THey are trending worse though
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An interesting decision at end of City game there.
Watching game reinforced how much we miss Brennan.
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Brennan providing a sweet cross for the Totteringham equalizer in a pulsating game between the Spuds and Citeh. Great attacking football on both sides. A vast contrast to the dross fest at the WFCG yesterday.
Chicago: Entertained.
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The idea of VAR, initially, was to help referees with decisions where the TV view made them look bad. At this rate the only thing that will make them look any better is turning all the lights off.
The ref doing a good 'never seen a game of football' impersonation in the shitty-totteningham game. Crucially not applying the laws or the guidance. But I suppose at least he had a go at doing something. Better than most.
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It really was mystifying. He played the advantage until there was a clear advantage then didn't play it. I'd like to understand his thoughts process there.
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'I think Grealish is shit so I'll give a free kick instead'.
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In other weird decisions. Chelsea should have been down to nine players with Caicedo kicking the shit out of the Brighton team when he was already on a yellow. And the penalty for them was shoulder to shoulder with a tangle of legs.
I am totally perplexed by all these decisions with the Citeh one being a topper.
Chicago: Bored now.
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Only thing I could think was that the referee misjudged Haaland's ball through to Grealish, i.e. he thought the pass had been overcooked and pulled play back to give City the free-kick (wrongly believing from his angle that it was going through to the Spurs keeper).
Or Tricky could be correct and all refs are shit.
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If you're explanation is correct (and I've heard nothing better) then I think that puts him firmly in the shit, not fit for purpose category.
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...always have been, always will be. All players have always been imperfect - in action and temperament. It's only the modern determination to make everything clean cut, binary, and infallible, that is completely fucking the game up. It's a fluid game, with contact and imperfection, and there will always be areas in which individual examples of judgement are required. Battering the referees with an avalanche of shit laws and worse guidelines of interpretation, such that their judgement is fatally compromised, was never going to be the answer. The truth is that there was never going to be an answer to the questions being asked.
In the old days you'd moan at the ref for a crap decision, and he'd tell you that in the opinion of the referee you are a pain in the arse who will get sent off if you don't belt up. Then we all got on with things and had a pint and a chip butty in the pub after.
Turning football into non-contact ballet, with impeccable manners and Corinthian standards of engagement, is never going to work. And if it does, I want nothing to do with it.
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For some reason Luton v Arsenal kicks off at 8:15.
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Excellent. With a bit of luck Little Miss Shady will be asleep by then.
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Luton’s set piece coach earns his coin.
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Must say that I do like the way that Luton play (press all over the park, never let the oppo rest, make it a battle, leave a bit in where possible). You wouldn't get away with this at old trafford with the officiating there...but I would much rather watch this than a ballet diving contest.
...Arsenal just go 2-1 up...but a really engrossing watch.
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Blimey
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The arsenal keeper, replaced the previous first choice, who was better than the one that they sold to us.
The one that we have is definitely a better shot stopper than old butterfingers there.
