Premier League 22/23: Page 124 - The Arsenal discussion community: One More in the Tolly

Premier League 22/23

QuincyAbeyie

RocktheCasbah you really should've bet on City. You'll get great odds on victory when they're 2-0 down at half-time on account that it's more probable that they don't get the win.

RocktheCasbah

QuincyAbeyie I'm not really a gambling man - but I especially would never bet on anything involving Sperzzzz

Gazza M

pep is starting to mention us a fair bit in his interviews now, trying to fire up his team. its strange to be in his crosshairs, as we've flown so far below his radar for so long. make no mistake, even in a relatively soft year, finishing ahead of a pep team would be a hell of an achievement

Burnwinter

Gazza M pep is starting to mention us a fair bit in his interviews now, trying to fire up his team.

His "angry" comments to the press after the Spurs result felt like ChatGPT-generated mind games, hope no one's falling for that stuff, yeesh …

QuincyAbeyie

RocktheCasbah Point is, even if it was the league leader versus the bottom placed team in the league, if they're 2-0 down at half-time there's a very good chance that they drop points. Saying anything else with a straight face is factually ridiculous and sounds more like a "hah, it's Spurs" joke than something you actually mean.

RocktheCasbah

QuincyAbeyie I think you're over analysing the fact that I didn't believe Spurs were gonna see it out. Sorry, you may think I'm saying it to sound clever after the fact, that's not how it is at all. As I was on a Skype call with three of my friends last night, I have witnesses. 🙂

As I said initially, 2-0 with half hour left? Maybe. Not with a whole half of football to play, when we have already had it established time and time again that Spurs only really show up for one half of football per match.

In essence, it's a bit like not really believing Arsenal are going to win the title, despite the 5 point advantage we have with a game in hand. Yeah, it looks great for us now, but there is a loooooong way to go, a long way. And so it was last night.

banduan

Big Willie Why are Spurs all of a sudden trying to play out the back

they always play out the back, they've got the highest % of short goal kicks in the league.

They're also shit at it.

Pepe LeFrits

Liverpool: Alisson, Milner, Konate, Gomez, Robertson, Bajcetic, Thiago, Keita, Elliott, Salah, Gakpo.
Subs: Kelleher, Fabinho, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Tsimikas, Nunez, Matip, Alexander-Arnold.

Chelsea: Kepa, Chalobah, Silva, Badiashile, Hall, Jorginho, Gallagher, Cucurella, Ziyech, Havertz, Mount.
Subs: Bettinelli, Azpilicueta, Humphreys, Koulibaly, Chukwuemeka, Loftus-Cheek, Mudryk, Aubameyang, D Fofana.

That's a very transition-y looking Liverpool team.

Pepe LeFrits

lol, another daft offside rule case. Thiago Silva shoots, the rebound comes to Havertz (standing behind Silva) who slots in, but because part of Havertz is standing ahead of the ball when Thiago shoots, he's offside

QuincyAbeyie

Pepe LeFrits I mean, what is the alternative? It's always been judged on the most forward part of the body that can touch the ball vs the ball itself.

Qwiss

Pepe LeFrits that's always been the rule.

Pepe LeFrits

QuincyAbeyie It's always been judged on the most forward part of the body that can touch the ball vs the ball itself

It's hardly ever judged thay way, the player is ahead of the ball in most situations and is judged relative to the position of the opposition defenders. It's when there are none that the position of the ball comes into effect, and I think it's daft. If you play the ball to a teammate behind you it shouldn't be offside. It's a lot easier for a player to instinctively tell whether their teammate is behind them than whether their teammate is behind the ball between their legs. Needlessly punishes the attacking team who aren't getting any unfair benefit.

Clrnc

I think this offside is correct

Pepe LeFrits

Qwiss that's always been the rule

Doesn't make it a good rule.

QuincyAbeyie

Pepe LeFrits I'm not saying that this is a case that happens often, I'm saying that when they draw the offside line it's never been drawn where the ball is and compared to the most furthest part of the player who is potentially offside (as long as that body part can touch the ball within the rules).

Pepe LeFrits

Liverpool look so ordinary.

Clrnc

Mudryk looks ridiculously good 🙁

QuincyAbeyie

Clrnc Yeah, it's sad to see.

Clrnc

QuincyAbeyie he's a generational talent. He's gonna tear the league like Cristiano Ronaldo you can already see it

Coombs

So stupid Mudryk is playing in this instead of tomorrow. I hate it.

Gazza M

mudryk looks sharp on his debut.

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