2020/21 Richarlison

[GwladysBlue]

What a disgrace it is to play international football in this precarious time.

Down right irresponsible.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

And there we go...

Allan - and Richarlison - both in that squad

Yeah, could potentially wipe out a few players, same as the player against turkey yesterday, pathetic having international footy during a pandemic

 

[Jim Hopper]

International football ruins everyting.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Crisis averted, now get them on a plane back to Finch farm

 

[BlueToff]

Crisis averted, now get them on a plane back to Finch farm

Just isn't happening, is it.

Richarlison loves playing for Brazil more than anything, apart from Neymar. He loves Neymar.

 

[Drico]

If Covid doesn't get him, the tender mercies of the Uruguayans probably will...

 

[Jeff Jones]

That's all well and good.

But he could easily, easily get a knock and be out for three games.

Or, possibly just as likely, he could test positive for coronavirus and miss - at the least - three games.

His red card was daft, but all it's done has proved the deficiencies in the squad which weren't at all addressed in the last window.

He has no control over getting a knock and only some control against covid infection, but he's in complete control over not committing red card fouls.

 

[Anti]

people need to be held accountable for holding international games during a pandemic, its just bang out of order.

 

[BlueToff]

He has no control over getting a knock and only some control against covid infection, but he's in complete control over not committing red card fouls.

That's not the argument. Nobody is saying he's not an idiot for getting sent off.

But it doesn't change the fact that either of the other two things could easily happen and leave us in exactly the same place as we have been because of that suspension.

That's not on Richarlison.

 

[chrismpw]

Crisis averted, now get them on a plane back to Finch farm

Irrelevant to test negative now - within an incubation period.

 

[Death]

They need to scrap club football on order to facilitate these internationals.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Yeah, could potentially wipe out a few players, same as the player against turkey yesterday, pathetic having international footy during a pandemic

Well they self isolate immediately and they'll be back in two weeks.. that's all we can hope for!!

 

[Tramps_mate]

people need to be held accountable for holding international games during a pandemic, its just bang out of order.

Uefa and FIFA need their monies though!

 

[Jeff Jones]

That's not the argument. Nobody is saying he's not an idiot for getting sent off.

But it doesn't change the fact that either of the other two things could easily happen and leave us in exactly the same place as we have been because of that suspension.

That's not on Richarlison.

I think we we're talking about two different things.

I was referring to the impact of this particular needless red card - three straight losses.

You seemed to be talking about a lack of cover for Richo if he's out for any reason at any time and I agree.

 

[BlueToff]

I think we we're talking about two different things.

I was referring to the impact of this particular needless red card - three straight losses.

You seemed to be talking about a lack of cover for Richo if he's out for any reason at any time and I agree.

My point is I've seen some people (not sure if you are) pinning it on Richarlison.

Absolutely agree with you that it was a needless red card. The issue is that shouldn't at all equate to three straight losses, but it has done.

Obviously, it's not the only factor, but it's a huge worry, and boils down to the squad not being up to scratch (which we all knew, so the club shouldn't be let off the hook for taking a risk, and compounding that risk by letting Kean and Walcott go who, while I had no issues with them leaving really, would have allowed us to change our shape and not be so reliant on that 'Richarlison role' for the system to work).

For example, even with Tosun somehow hobbling his way back onto the bench, we had no realistic option to just think 'let's go two up top' for the Newcastle game, for example.