Rorshach Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Too bad Cunha has borrowed Neal Maupay's finishing touch for this game. And that goal came way too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 We have absolutely got away with one there. Stonewall penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) In what world is that not a penalty Typical old trafford nonsense lol they're gonna come out with an apology in 6 months like they did with the ridiculous decision to not allow Martinelli's goal Edited August 14, 2023 by Raja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 How is that not a foul? Come on. Not a particularly encouraging start for United despite looking like getting a win. Surprisingly good from Wolves though. I thought they were in trouble with Lopetegui jumping ship just before the start of the season but maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Unreal. Haven’t seen a clearer penalty all weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon the Leaner Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 they played us off the park and should have won by 3 or 4 disgusting 3 points to start the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 We were lucky to win that game. Wolves were the better side. Our preseason performances were not encouraging and we just got outplayed at home by a midtable side. Just like in preseason, our midfield has absolutely no control of the game and our pressing isn't good enough which means the opposition can counter at will. A better transition team would have torn us to shreds. This chaos-ball will get us nowhere and I can see us being on the end of some embarrassing scorelines again this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 54 minutes ago, ljkeane said: I must admit I’m not sure what the appeal of the extra long contracts is for the players. I assume they include high wages but if you’re Caicedo, a player who’s just had two big clubs fighting over him at 21, if you sign a standard five year contract you’re theoretically available again at 26 and you could leverage that into another big payday. An 8 year contract with the option of another year gives Chelsea all the leverage. I wondered about that angle myself and was debating it back and forth with some friends as the Caicedo saga unfolded. The group eventually decided that the long initial contract is just a floor because top performers can still agitate for higher wages mid-contract or else start a disaffected flirtation with another club. Only Spurs was successful at keeping high performing players at below-market wages, and even then the disaffection eventually became a problem. So the young player will still value the long contract that insures them against future injury or loss of form, and assume they can renegotiate wages in the future if their value rises. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out because Chelsea are the first club to embrace these 7-8 year contracts. There’s a lot of unknown ahead for them and these players. Even just wage inflation in football over the past 30 years would say that a player shouldn’t lock up fixed wages for 8 years. They can always by injury insurance for themselves if they want. We’ll see how long it is before Caicedo or Lavia want higher wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Niiiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wilbur Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Even in 1983 that foul by Onana is a penalty. How on earth can that ref ever work a top-division game again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 It's all very well punishing players and managers for becoming frustrated with match officials. But when you see shit like that, getting all up in their corrupt and/or incompetent faces seems perfectly reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Personally, I found the handball in the Chelsea - Liverpool game more absurd from a VAR perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 41 minutes ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: Personally, I found the handball in the Chelsea - Liverpool game more absurd from a VAR perspective. Perfectly clean play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Fergie asked who had impressed him most this weekend 'Aston Villa'. Weird take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigFatCoward Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Generally the standard in the women's world cup is high, but the goalkeepers are absolute dogshit, always have been in women's football. I can't understand why there is such a much bigger gulf between the men and women at this one particular position. Last 10 mins of the Spain v Sweden semi was entertaining at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: Generally the standard in the women's world cup is high, but the goalkeepers are absolute dogshit, always have been in women's football. I can't understand why there is such a much bigger gulf between the men and women at this one particular position. Last 10 mins of the Spain v Sweden semi was entertaining at least. Goal size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: Generally the standard in the women's world cup is high, but the goalkeepers are absolute dogshit, always have been in women's football. I can't understand why there is such a much bigger gulf between the men and women at this one particular position. The standard of keeper coaching in women's football has been pretty poor for a long time. Many keepers aren't coached on the fundamentals early in their careers and only receive halfway decent coaching years into their professional careers. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55710236 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/01/goalkeepers-in-womens-football-and-what-is-fair-criticism?CMP=share_btn_tw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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