• ThereWillBeGoals@fediverser.communick.devB
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    1 year ago

    I think everyone can agree that Konate should have been sent off, I do wonder if Dermot thinks he’s fooling anyone by his consistent use of “lucky” when it comes to these situations.

  • dickiebow@fediverser.communick.devB
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    1 year ago

    After the howling error VAR made against Liverpool and Klopp’s replay comment you could tell a journalist was waiting for Liverpool to have a wrong decision go for them. I enjoyed the glee in the journos voice as he ironically asks, “Should the game be replayed?” It was even more enjoyable watching Klopp say, “What, of course not.” Like the journo was a complete idiot for suggesting it, which is what we all thought of Klopp originally.

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    1 year ago

    City lucking out after Akanji’s red this weekend. They should have two players suspended for multiple games, instead it’s just one 🤷🏻‍♂️

    Not gonna complain over the pen, because I don’t even know what’s considered a handball anymore when that’s given but the non-call in the Spurs-United match somehow isn’t a handball ?

  • Srk_NWA@fediverser.communick.devB
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    1 year ago

    “The guy is put there because of his CV, he’s the best man for the job on the day it’s felt, that’s how the appointments are done.”

    If these guys work in HR, there would be Zero unemployment in this world…

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    INCIDENT: Frustrated defender Jarrad Branthwaite bemoaned inconsistency in Premier League refereeing after claiming Everton were denied “a level playing field” in the Merseyside derby defeat at Anfield.

    DERMOT’S VERDICT: Konate should have been sent off.

    DERMOT SAYS: "Very lucky. There’s a few things - it’s so cynical [on Beto], he doesn’t make any attempt to play the ball

    "Craig’s [Pawson] argument might be that he wasn’t going to get the ball, but Konate knew what he was doing.

    “What summed it up was a minute later when they subbed him and that tells you the story.”

    What is the difference between Manuel Akanji being shown a yellow and sent off for Manchester City against Brighton and Konate not?

    "Consistency is individual. Rob Jones is consistent, he yellow carded him [Akanji] early, quite rightly, and does so here.

    "We’ve all agreed that Konate’s should have been a second yellow card.

    “You would hope not [the referee feeling the pressure of the game at Anfield]. The guy is put there because of his CV, he’s the best man for the job on the day it’s felt, that’s how the appointments are done.”

    INCIDENT: Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw by Arsenal on Saturday Night Football, but goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was lucky to not give away another penalty…

    DERMOT’S VERDICT: Sanchez can have no complaints.

    DERMOT SAYS: "I think if a penalty is given, he [Sanchez] can’t argue. He’s nowhere near the ball. If the referee thought he caught his own man and cannoned into Jesus, I don’t know.

    “But he’s nowhere near the ball and clattered into him.”