ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 3

[Yarrgh]

A bitter end to the evening to see award winning journalist attacked Aldo.

If I had a penny for every time I had seen Aldo "blocking a nugget", I'd have nearly as many pennies as Aldo had Echo Journalist of the Year awards.

 

[twoblue]

Everton’s logic-defying derby leveller reminds us football cannot be tamed | Jonathan Liew

Tarkowski’s goal against Liverpool didn’t undo the mistakes of the past but Goodison sure embraced the madness

www.theguardian.com

Someone trying the hard to write something balanced through gritted teeth… and still failing

 

[Liam-EFC]

Leave this one here

Proper victims

 

[Bishop Thumpety-Thump]

Everton’s logic-defying derby leveller reminds us football cannot be tamed | Jonathan Liew

Tarkowski’s goal against Liverpool didn’t undo the mistakes of the past but Goodison sure embraced the madness

www.theguardian.com

Someone trying the hard to write something balanced through gritted teeth… and still failing

The Independent review was fair I thought. Although it did also say that despite what both sets of fans think, Oliver refereed well.

 

[Dancing Pat]

Morning Lurkers, have those salty tears dried up yet?

 

[twoblue]

The Independent review was fair I thought. Although it did also say that despite what both sets of fans think, Oliver refereed well.

This is from the guardian:

Do Everton deserve this? In a way the question makes no sense because this is a goal you cannot explain by logic, because there is no logic at work here, just a series of increasingly staggering coincidences. Michael Oliver does not blow for full time as Young lumps it forward. Abdoulaye Doucouré is not offside. Dominik Szoboszlai’s block smashes Mykolenko in the back of the neck and somehow lands at Mykolenko’s feet. Beto pushes Ibrahima Konaté and nobody notices.

In short: every bounce somehow goes the way of the team 30 league points belowtheir opponents but who desperately need this to happen. And so the cumulative effect feels like an entirely natural progression. It was no wonder Liverpool’s players and staff exploded so uncontrollably on the final whistle: they had been dragged into a place they couldn’t explain or understand, where the normal laws of input and output did not apply. To coin a phrase, perhaps for Everton this really did mean more.

 

[Bishop Thumpety-Thump]

This is from the guardian:

Do Everton deserve this? In a way the question makes no sense because this is a goal you cannot explain by logic, because there is no logic at work here, just a series of increasingly staggering coincidences. Michael Oliver does not blow for full time as Young lumps it forward. Abdoulaye Doucouré is not offside. Dominik Szoboszlai’s block smashes Mykolenko in the back of the neck and somehow lands at Mykolenko’s feet. Beto pushes Ibrahima Konaté and nobody notices.

In short: every bounce somehow goes the way of the team 30 league points belowtheir opponents but who desperately need this to happen. And so the cumulative effect feels like an entirely natural progression. It was no wonder Liverpool’s players and staff exploded so uncontrollably on the final whistle: they had been dragged into a place they couldn’t explain or understand, where the normal laws of input and output did not apply. To coin a phrase, perhaps for Everton this really did mean more.

That is such pretentious twaddle, absolute state.

 

[barneygumble]

What i found amusing was them going out their way to buy "30" balloons, and subsequently holding on to them, to seemingly taunt us?

Spent 90 minutes in near silence, and when they did sing it was about us, barring one song about Salah and their hymn in the 90th minute.

They say they're not arsed, but in reality, I don't think they've ever been more obsessed, which is ironic, because I've never given less of a toss about them.

 

[jackyboy]

One truly pathetic away end again

 

[DualityNSNO]

The Independent review was fair I thought. Although it did also say that despite what both sets of fans think, Oliver refereed well.

He definitely didn't - ineptitude and inconsistency are two words that come to mind.

Off the top of my head - Diaz pushing players without even trying to play for the ball, 3 times, one wasn't even a foul somehow.
Mac Allister was given license to kick and slap and there were no fouls given, let alone the deserved yellows.
Robertson was only given a yellow not for the pushes and persistent fouling, but for having a go at the ref apparently?
Their right back getting a yellow for the 3rd foul of the same kind, then as soon as he's about to receive a yellow for a clumsy/reckless challenge - Oliver gets cold hands and just warns him that his 5th foul is the last, so he can be subbed off.
Curtis Jones studs up challenge as soon as he comes on.

There's some on our side that were dubious as well, don't get me wrong, but Oliver was straight up their 12th man for about 70 minutes. If those decisions go against them, as they should because they go against us - Lindstrom's yellow was for nothing, Gueye figured out he can no longer mark anyone tightly as his was also bogus - we'd be playing against 9 men or less. Fully expected the ""PUSH"" on Konate to be given as well, even though calling it a push is hilarious and is only egregious if it suits them apparently

Tears are flowing and it's great for what it's worth. The football subreddit is just them crying wolf under the highlights from the game

 

[Bryan+]

Seen some of the fouls the tricky reds are complaining about, particularly the one in our half v Salah.

I thought it was a final tackle and referee got it right.

 

[DualityNSNO]

So Slot legged it instead of doing the post match interviews? Mask slipped now.

It slipped from his "chill guy" persona as soon as anything went against them tbh, any time the cameras panned to him he was either obviously arguing with Moyes about non-fouls or cryarsing to the officials. Reckon that's what pushed them to be sent off too, turns out you can't do that for a full 90+, according to some stupid rulebook or something.

He's not allowed one cuz of the red card, same with his assistant. I read somewhere that Heitinga is the next available temp-manager ironically, but no idea if it's true or not.

 

[BlueInNZ]

This is from the guardian:

Do Everton deserve this? In a way the question makes no sense because this is a goal you cannot explain by logic, because there is no logic at work here, just a series of increasingly staggering coincidences. Michael Oliver does not blow for full time as Young lumps it forward. Abdoulaye Doucouré is not offside. Dominik Szoboszlai’s block smashes Mykolenko in the back of the neck and somehow lands at Mykolenko’s feet. Beto pushes Ibrahima Konaté and nobody notices.

In short: every bounce somehow goes the way of the team 30 league points belowtheir opponents but who desperately need this to happen. And so the cumulative effect feels like an entirely natural progression. It was no wonder Liverpool’s players and staff exploded so uncontrollably on the final whistle: they had been dragged into a place they couldn’t explain or understand, where the normal laws of input and output did not apply. To coin a phrase, perhaps for Everton this really did mean more.

That's not journalism, that's an opinion column. A very bitter, unimaginative, desperate and disappointed opinion. I'll drink his tears with joy.

 

[Runub]

It’s a pity Slot couldn’t speak after the game, probably would have been further entertainment. Next time he speaks his mask will be back on

 

[DualityNSNO]

My favourite part of "the ref got it wrong for the push" is how Kounate didn't react at all like he was pushed (because he wasn't) and how that thug Tsimikas is holding on to JOB's shirt for dear life even before Mykolenko's cross comes in