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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #180 on: January 18, 2014, 09:02:35 PM »
Yeah that Guzan is a stupid match loser.   Get rid.

Not what I said (or think), but OK.

I don't think Mr. Green is being entirely serious here.

Obviously he's responding to the stuff I've posted by taking the piss.

Saying I think players should be vigilant around twats like Suarez does not mean Guzan is a game loser.

Exactly. Chill a little.

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #181 on: January 18, 2014, 09:04:53 PM »
Its been mentioned before, but today I think we have to give some credit to KEA.  He looked a lot better on the ball than he normally does, and he pretty much marked Gerrard out of the game at times.

Away from home especially, his pressing/harrying of the opposition is very good.  And he can finish, given the chance.

Still not brilliant, but used correctly, he can be an asset to the team.

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #182 on: January 18, 2014, 09:05:21 PM »
Exactly. Chill a little.

Despite being 'robbed', I'm surprisingly tranquil.

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #183 on: January 18, 2014, 09:07:13 PM »

MUCH MUCH MUCH better, especially first half

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #184 on: January 18, 2014, 09:08:44 PM »
Yeah that Guzan is a stupid match loser.   Get rid.

Not what I said (or think), but OK.

I don't think Mr. Green is being entirely serious here.

You think I was?

As I said, people are uncapable of acknowledging the shades of grey and seeing it as black and white. Obviously he's responding to the stuff I've posted by taking the piss.

Saying I think players should be vigilant around twats like Suarez does not mean Guzan is a game loser. I just want my team to win.

I don't think you do for a minute.

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #185 on: January 18, 2014, 09:10:29 PM »
I don't think you do for a minute.

Honest mate, I do.

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #186 on: January 18, 2014, 09:11:11 PM »
Suarez didnt dive it was a penalty. Guzan had no need to bring him down.We could have been 4 goals up after 25mins with some luck and 5 goals up after 36mins. Didnt collapse in the second half. Performance of the season. Sylla played well when he arrived. Vlaar got Man of the Match and he deserved it. Benteke back to his best.
Guzan din't bring him down, he didn't even touch him

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #187 on: January 18, 2014, 09:11:34 PM »
Its been mentioned before, but today I think we have to give some credit to KEA.  He looked a lot better on the ball than he normally does, and he pretty much marked Gerrard out of the game at times.

Away from home especially, his pressing/harrying of the opposition is very good.  And he can finish, given the chance.

Still not brilliant, but used correctly, he can be an asset to the team.
think we watched a different game, dekko. He closed down and harried high up the pitch, which was good, but he was slow and gave the ball away so often it negated his good work. Delph was fantastic, as was Gabby. Another two assists for the footballing scarecrow. Back four looked good and played well

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #188 on: January 18, 2014, 09:12:03 PM »
I'm struggling to understand why people are saying you can;t blame the ref for the pen.  First off he was directly behind the incident, and the view from the camera at the far end - similar to his view but further away - clearly showed there was little or no contact and certainly not enough to warrant a swan dive.  Second, unless he's been living on a distant planet for the last two or three years, the ref would know, like everyone else does,  that Suarez is a cheating diving c**t. Thus any going to ground by that clown should be treated with the utmost suspicion and scepticism, unless you are 1500% certain he was fouled. But as usual with the SKy pet teams the refs are all too ready to give anything when they go to ground against one of the "making up the numbers" brigade. 

If you have ever been a referee you will know the ref could not be blamed. Without video evidence he gave the decision. You can't think Suarez is a diving cheat - you have to judge what you see. The fact that he took no further action against Guzan means there was some doubt in his mind. If he had not given the pen and there had been contact he would had been crucified and sent to league 1.

Some refs are up themselves - I don't think this one today was. Had it been one of the prima donna refs we would have lost today. If you want me to name names I will.

