. Gomes rolls the ball forwards, not for the free-kick, but just to kick it. The referee hasn't given a free-kick
4. Gomes has rolled the ball TO Nani, therefore HE has wasted the advantage.
5. Nani scores, legally.
2. Nani handles the ball - free-kick not given because GOMES HAS PICKED IT UP. THE BALL IS ACTIVE.
3. Gomes rolls the ball forwards, not for the free-kick, but just to kick it. The referee hasn't given a free-kick
4. Gomes has rolled the ball TO Nani, therefore HE has wasted the advantage.
5. Nani scores, legally.
You do realise that the guy in black in the middle is the referee and officially, those 2 running along the line are the referee's assistants and the referee has every right to overrule his assistants?
It's completely Gomes' fault for assuming there is a freekick when the referee didn't blow the whistle.
Out of interest, how many of you would be happy if that goal was given against you? Honestly.
Keeper put the ball down for a free kick, therefore the ball WAS IN PLAY. Anyone can kick it then, be it a Spurs player as the keeper thought it would be, or a United player, as what happened. The keeper just made a mistake of not making sure there was a Spurs player ready to kick it.
Weird goal, but a fully legitimate one all the same.
The linesman spotted it but didn't think it was a decision worthy of having to raise his flag UNTIL Nani scored/Spurs players surrounded him.
Why?
If you'd asked Spurs at that moment I'm sure they would've preferred to play on with Gomes being able to bring out the ball a good ten or so metres rather than having a freekick pretty much on the deadball line? If it'd been swapped around I'd be pissed if the ref made VDS play the ball from back there rather than quickly driving us forward.
It was purely and utterly Gomes fault for assuming it was a freekick (and then placing the ball 10 metres ahead of where it should've been anyway).
It was a bit unsporting from Nani methinks.
Yep. I reckon Arse fans are laffing their heads off though.
I would be really angry at our goalkeeper for making such a silly error, but I would agree that it was a goal, albeit an utterly pathetic one to concede.
Out of interest, how many of you would be happy if that penalty wasn't given in your team's favour?
Ironic how, despite having seen the incident to the point where you feel you can call it shocking, you didn't see the bit where Clattenburg was facing the ball pretty much the entire time, even shrugging his shoulders when Nani was looking at him hovering over the ball.
I know the ABU's will be out in full force tomorrow (hell, they're already out) but instead of getting angry at them, I'm gonna laugh in their faces and enjoy this moment. 2-0!
that be outrage about it no doubt but why did gomes delay his time in taking the goal-kick lol, love nani instinct to spot it.
He had the referee's permission. How unsporting could that be?
It wasn't legitimate though. You can correctly argue it should have been a penalty, but that isn't a definite goal. But Nani handles it on the ground, so by the letter of the law it was a free-kick, surely? Weird, and not legitimate. At least it didn't impact the result.
It was a clear goal, the ref never blew his whistle, no free kick was given, the keeper had the ball the game was in play, Gomes just made a schoolboy error and Nani was quick to take advantage.
What a stupid fecking question? How many people would like to get ass raped by king kong? Not many, it doesnt change the fact that Gomes is at fault.
Kegans going to explode
Woddle kept saying 'pelanty pelanty'...completely enraged and unable to spit his words out
Jon Champions a cnut
Woddle kept saying 'pelanty pelanty'...completely enraged and unable to spit his words out
Jon Champions a cnut
Who cares??? Most importantly, we have finally not thrown away a 2 goal lead!!! Serious reasons to rejoice and be thankful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what are you talking about?Most people would be slating vds and rightly so. If the ref don't indicate a freekick, it ain't one. It is not up to any player to act the ref. As it turns out, that linesman was a dickhead all game and could have cost united a goal when he failed to see the ball had gone out of play but no doubt you erased that from your memory...
It was more unsporting from the player who fouled him.
True. It's like giving the advantage to a team which then go and screw it up. Whether the ref. go back to the earlier foul/handball or not is a question of timing
Nani did not go down when Kaboul was pulling him down but when there was no contact, Nani went down. If that was not a penalty, then it is a dive.
and anayway, we werr 1-0 up with just a few minutes left. Spurs can feck off.
I await the arrival of Glaston in this thread with anticipation.
Oh and
Oh and
What a stupid question? Why should I be happy for conceding any goal?
You clearly don't understand the rules of football - your lack of understanding is "scandalous", "ridiculous", and probably a "disgrace" even.
The linesman's flag is a recommendation, or a signal that he wishes to consult with the ref during a stoppage of play.
The goal was awarded by the referee who was looking straight at the incident, it was never taken away, so it was never reinstated as you're trying to pretend it was.
As for "neither side would have complained" about giving Spurs a free kick, I think you'll find we'd have a mighty huge reason to be cross. It was a stonewall penalty.
Yep, but still allowed.
There's plenty of moves in football that are unsporting, but still allowed. Taking the ball to the corner flag to waste time is unsporting but allowed and taking a quick free kick before the opposition are ready is unsporting but allowed.
It's more important to win.
Clattenburg failed to spot Nani's handball, therefore did not stop the play and hence did not whistle.
Gomes threw the ball and was about to take the free-kick, although Clattenburg, again, hadn't even blown his whistle.
More the linesman's fault not to wave his flag, after Nani touched the ball with his hands.
Gomes threw the ball and was about to take the free-kick, although Clattenburg, again, hadn't even blown his whistle.
More the linesman's fault not to wave his flag, after Nani touched the ball with his hands.
I'd be livid with the keeper for making a stupid mistake.
Gomes deciding what's a foul and what isn't is in the spirit of the game then?
what a bizarre goal
Do please point out when exactly Clattenburg ruled it out?
Linesman ruled it out. I get the fact that the referee can re-allow a goal, so to speak, but once the linesman had disallowed it, I took that to mean it wasn't a goal. It was by no means a fair goal.
Avatar has already fully explained why it was a goal. Ultimately it's the ref's/linesman fault for not giving a penalty in the first place and Gomes's fault for making stuff up in his mind. It was so very clear that the whistle was never blown so for him to put the ball down like that was absolutely ridiculous.
Thats the part i dont get, surely with the level of communication between the referees these days the lines man would signalled saying Nani touched the ball with his hand, ref in this case says play on and hes still waving his flag in the air (this is why Gomes thought it was a FK)
He was knocked off balance, tried to stay on his feet and then felt he couldnt.
Its a penalty but when you dont go straight down sometimes refs miss them. And then everyone complains when players make a meal of challenges to try and make sure they get the penalties - if the honest ones were given more often, the diving culture would cease.
Yes, it was a free kick. The keeper put it down for a free kick so it was in play. Any player, Spurs or United, could then kick it.