atypicalusername
Player Valuation: £35m
Honestly it was better than he had been in months. A moment of lunacy cost him and us unfortunately.
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bcblue1878
Player Valuation: £50m
Said this at the time, he slipped/dived before any contact, Pawson fell for it and gave a free kick, less than a minute later it’s a penalty!
Poor from the officials yesterday, especially when you consider the ball was well out over the goal line before Ben Godfrey got injured!
Muggins
Player Valuation: £60m
And Englands number 1 goalkeeper was behind Mina!!
I want to be fair though, I saw him pull off some nice touches and balls, but I guess it counts for nothing in a tight game.
I only saw frost half but thought we did well. Goodison seemed quite happy we were giving it a go.
blueblueday
Player Valuation: £2.5m
I've been reading opinions regarding the penalty decision on here and on Twitter. Emotion plays a big role in supporting your team and inevitable bias will sometimes play a part in an individual's thought processes.
I've watched the penalty repeatedly in slow motion and tried my best to remain neutral. For me, it comes down to whether grabbing the upper body, even when it's not enough to put off the player heading towards goal, is deemed illegal via the rulebook!
In my opinion, after studying the incident Doucoure is right up against the back of Chilwell as he heads towards the goal. His legs DO NOT interfere with Chilwell so we can count out any tripping up or nudges/contact to knock Chilwell off balance.
However, Doucoure does grab Chilwell unnecessarily with both hands! This was a clumsy thing to do for an experienced professional and I suspect should be challenged by his coaches/manager.
I DO NOT THINK THIS WAS ENOUGH TO BRING CHILWELL DOWN THOUGH!
I think Chilwell does have the ability to muscle off Doucore and take his shot. However, as we know he drops. I believe you can clearly see Chilwell cheat. However, I understand most players are told/coached to do this. I suppose it comes down to whether fans are happy with this being a big part of the game as it's ubiquitous across the league and has been for many years.
So is this cheating or simply an experienced player just playing for the penalty?
Also, do the rules state that you should not manhandle, even softly, a player running in on goal, even if that player could easily carry on running?
I think in an ideal scenario Chilwell should've carried on and had a shot. If he did not score then VAR, if they thought Doucoure did illegally grab Chilwell, could then give a penalty. However, this depends on the quality of the VAR decisions. There do seem to be strange decisions made sometimes that do make me question its integrity. However, that may be my unconscious bias at play.
I don't like diving. I would like measures taken to reduce it because I believe it's taking away from the authenticity of the game.
I've watched the penalty repeatedly in slow motion and tried my best to remain neutral. For me, it comes down to whether grabbing the upper body, even when it's not enough to put off the player heading towards goal, is deemed illegal via the rulebook!
In my opinion, after studying the incident Doucoure is right up against the back of Chilwell as he heads towards the goal. His legs DO NOT interfere with Chilwell so we can count out any tripping up or nudges/contact to knock Chilwell off balance.
However, Doucoure does grab Chilwell unnecessarily with both hands! This was a clumsy thing to do for an experienced professional and I suspect should be challenged by his coaches/manager.
I DO NOT THINK THIS WAS ENOUGH TO BRING CHILWELL DOWN THOUGH!
I think Chilwell does have the ability to muscle off Doucore and take his shot. However, as we know he drops. I believe you can clearly see Chilwell cheat. However, I understand most players are told/coached to do this. I suppose it comes down to whether fans are happy with this being a big part of the game as it's ubiquitous across the league and has been for many years.
So is this cheating or simply an experienced player just playing for the penalty?
Also, do the rules state that you should not manhandle, even softly, a player running in on goal, even if that player could easily carry on running?
I think in an ideal scenario Chilwell should've carried on and had a shot. If he did not score then VAR, if they thought Doucoure did illegally grab Chilwell, could then give a penalty. However, this depends on the quality of the VAR decisions. There do seem to be strange decisions made sometimes that do make me question its integrity. However, that may be my unconscious bias at play.
I don't like diving. I would like measures taken to reduce it because I believe it's taking away from the authenticity of the game.
Watching doucoure Marshall a player is like watching a toddler make breakfast, so clumsy
This lad is a crock.
atypicalusername
Player Valuation: £35m
Flat footed for Ings goal and a penalty last week.
4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
I reckon that how his hammy went, terrible player, don't want him injured but he won't be missed if he is.
atypicalusername
Player Valuation: £35m
He's boss at running but he needs to be benched.
Maltese_Falcon
Player Valuation: £15m
Another nothing player we wasted 20 mil on !
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
We've conceded 3 goals, for me he's been the majority of the blame on 2.
Horrific footballer
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