1. First, how do you know I've never reffed? 
2. If there was some doubt he should not have given a game changing decision. 
3. If he had got it wrong by not giving it it's no different to getting it wrong by giving it. Wrong is wrong whatever the decision.  I don't see how you can differentiate and say one is acceptable and one deserves demotion, that's nonsensical.
4. He didn't give what he saw. He couldn't have done because he gave a foul when there was clearly no foul, as countless replays have proven.  He gave what he thought he saw, or he gave what he wanted to see and he did so because Suarez is a convincing cheat and/or Liverpool are on of the elite.  A professional referee should have taken Suarez's nature into account, but that probably didn't suit his (or the premier league's) agenda.
5. The fact he took no further action against Guzan is, to me, the ref's admission that he gave a very dodgy decision.  It was certainly not a red since a goalscoring opportunity was not on the cards as Suarez had knocked it wide away from the goal and out of play.   But almost any ref would have given a yellow in that situation if they genuinely believed enough contact had been made to make the player go down.   

No. 3 it may seem non-sensical but that is how refs are judged. To keep your place on the premier list you have to try and not appear to make mistakes. A very difficult task.

95% of a ref's decisions are straight-forward. The 5% or less when you can't see exactly what happens you have to gamble. Giving a penalty in this case was the safer option. The ref will be excused as it was a difficult call.

Regardless of how ref's are judged you appear to be talking nonsense.  "You have to try and appear not to make mistakes"? I see.  So you can make mistakes as long as you appear not to be making mistakes.  Sorry but WTF?  And in what parallel universe does the fact that today's ref made a blatant mistake make him "appear not to be making mistakes".  And why was giving a very dubious pen the safer option?  Because it was Liverpool?  One of the elite, and at home?  And the media backlash is likely to be that much bigger if he gets it wrong to their detriment? Well at least that bit makes some sense even if it just proves the innate favouritism.  If he has to "gamble" he should be giving the defending team the benefit of the doubt rather than effectively giving the other team a goal.  You do not give a pen unless you are certain.  If what you describe is the kind of "logic" that is being applied in Premier League reffing  circles, no wonder it's a fucking farce.

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #189 on: January 18, 2014, 09:13:29 PM »
Suarez didnt dive it was a penalty. Guzan had no need to bring him down.We could have been 4 goals up after 25mins with some luck and 5 goals up after 36mins. Didnt collapse in the second half. Performance of the season. Sylla played well when he arrived. Vlaar got Man of the Match and he deserved it. Benteke back to his best.

It was a blatant dive

In your opinion.
Oh dear here we go, there's always one who needs to be centre of attention.

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #190 on: January 18, 2014, 09:13:50 PM »
Suarez didnt dive it was a penalty. Guzan had no need to bring him down.We could have been 4 goals up after 25mins with some luck and 5 goals up after 36mins. Didnt collapse in the second half. Performance of the season. Sylla played well when he arrived. Vlaar got Man of the Match and he deserved it. Benteke back to his best.

Tbh this is a fair point also, Gabby missed a brilliant chance but created two so can't really expect much more.

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #191 on: January 18, 2014, 09:17:17 PM »
I agree with dekko. I am one of his biggest critics, but thought KEA did well today. He was harrying people into mistakesand did a good job for the team, can do a job away from home. I thought we played really well and Bertrand will be a big asset for the rest of the season and hopefully more. The set up was really good and it was a shame Gabby got injured as he was a major problem for them. Holt did ok to be fair, but it was a loss. Benteke was excellent, but my MOTM was big Ron. He was superb again 

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #192 on: January 18, 2014, 09:20:06 PM »
Its been mentioned before, but today I think we have to give some credit to KEA.  He looked a lot better on the ball than he normally does, and he pretty much marked Gerrard out of the game at times.

Away from home especially, his pressing/harrying of the opposition is very good.  And he can finish, given the chance.

Still not brilliant, but used correctly, he can be an asset to the team.
think we watched a different game, dekko. He closed down and harried high up the pitch, which was good, but he was slow and gave the ball away so often it negated his good work. Delph was fantastic, as was Gabby. Another two assists for the footballing scarecrow. Back four looked good and played well

Agree with you glasses. He really tries hard though and is a Villa player who is proud to wear the shirt.

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #193 on: January 18, 2014, 09:20:33 PM »
Any news on Gabby? If not do you think it was just a precaution or will he be looking at some time out?

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Re: Liverpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #194 on: January 18, 2014, 09:23:28 PM »
Any news on Gabby? If not do you think it was just a precaution or will he be looking at some time out?

It's Villa. We don't do precautions. He's probably broke his neck.

 


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