Match Thread Everton v Manchester United - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Ring master]

 

[Milk]

IF we had a better midfield, we wouldn’t even be arguing about yet another rubbish VAR decision as we would have won that game.
Crying out for a dominant player in the centre of the park

 

[Cool_Blue]

Stopped him coming forward to close the angle at his near post

As someone pointed out earlier, how could de Gea not see over someone sitting/lying on the ground?

 

[ToffeeTim]

I am very very angry right now

But do not forget one thing... This team are going in the right direction.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Gomes playing his first full game after a leg break and looks better than any midfielder we have available

Didn’t play the full 90 minutes and it was his ankle he broke. It’s almost as if you don’t support Everton here...

 

[PDAWG]

As someone pointed out earlier, how could de Gea not see over someone sitting/lying on the ground?

Gyilf lying directly in front of him was prob distracting him

 

[Milk]

I was literally watching it on Sky

Yeah but fat Jon Moss was sitting near Heathrow

QED

 

[Martin Alvito]

That's because he can't move in any other direction, Gyilf is blocking him

He moved in that direction because that was where DCL shot it to. You can see him track the ball and shift that way right as Maguire burns him with the deflection. De Gea is airborne and mid-shift the entire time from deflection to the ball crossing the goal line.

Even if de Gea was a VTOL rather than a human and therefore capable of changing direction in flight, there is nothing that he would be able to do fast enough to recover his momentum going the wrong way whether Gylfi is there or not.

 

[MiserableBlue]

Sadly the game is finished, the goal rightly or wrongly doesn't stand.

IMO there is a tendency amongst footballers now to be slow in coming back from what used to be an off side position due to the 'inactive or not interfering with play' aspect of the off side rule.

If Sigurdsson who was fairly slowly messing around in the 6 yard box had got up off his backside and either stepped off the pitch or back in to what we would once have described as on side this debate would now not be taking place as to whether he was in De Gea's line of sight and we would have more than likely be celebrating 3 points and being only a few points off 5th place.

As it is, we are still only 5 points from 5th, just hope for 3 points next weekend or the weekend after

 

[DanB90]

FWIW as soon as that disallowed goal went in, I knew it wouldn’t be given.

If it would’ve been at the other end though, I’d have been certain they would have allowed it.

 

[carolinablue232]

Yes that is a good idea, it is hindsight though and not something he would have thought to do at the time.

Everton should just hire me then. I’m full of crazy ideas.

 

[Goat]

I am very very angry right now

But do not forget one thing... This team are going in the right direction.

Indeed, add a bit of quality in some areas and we can have a proper go next season.

 

[Deleted member 38674]

Gutted but you can see Sigurddson pull his feet out of the way to let it go in. I imagine that makes him active. If he's inactive the ball doesn't go in the goal.

This

 

[N.S.N.O.]

This is the view Sky purposely didn't show when they froze play at the point DCL shoots (they opted to show the angle behind the goal) ..... Clears it up completely whether Sigurdson obstructed DeGea's view...
A view the VAR official could and did easily see...

 

[ToffeeTim]

This

Do you not think it should be a penalty in that case?