peasy23 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Man City have had a reasonably favourable run of fixtures lately, but they've made the most of it with 8 wins on the spin. A few tougher fixtures coming up with Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal in the next 3 weeks. They are looking favourites at the moment as they have found consistency that nobody else can find. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, The Master said: Yes, that’s a big issue as well. 50fps is not fast enough to give offside with such narrow margins. When it’s that close, they should just defer to the on-field decision. Which wouldn’t have changed things tonight, of course. The current 'on-field decision' is consciously influenced by the availability of VAR though. They do not stick a flag up for offside to halt an attack while ongoing (which is an overall bonus) but can then stick it up after the move has concluded if there is doubt either way, safe in the knowledge that VAR will make the final call. That's not the same as making an authentic on-field decision. Given the greater benefit of letting attacks play out in football, I'm not sure that a 'decision on the field must be deferred to' model makes sense then. It works okay in the NFL and similar sports because their play predictably breaks down and the officials can then throw in penalties that directly impact the next phase of the game either way. Football is far too fluid for this to work. ETA: Perhaps you could create a protocol using earpieces for the assistant to call their instant judgment of offside while letting play continue and use that as the genuine on-field decision to challenge/overturn in the case of marginal calls. That's not where we're at right now though. Edited January 31, 2021 by vikingTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raith_94 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Mount changing the game when introduced midweek, transforming a 0-0 stalemate into... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Chelsea really should be 3 or 4 up here, missing plenty of chances. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 That's a glorious goal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Lively start to this match. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Not going to lie, I love watching games involving this Leeds team, they are batshit mental but they are always entertaining. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Leeds are the modern Keegan Newcastle- great to watch, no idea what they're going to do from minute to minute. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 That's a couple of excellent saves from Schmeichel there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Cracking finish from Bamford. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 That's the kind of finish that you always envisage as the best route to goal but never actually comes off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Lovely finish from Bamford. Don't you just hate when you're watching football on the playstation or other streaming service and then you check your bet365 and get alerted to a goal before it's taken place on your screen? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Not a bad finish from someone who IsNt GoOd EnOuGh fOr tHe PrEmiErSHiP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wright scores Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Great goal by Leeds there. Selfless play from Bamford 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Did not expect Leeds to stick three past Leicester. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repeat_offender Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, Comrie said: Did not expect Leeds to stick three past Leicester. Anything could happen, we could score 3 away from home or concede 4 in the 1st half, must be a nightmare for the lads setting the odds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 32 minutes ago, sergie's no1 fan said: Not a bad finish from someone who IsNt GoOd EnOuGh fOr tHe PrEmiErSHiP Olly Burke is good enough for the premier league so the bar is fairly low. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I see Phillips is the player who has been drawn out of the hat to play centre half for Liverpool today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Divock Origi is not very good 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 What’s the point of VAR when you get away with deliberate handballs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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