Philokles Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 5 hours ago, polishgenius said: This is, to be fair, Costa's stock in trade but you really can't be blaming Chelsea for City's shit at the end, especially since I don't think City were notably less dirty than Chelsea throughout the game, just maybe less good at it. Fabregas just calmly walking backwards until Fernandinho shoved him over the hoarding cracked me up. He knew exactly what he was doing there. I don't blame Chelsea for City losing their cool - they really should have known better - other than Fabregas' slap. 27 minutes ago, Davrum said: To be fair to Taylor even the commentators didn't pick it all up, even with the replays. They completely missed that Fabregas had slapped Fernandinho for one example. Before the slap Fernandinho had been more or less innocently separating players involved in the fracas. I was more thinking of Luiz' little push on Aguero for what Taylor missed. Those little incidents where Chelsea pushed the boundaries of what is a foul increased City's frustration (especially as that was a clear opportunity) leading to Aguero lashing out. I don't think it is a coincidence who he hacked down. Very unimpressed by Bilic today. Arsenal could easily have scored three or four more if they made their dominance count in the first half. Collins having to come off early made the right back area a mess. I've no idea whether it was meant to be Fernandes wingback in a 3421 with Arbeloa as right centre back, or Arbeloa RB in a back three. And though they had to chase the game - having Payet, Lanzini, Ayew, Carroll and Fletcher all in the forward line towards the end left the defence so exposed, causing Arsenal's late goals. You are not going to score any either with just Obiang in central midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 5 hours ago, Soylent Brown said: Four (three plus one) games doesn't seem anywhere near enough for a foul like that. For me this kind of thing is far worse than biting or slapping or scuffling. Luiz could have had his season ended there, and through a deliberate action. Aguero should get a ten game ban. He won't of course, as the media don't mind him so the FA won't be put under any major pressure as they would if it had been Costa. It's physically worse but I feel like you should have to pay a "weirdo premium" for biting people. Like, what the fuck? 2 hours ago, Davrum said: To be fair to Taylor even the commentators didn't pick it all up, even with the replays. They completely missed that Fabregas had slapped Fernandinho for one example. Before the slap Fernandinho had been more or less innocently separating players involved in the fracas. Untrue. He had Fabregas by the neck before the slap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 3 hours ago, Soylent Brown said: From the evidence available, Aguero has a historical issue with Luiz . Luiz's actions today, and the referee's decisions, don't seem to have had a huge effect. Aguero is just a cunt in kun's defense, don't we all have a historical issue with david luiz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 35 minutes ago, MercurialCannibal said: in kun's defense, don't we all have a historical issue with david luiz? Unless he's going off to see the sights or something while he's supposed to be manning your defense..I don't think so. He seems like a pretty chill guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 West Ham's decline this year is a big surprise. I didn't expect them to repeat last year but this level of collapse, especially their defense, is a shock. They were very unlucky with injuries at FB but haven't yet adapted at all to that situation. Nice to see post-Pulis Stoke recover their form and league position. They're playing some decent football again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 To be fair to Aguero, Luiz is a sneaky dirty little bastard. I'm just not sure that trying to end his career is a proportionate response. 5 hours ago, Iskaral Pust said: Nice to see post-Pulis Stoke recover their form and league position. They're playing some decent football again. What about during-Pulis West Brom? They'll be minimum seventh at the end of the weekend, and they're playing pretty exciting football with loads of goals (at both ends). They were pretty lucky with the score yesterday, Watford dominated for most of the game, but they played extremely well on the counter. And now Chadli's back they should do even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I know people (myself included) tend to overreact on such fouls in football, but I fail to see how one could overreact to Aguero's actions of yesterday. His behavior can not and should not be excused by "the heat of the moment" and definitely not as "a part of the game". Deliberately trying to seriously injure an opponent should be unacceptable. Honestly, if Aguero was brought up on assault charges I wouldn't mind one bit. The guy is getting away with a slap on the wrist with 4 matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Boruc is bad, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Boruc's decision making on both goals was terrible but Liverpool have deserved it. They've played Bournemouth off the park so far. Top finish from Origi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Vintage Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 This turned interesting. Missed all the Bournemouth goals when I walked out of the room. Blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Matip is a big absence today. I hope we can find our feet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 wow. Liverpool have really entertained today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 For fuck's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Incredible. Well done Bournemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 HA-HA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Holy crap! I did not see this coming at all especially after Liverpool were so dominant in the first half. Great comeback in the second half from Bournemouth. Chelsea are the big winners this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 This sort of thing really shouldn't come as a surprise, to be honest: Klopp's Dortmund team was exactly the same. Brilliant, but fragile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Keystone Cops defending and goal-keeping today. We scored three away despite missing Coutinho, Sturridge and Lallana, thanks in part to Mane recovering from his recent dip in form. We just threw away points today. Well done to Bournemouth, who really came out to play in the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Well, that was unexpected. Serves me right to turn it off after the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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