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Man City V Spurs

Discussion in 'General Football' started by Bronco, Apr 17, 2019.

  1. Bronco

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    Manchester City win 4 - 3 on the night but go out to Spurs on the away goal, a great game by two very attack minded teams, a great advertisement for British football
     
    #1 Bronco, Apr 17, 2019
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    Wow, what a game that was. So nice to actually enjoy a game of football for a change, I had forgotten what that felt like.
     
    #2 Petrov, Apr 17, 2019
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    Some game indeed.

    As for the Llorente goal, can VAR please look at the truly criminal defending by Laporte? And Alderweireld for ducking his head when Sterling put City 1 nil up.

    Anyhow, brilliant nonetheless. VAR won me over more and more tonight
     
    #3 bantamdave41, Apr 17, 2019
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    Some horrible defending on the night. As d
    Dave said ducking/turning away from shots is kids stuff, and england full back trippier showing and letting sterling inside on to his good foot to smash it in corner. Ive spent 40 weeks screaming at NKP, Chicksen and Mellor for doing that.


    Right call last night but VAR is going to ruin football as we know it. The spontaneity of celebrating a last minute winner will soon get taken away by wondering if the goal will be disallowed. It will end like rugby league where every goal(try) will be checked because a) refs will be scared of missing something and b) defenders will appeal for anything
     
    #4 Dratsab taf, Apr 18, 2019
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    I think everyone but Spurs fans would agree with this. I felt the end of the game was amazing and was spoilt by VAR overturning the goal. Don't get me wrong, the decision was correct but it just isn't football.
     
    #5 Frank Castle, Apr 18, 2019
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  6. Lepton Bantam

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    Superb game of football. Much needed after the season we've just endured!
     
    #6 Lepton Bantam, Apr 18, 2019
  7. Bronco

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    Defending good or bad helped make the game what it was, not been a VAR fan and still sceptical, cant imagine what City fans felt like close margins.
     
    #7 Bronco, Apr 18, 2019
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    Two sides though to the VAR story. Imagine how Spurs fans felt....
     
    #8 bantamdave41, Apr 18, 2019
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    Was like our Oxford away feeling for the Man Citeh fans!
     
    #9 Lepton Bantam, Apr 18, 2019
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    Yes when the ref indicated he was going to VAR the Spurs fans had to be on a high surely, I don't think the ref or his assistant called for it but the 5th official looking at the incedent on the monitor.
    I believe in the near future there will be technology woven into players strip that cameras can pick up on and make an instant decision, a little like the cameras that track runners during a race.
     
    #10 Bronco, Apr 18, 2019
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    Only difference being last night it was the correct decision :(.
     
    #11 Bronco, Apr 18, 2019
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    Ours should have been a corner to us, the ref been a totally inept tool didn't help.
    Was a pleasure to watch the whole of that game last night. Football can be good sometimes
     
    #12 Lepton Bantam, Apr 18, 2019
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    Last night Man city were actually made to retake a goal kick as the ball never left the area before the defender played the ball
     
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    Great game. As for VAR I think it adds a new dimension to the entertainment. City still celebrated the last minute winner, so none of that was lost, it’s just it was subsequently overturned just as quickly as if the ref went to consult his linesman. Personally I thought it was a good advert for VAR and an incredible game overall.
     
    #14 alex, Apr 18, 2019
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    The offside call was pretty quick, the Llorente goal took forever. Love the goal line technology, brilliant seeing how that has been accepted by all the players, no arguing, nothing. VAR can do offside double quick too. Not sure about the rest of it. How they decide what is a missed foul by an official is beyond me, just looking at judo throws in the box at corners.
     
    #15 Tennesseebantam, Apr 19, 2019
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