Match Thread Liverpool 1-0 Everton, Wed 2nd April 20:00

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The big thing for me, with regards to the Tarkowski challenge, was that it was not a challenge. He is obviously sliding to boot the ball away.

It is a footballing incident, absolutely gobsmaked that all the analysts were so adamant that it was a red. It looked bad but there were several mitigations.

1. He was in control of his actions at all times.
2. As said he was kicking the ball so the natural reaction would be to follow through with his leg.
3. The 'victim' was coming from his side, more or less behind him and Tarkowski only had eyes for the ball, which he made a perfect connection with.
4. The distance from the ball contact and player contact is too great to say he definitely meant it. The fact he does not look at the player once and connects with the ball perfectly tells me that the Liverpool player was unfortunate to be in the way of the follow through.
 

Sky:

1. Pickford ended VVD's career before he jumped out of the wheelchair in Little Britain style

2. Alex McAlister was on the receiving end of a career ending challenge from James Tarkowski, that he somehow managed to get up from. And not die. And play the rest of the game.

3. Darwen Nunez ignores the refs whistle to carry on play playing, gets poleaxed by Pickford and dies as a result of the challenge. Comes back to life and rolls back onto the pitch to waste time. Despite being dead, where time doesn't matter.

No agenda though.
 
wandyr79 said:
The big thing for me, with regards to the Tarkowski challenge, was that it was not a challenge. He is obviously sliding to boot the ball away.

It is a footballing incident, absolutely gobsmaked that all the analysts were so adamant that it was a red. It looked bad but there were several mitigations.

1. He was in control of his actions at all times.
2. As said he was kicking the ball so the natural reaction would be to follow through with his leg.
3. The 'victim' was coming from his side, more or less behind him and Tarkowski only had eyes for the ball, which he made a perfect connection with.
4. The distance from the ball contact and player contact is too great to say he definitely meant it. The fact he does not look at the player once and connects with the ball perfectly tells me that the Liverpool player was unfortunate to be in the way of the follow through.
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Never seen such ridiculous hysteria.
Wouldn't have elicited a second thought or comment after the game were the roles reversed. Would have been long forgotten about.
 
RD2910 said:
He wasn't. The rules set out what interfering with play is, whether we agree with them or not, and Diaz wasn't doing any of them. There's no way it could have been given offside.
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Well Braithwaite was flagged for offside near the end for the same reason with the ball being played to him.
 

wandyr79 said:
The big thing for me, with regards to the Tarkowski challenge, was that it was not a challenge. He is obviously sliding to boot the ball away.

It is a footballing incident, absolutely gobsmaked that all the analysts were so adamant that it was a red. It looked bad but there were several mitigations.

1. He was in control of his actions at all times.
2. As said he was kicking the ball so the natural reaction would be to follow through with his leg.
3. The 'victim' was coming from his side, more or less behind him and Tarkowski only had eyes for the ball, which he made a perfect connection with.
4. The distance from the ball contact and player contact is too great to say he definitely meant it. The fact he does not look at the player once and connects with the ball perfectly tells me that the Liverpool player was unfortunate to be in the way of the follow through.
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That is all correct, but it does not fit the agenda of SKY, its hacks and the pundits. And almost zero analysis of their goal.
 
Gutted we didn’t take one of those chances in the first half. Beto you legend.
the RS fans are a plastic bunch. Zero atmosphere all game. Contrast that to the goodison derby, let them have the trophy in front of the half and half scarf tourists. Utter embarrassment.
 
linderoth said:
Poor game. Wasn't overly bothered by the result. I wish we'd have tried to play football. Overall just another night to forget.
Their goal shouldn't have stood.
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We did try to play football, and created some good chances in the first half, but we lack quality, as we all should not forget.
 

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