EPL 2022-23: Worldo Cuptus Interuptus

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4 minutes ago, ztejas said:

One game in two weeks on NBC and it's fucking Brighton/Tottenham. 

Well they are 3rd and 4th in the table sooooo

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I'm honestly surprised they didn't stick Arsenal - Liverpool on Peacock.

[ztejas 43,528]

No early games?

[kingkoopa6 8,377]

Dang. 20 goals in 13 games.  Monster 

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Second half of City games is like late in the NBA all star game. Just trying to feed Haaland while the other dudes fire some shots too

[Ted Lange 16,113]

Leicester City is absolutely terrible right now. 

[Longhornfan1024 1,707]

So . . . Pool just forgot how to defend?

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[mdmost 43,030]

Pretty much. 

[hobbes2702 13,055]

Hands doesn’t count anymore

[Buzzrock 14,936]

Chin up Liverpool fans! There’s always next week.

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21 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Chin up Liverpool fans! There’s always next week.

Haaland scores 250 goals to pass Alan Shearer by halftime.

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

One apiece at the half for Villa and Forrest.

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

Worthless.  1 pt when we should've had 3.  Just do better Villa, or you'll be flirting with (or worse achieving) relegation.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

who are your top 5 players in the EPL? here's mine:

1)Xhaka

2)Odegaard

3)Martinelli

4)Saka

5)Haaland

[Captain Ron 12,894]

1. Haaland

2. Haaland

3. Haaland

4. Haaland

5. KDB

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and i thought we were going to take this seriously, smh. 

On 10/9/2022 at 10:48 AM, hobbes2702 said:

Hands doesn’t count anymore

is this about gabriel? because if so, then a)the ball hit his chest before it hit his hand, and b:

 

 

Edited October 11, 2022 by shadow_operative

[hobbes2702 13,055]

45 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

and i thought we were going to take this seriously, smh. 

is this about gabriel? because if so, then a)the ball hit his chest before it hit his hand, and b:

 

 

It was hands. It glanced his chest, that didn’t alter the ball into his hand. Not sure xG has to do with anything especially when one team took a penalty and the other didn’t in a one goal game.

Edited October 11, 2022 by hobbes2702

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14 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

It was hands. It glanced his chest, that didn’t alter the ball into his hand. Not sure xG has to do with anything especially when one team took a penalty and the other didn’t in a one goal game.

the rule states that it's not a handball if it deflects off another part of the body first. and the xG just illustrates how weak it is to act like liverpool got screwed. arsenal deserved the win, and were particularly dominant in the 2H.

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3 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

the rule states that it's not a handball if it deflects off another part of the body first. and the xG just illustrates how weak it is to act like liverpool got screwed. arsenal deserved the win, and were particularly dominant in the 2H.

Post the rule.
 

Where did I act like Liverpool got screwed. I said “hands doesn’t count anymore” moments after it happened. Liverpool fucking suck this year. The defending is a joke. The club didn’t deserve to win today. None of that has anything to do with what I said. It was handball in the box and they missed it.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

i tried finding the exact rule but couldn't, and in all honesty i took it on someone else's word that the rule book says that it's not a penalty when it deflects off of a player's body into his own hand. either way, the EPL came out and clarified that the reason it wasn't called a pen was due to gabriel's close proximity to jota, as well as his hand's close proximity to his body:

 

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Just now, shadow_operative said:

i tried finding the exact rule but couldn't, and in all honesty i took it on someone else's word that the rule book says that it's not a penalty when it deflects off of a player's body into his own hand. either way, the EPL came out and clarified that the reason it wasn't called a pen was due to gabriel's close proximity to jota, as well as his hand's close proximity to his body:

 

Which also is not in rules. “Close proximity to his body”. Lulz

[shadow_operative 15,932]

found the rule:

 

Non-Handball Situations

The situations below should not (usually) be penalized by a penalty/free-kick unless they are one of the situations from the above section:

The ball touches a player's hand/arm directly from their own body (incl. Head, torso, foot), or the body of an opponent who is close to them

 

https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/fouls-and-misconduct/#direct-free-kick

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10 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

found the rule:

 

Non-Handball Situations

The situations below should not (usually) be penalized by a penalty/free-kick unless they are one of the situations from the above section:

The ball touches a player's hand/arm directly from their own body (incl. Head, torso, foot), or the body of an opponent who is close to them

 

https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/fouls-and-misconduct/#direct-free-kick

Where did you find this? It’s not at the link you posted and I don’t see it anywhere on the FA or IFAB rules.

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[ztejas 43,528]

14 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

who are your top 5 players in the EPL? here's mine:

1)Xhaka

2)Odegaard

3)Martinelli

4)Saka

5)Haaland

1. Haaland

2. Jorginho

3. Aaronson

4. Odegaard

5. Pickford 

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14 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

who are your top 5 players in the EPL? here's mine:

1. Haaland.

Rest: Who cares they aren't in the same league.

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14 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

who are your top 5 players in the EPL?

Jack Wilshire

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[kingkoopa6 8,377]

Ronaldo, Haaland, Son, KDB, Salah

[Captain Ron 12,894]

Holy shit! Everton is on NBC?!?!?

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56 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Holy shit! Everton is on NBC?!?!?

 

 

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41 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

 

That's a good attitude to have. 

I thought Arsenal was first in the standings but I must be mistaken. Surely City is 10 points up on everyone. 

[Captain Ron 12,894]

More on that, plus a small note about actions of bigger clubs, like Liverpool 

 

 

On a more serious note

 

 

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

Thanks Tyrone.

Moron.

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

Villa have been the more threatening side in the last 20 minutes since Tyrone's fuck-up... requiring multiple top-shelf saves by the Chelsea keeper.

Still 1-nil to the visitors though.

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

Helluva strike by Mount. 2-nil Chelsea in the 65th.

[Longhornfan1024 1,707]

Villa have been the more threatening side in the last 20 minutes since Tyrone's fuck-up... requiring multiple top-shelf saves by the Chelsea keeper.

Still 1-nil to the visitors though.

Y'all generally had the better run of play throughout the game, but a couple of poor mistakes, great keeping by kepa, and a poor reffing decision made the difference. As a Chelsea supporter, it's weird being on the good side of a game like that after the year we've had.

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[RamjetFDO 10,577]

Y'all generally had the better run of play throughout the game, but a couple of poor mistakes, great keeping by kepa, and a poor reffing decision made the difference. As a Chelsea supporter, it's weird being on the good side of a game like that after the year we've had.

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Yup... good teams find ways to win 2-nil even on days like that, and mid-to-lower teams lose 2-nil.

And here we are.

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That’s a ridiculous delivery by KdB

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[hobbes2702 13,055]

So now Anthony Taylor is just giving goals to City. That’s fucking embarrassing. Missing the save that cost LFC a corner, then missing the foul on Fabinho, then let’s Alisson get hammered.

Yea that was pretty easy. Not sure why Taylor even needed Var for that 

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LiVARpool returns!

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This is fun

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I am entertained

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On 10/15/2022 at 9:17 AM, shadow_operative said:

 

If there is a bigger tool lacking self-awareness on the planet, I’d really like to know who it is. 

[hobbes2702 13,055]

Anthony Taylor is such a joke lol

3 minutes ago, sidis said:

If there is a bigger tool lacking self-awareness on the planet, I’d really like to know who it is. 

How bitter do you have to be to think Jurgen Klopp is a tool lol