Most people turned to congratulate Chelsea for the fascinating game, but indeed Manchester City has a few advantages over key decisions. The most apparent controversies were the soft penalty awarded again, and no foul for the handball. Sadly if the standard of refereeing is normal, Chelsea should deserve a win.
I am getting a bit done with refereeing this season, it’s been worse than ever.
The Haaland Cucurella incident is just another one in the list of very soft penalties for city alone this season. It’s also another one where Dermot Shitforbrains is arguing it was a penalty for the same reasons he said whatever wasn’t a penalty last week. He’s an embarrassment, it’s remarkable Sky are yet to realise.
The handball incident(s) probably aren’t worth consideration.
But, as OP states. It would have been an injustice for Chelsea to come away with nothing yesterday.
Have a look at the first Chelsea goal. Cucurella likes holding and doing all sorts of rubbish. That was a penalty. Haaland would have gotten to that ball
He was behind the man who did get to that ball, zero chance of him getting to it.
To quote the brain dead twat that is Dermot Gallagher; it’s just good, physical defending.
I, like others presume you have never played football. Defending is not losing your man, whilst not losing sight of the ball. That’s what Cucurella did, Haaland tried to pull him over and Cucurella stood his ground.
Your lot (I presume you’re a new fan) have already had a lot of decisions your way this season. Liverpool get them because they’re scared of Klopp, try to give me an answer why they’re going your way?
The funny thing in this, Pep is one of my favourite people in football and always has been (not so much as a player, I was too young and the match fixing is a bit of a red flag).
So, I’m a United fan who is actually obsessed with Pep and his take on football. So, in a weird non-direct way I don’t entirely dislike the club I played for until I was 14, all of which despite being a United fan. But, there’s something at play this season. Rules seem to be being bent far too regularly and far too often in your favour.
I played Center and left back for most of my time playing, the first tug from both was an equal foul canceling foul type moment but then he was wrapping his arms on him when pulling him down. I think ultimately it’s a call that can go either way and the refs chose the penalty. I probably would have said it shouldn’t have been a penalty but the foul is there so it isn’t wrong to call the pen.
Liverpool who had a red rescinded, and a second red called incorrect by an independent panel?
Liverpool who had a goal stolen due to incompetence/straight up match fixing?
Liverpool who didn’t get an opponent sent off because Soboslai was “facing sideways rather than forward “when yanked to the floor by the last defender with the ball at his feet getting ready to shoot from 10 yards out?
You really picked the wrong club to say “some get decisions because xyz…
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Deluded take. Also the call was soft af.