EPL 2019-20

[RamjetFDO 10578]

Shitty weather, but fantastic start for Villa. OG from Spurs defender ... But to be honest, would've been a tap-in for Villa if he hadn't.

[Captain Ron 12931]

Now Toby has his 2nd and levels the game. 

[RamjetFDO 10578]

What a strike... So Alderweireld scores at both ends.

Fun match so far.

[RamjetFDO 10578]

In the face!

[RamjetFDO 10578]

Fuck VAR. That is all.

[RamjetFDO 10578]

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[Captain Ron 12931]

VAR got both calls right (1st no penalty, 2nd penalty). But that first VAR process demonstrates the problem with the EPL implementation. They should have stopped play immediately instead of waiting almost 2 minutes to review the call.

[Schulz2.0 29012]

38 minutes ago, RamjetFDO said:

Shitty weather, but fantastic start for Villa. OG from Spurs defender ... But to be honest, would've been a tap-in for Villa if he hadn't.

When I saw the lineup Mourinho rolled out, I figured Spurs were going to look poor. A Dier/Winks midfield has been poor for years.

[Captain Ron 12931]

7 minutes ago, RamjetFDO said:

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Ramjet right now:

 

That said - they got the call right, if they can fix the process, VAR will be fine.

 

That said, I expect the EPL to get rid of VAR next year.

[pied 252]

Too many problems with var imo. Got this one right but overall it’s bad. I’m willing to put up with some missed calls then to love with the downside. 

[RamjetFDO 10578]

Honestly not arguing the call (it was a penalty), but the process. Should have stopped play immediately if they were reviewing.

 

Had Villa countered with a goal against the run of play, then the VAR called a halt 2 minutes after the foul and that hypothetical goal, the Holte End would have gone insane.

 

Fix it or dump it.

 

Current incarnation sucks and is ruining the game.

 

 

[Schulz2.0 29012]

5 minutes ago, RamjetFDO said:

Honestly not arguing the call (it was a penalty), but the process. Should have stopped play immediately if they were reviewing.

 

Had Villa countered with a goal against the run of play, then the VAR called a halt 2 minutes after the foul and that hypothetical goal, the Holte End would have gone insane.

 

Fix it or dump it.

 

Current incarnation sucks and is ruining the game.

 

 

Needs more fraction of an inch offsides checks IMO.

[Captain Ron 12931]

I would argue it’s just the FAs implementation. Other leagues work well. I just think the FA has gone out of their way to make their implementation suck as much as possible. 

[RamjetFDO 10578]

I would argue it’s just the FAs implementation. Other leagues work well. I just think the FA has gone out of their way to make their implementation suck as much as possible. 

They've succeeded.

Advantage aggy... Um... FA.

[RamjetFDO 10578]

TGFP.

(Thank God For Pepe)

[Schulz2.0 29012]

Holy shit

[Captain Ron 12931]

Sorry ramjet 

[RamjetFDO 10578]

Well. Fuck.

[Schulz2.0 29012]

Just now, RamjetFDO said:

Well. Fuck.

Engels giveth and Engels taketh away.

[maninblack 7974]

That's something Lovren would do

[Captain Ron 12931]

It was quite the Bjöner.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

22 hours ago, RamjetFDO said:

Well. Fuck.

It's ok, man. The Son will come up tomorrow.

 

[RamjetFDO 10578]

Just now, Cheeseweasel said:

It's ok, man. The Son will come up tomorrow.

 

But only at the last fucking second.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

12 minutes ago, RamjetFDO said:

But only at the last fucking second.

I have to admit, when I saw that goal go in my first thought was "oh fuck, Ramjet".

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

Fucking Villa.  I hope you get relegated for costing Chelsea two more points for our fourth place cushion.  

[406W30th 1111]

On 2/16/2020 at 9:25 AM, Captain Ron said:

I would argue it’s just the FAs implementation. Other leagues work well. I just think the FA has gone out of their way to make their implementation suck as much as possible. 

Not defending the FA or their implementation of VAR, but that's a common myth from people that only/mostly watch the Premier League, myself included. I heard a podcast recently with Dale Johnson, who has been chronicling VAR's use all over Europe, and apparently it's even worse in Italy and France. 

They seem to get it mostly right in Champions League, however.

[Captain Ron 12931]

WTF is the VAR ref doing today? How is what Maguire did to Batshuayi NOT a red card? That was clear and deliberate.

[Firemans4Horn 18127]

I wonder how Chelsea and United fans would have reacted if you told them in 2010 that 10 years from now in game week 26 you’ll be a combined 76 points behind 1st place and each playing with trash lineups.  

[Firemans4Horn 18127]

2 hours ago, 406W30th said:

Not defending the FA or their implementation of VAR, but that's a common myth from people that only/mostly watch the Premier League, myself included. I heard a podcast recently with Dale Johnson, who has been chronicling VAR's use all over Europe, and apparently it's even worse in Italy and France. 

They seem to get it mostly right in Champions League, however.

Dale Johnson is a great follow on Twitter if you want a deeper look into VAR. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

8 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

WTF is the VAR ref doing today? How is what Maguire did to Batshuayi NOT a red card? That was clear and deliberate.

[Firemans4Horn 18127]

😂 at that cross by Shaw

[Schulz2.0 29012]

Lol Chelsea 

[Captain Ron 12931]

That Son play was the exact reason why I thought Maguire should be given a red card. Glad to see them reference it.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

6 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

That Son play was the exact reason why I thought Maguire should be given a red card. Glad to see them reference it.

Maguire's was all ball though.

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

Somehow Maguire escapes a red but Willian gets a yellow for taking a kick to the shin.  Great job, EPL refs.

 

[Firemans4Horn 18127]

United love VAR

[Firemans4Horn 18127]

Mancthony Taylor is such a shitty ref

[Schulz2.0 29012]

6 minutes ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

Somehow Maguire escapes a red but Willian gets a yellow for taking a kick to the shin.  Great job, EPL refs.

 

[Schulz2.0 29012]

Lol lol lol

[Captain Ron 12931]

40 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Lol Chelsea 

You can say that again. Maguire, fitting.

[Firemans4Horn 18127]

Chelsea’s centerbacks have been dominated in the air. 

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

Uh . . . so Chelsea's goal is called back by VAR because Fred pushed Azpi into a defender and then Maguire scores when he should have been red carded in the first half.  It's like the EPL refs and VAR are total shit.  

[Firemans4Horn 18127]

Giroud doing giroud things. 
 

ah damn. 

[InkaUtexas 26168]

well this sucks. 

[Firemans4Horn 18127]

5 minutes ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

Uh . . . so Chelsea's goal is called back by VAR because Fred pushed Azpi into a defender and then Maguire scores when he should have been red carded in the first half.  It's like the EPL refs and VAR are total shit.  

 

It’s more that Anthony Taylor, Chris Kavanaugh and Martin Atkinson are shitty refs. 

[Firemans4Horn 18127]

Fans are leaving due to “A revolt about VAR”

 

lol. Giroud was a yard offsides. VAR isn’t going anywhere. 

[InkaUtexas 26168]

no it's not. Shit, why even have refs .

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

5 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

It’s more that Anthony Taylor, Chris Kavanaugh and Martin Atkinson are shitty refs. 

[MoJames 8256]

Wait, Chelsea isn't being competitive while playing a front line of Pedro, Willian and Bats leading the line while Christensen and Caballero man the defense?

[MoJames 8256]

8 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

In other news, this movie turned 35 years old yesterday.