Today’s Football 2020/21 Season

[Chegsy]

Most of the top teams look weak this year. City being the exception. PSG are making hard work of Ligue 1 this year. Barca and Madrid have been poor. Juve not dominating Seria A. RS struggling for top 4. Bayern probably the only other team looking good and they have had a few wobbles recently in the league. Think City, Bayern and PSG would all do the RS over 2 legs though.

 

[Lineker]

Did you not watch football in 2005?

Quite frankly it still boggles my mind that a year starting with 2 can feel like a long time ago. 2005 still sounds vaguely futuristic to me. Were everton still doing this football thing then?

 

[Billy Dean]

Jamal Musiala has chosen Germany over England

Jamal Musiala: Bayern Munich youngster picks Germany over England at international level

Jamal Musiala makes a big decision in opting to play for Germany over England and Nigeria at international level.

www.bbc.com

 

[Nymzee]

Jamal Musiala has chosen Germany over England

Jamal Musiala: Bayern Munich youngster picks Germany over England at international level

Jamal Musiala makes a big decision in opting to play for Germany over England and Nigeria at international level.

www.bbc.com

Makes sense. Born there, lived there till he was 7.

 

[Billy Dean]

Makes sense. Born there, lived there till he was 7.

But I reckon his main thought was that he'll have less competition for a place.

 

[Tubey]

Offside all day long.

The rule needs urgent clarification as there's clearly been a total misreading of it.

Giroud is offside from the initial pass; a deflection shouldn't make him somehow onside again, it's very clearly the same phase of play.

 

[jonesey10]

Offside all day long.

The rule needs urgent clarification as there's clearly been a total misreading of it.

Giroud is offside from the initial pass; a deflection shouldn't make him somehow onside again, it's very clearly the same phase of play.

I don't see an offside there, Mount doesn't touch it, the defended kicks it backwards.

 

[JMT]

Jamal Musiala has chosen Germany over England

Jamal Musiala: Bayern Munich youngster picks Germany over England at international level

Jamal Musiala makes a big decision in opting to play for Germany over England and Nigeria at international level.

www.bbc.com

England has a lot of young talent coming through so I'd have done the same thing.

 

[Billy Dean]

England has a lot of young talent coming through so I'd have done the same thing.

This is a quote from him, seems pretty clear

“I’ve thought about this question a lot,” he says. “‘What is best for my future?’ ‘Where do I have more chances to play?’ In the end, I just listened to the feeling that over a long period of time kept telling me that it was the right decision to play for Germany, the land I was born in. Still, it wasn’t an easy decision for me.”

 

[emir]

Hahahahahaha hahahahah your a month or so early mate

Hence the word "If" in my post. I'm only saying it if they manage to pull it off. With their stadium and the fanbase they have, top 4 would elevate that club.

 

[emir]

Offside all day long.

The rule needs urgent clarification as there's clearly been a total misreading of it.

Giroud is offside from the initial pass; a deflection shouldn't make him somehow onside again, it's very clearly the same phase of play.

Do you not understand the rules? Once a defender attempts to play the ball, it doesn't matter how "offside" the striker is, the attacker automatically becomes onside by default. This rule has been in place for donkey years.

 

[f.t.r.s]

Hence the word "If" in my post. I'm only saying it if they manage to pull it off. With their stadium and the fanbase they have, top 4 would elevate that club.

The stadium is awful..
And the fans are a joke

 

[Tubey]

Do you not understand the rules? Once a defender attempts to play the ball, it doesn't matter how "offside" the striker is, the attacker automatically becomes onside by default. This rule has been in place for donkey years.

It hasn't. The striker is offside when the initial ball is played. The deflection doesn't matter as it's unintended.

It's like a through ball coming off the leg of a defender who's got an interception wrong, rolling through to a striker five yards offside - it's still offside as the forward ball was initially made by the opposition player.

It comes down to whether it's a 'deliberate play' on the ball.

All that said, if Mount doesn't touch the ball as some have said (looks it from that angle but haven't seen others), then the point is moot. If the defender just hooks the ball over his own head, even if under pressure, then Giroud is onside. If it's deflected off his toe after Mount gets the first touch, he's offside.

 

[Tubey]

Seen the other angle.



That's onside as Mount doesn't touch the ball.

Well done VAR. From first angle it looks all the world like Mount gets to it first.

 

[Nymzee]

Offside all day long.

The rule needs urgent clarification as there's clearly been a total misreading of it.

Giroud is offside from the initial pass; a deflection shouldn't make him somehow onside again, it's very clearly the same phase of play.

It's onside?