City vs Chelsea

niallo27

Big enough game deserves a thread. I think a draw and we will all be happy. Good game so far bit of bite in it.

theteal

Harsh yellow???

Bit of a lunge but dangerous?

niallo27

Good call by the linesman. What's hazard doing squaring it.

tayto lover

It is swiftly becoming a non-contact sport.
Yellow cards for nothing of late.

Agent Coulson

The ref Bottled it big time.

Harry Palmr

niallo27 wrote: »

Big enough game deserves a thread. I think a draw and we will all be happy. Good game so far bit of bite in it.

Not even Chelsea and City heads can be bothered to start a dedicated match thread.

The ref is having a 'mare.

Pepe LeFrits

Luiz should be off for that.

niallo27

I don't think there was enough contact there myself. He hardly touched him.

J. Marston

He brushed against him. Nothing in it. If Aguero wasn't such a wimp, he could've stayed up and easily reached the ball.

Hazard got clipped on a counter 20 seconds later and stayed up and created a 4 on 3 chance.

El Horseboxo

That was blatant obstruction. Not much in the contact. But the intent was definitely blatant. On the face of the contact it would look a harsh red. But a free there would not have been equal to the opportunity had Agüero not been obstructed.

niallo27

Ref probably know it was a red if he blew. Would have been a very harsh red.

Flint Fredstone

Think a yellow would have been enough for Luiz. Ref is cat anyway.
Silva taking down Hazard should have been yellow too.

blueser

El Horseboxo wrote: »

That was blatant obstruction. Not much in the contact. But the intent was definitely blatant. On the face of the contact it would look a harsh red. But a free there would not have been equal to the opportunity had Agüero not been obstructed.

Shocking decision by the referee.

Trigger

There is absolutely no stand out Referee in the english game these days, they are all similarly poor.

blueser

astradave wrote: »

There is absolutely no stand out Referee in the english game these days, they are all similarly poor.

Agreed. However, Taylor seems particularly poor.

Skylinehead

What is Martin Tyler paid for if he's not aware of the rules of the game? It's been months now, being the last man does not mean it's a red card any more. Dire commentator.

Trigger

What a finish by Cahill

frisbeeface

City have been so dangerous from that side all game. Bizarre attempt to clear from Cahill though

blueser

GET IN!

Pepe LeFrits

Great finish

niallo27

Skylinehead wrote: »

What is Martin Tyler paid for if he's not aware of the rules of the game? It's been months now, being the last man does not mean it's a red card any more. Dire commentator.

Thought that was only if pen is given.

Jayop

Skylinehead wrote: »

What is Martin Tyler paid for if he's not aware of the rules of the game? It's been months now, being the last man does not mean it's a red card any more. Dire commentator.

The last man generally means that it's a clear goal scoring opportunity. On this occasion they were one and the same. There was no covering player.

Jayop

niallo27 wrote: »

Thought that was only if pen is given.

That's a different rule again.

blueser

Deservedly ahead AT HT. Could be along second half though.

Skylinehead

niallo27 wrote: »

Thought that was only if pen is given.

Not as far as I can tell.

Jayop wrote: »

The last man generally means that it's a clear goal scoring opportunity. On this occasion they were one and the same. There was no covering player.

I wasn't arguing that there was a covering player. The fact is unless it's violent, it's not a red card.

Jayop

blueser wrote: »

Deservedly ahead AT HT. Could be along second half though.

Yeah on the balance of play the score is right.

blueser

Jayop wrote: »

The last man generally means that it's a clear goal scoring opportunity. On this occasion they were one and the same. There was no covering player.

Agreed. He should be off. If it happens in the penalty area, it's only a yellow card as the attacking team gets a penalty, therefore a goalscoring opportunity hasn't been denied.

Jayop

Skylinehead wrote: »

Not as far as I can tell.



I wasn't arguing that there was a covering player. The fact is unless it's violent, it's not a red card.

No that rule you refer to is only in the penalty box. That was to avoid the double punishment of the giving a penalty and a red card for a non violent foul. Outside the box its still a red for a clear goal scoring opportunity.

garra

Was surprised to see Conte didn't change their formation with Fabregas taking Matic's spot in midfield. Home win all day.

niallo27

Skylinehead wrote: »

Not as far as I can tell.



I wasn't arguing that there was a covering player. The fact is unless it's violent, it's not a red card.

Plus I think it is still red if it's a deliberate foul which this would have been. I don't know tbh

KaiserGunner

A definite red there for me on David Luiz, definitely denied a goal scoring opportunity. There was definite contact, not as much as I initially thought but based on the way the game is refereed these days than it's a free and a red.

The referee by his body language looked like he was going to blow up for a free and then realised that he would have to give a red so early in the game, so he didn't blow for the free and effectively bottled a big decision. Seems the norm for most matches these days.

Mushy

If Chelsea had attacked quickly after Luiz should be off, city had 5 players around the ref. Could have been very much caught out!

blueser

The more you see it, the more laughable the Luiz (non)decision is. He clearly alters his stride pattern to impede Kun.

Skylinehead

Jayop wrote: »

No that rule you refer to is only in the penalty box. That was to avoid the double punishment of the giving a penalty and a red card for a non violent foul. Outside the box its still a red for a clear goal scoring opportunity.

You may well be right, I thought it was a blanket change rather than just within the box.

Unearthly

Aguero needs to be stronger there. Very poor from him

GreNoLi

Fabregas non-existent.

Trigger

DeBruyne messed that up, should have hit it first time. gave Courtois way to much time to get into position

blueser

Skylinehead wrote: »

You may well be right, I thought it was a blanket change rather than just within the box.

No. Only if the foul occurs outside the box. As far as I am aware.

Sugarlumps

Chelsea are shocking.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Cahill is pure useless.

I wonder whether he will get the slaughtering in the media that David Luiz would receive had he put in a similar performance.

GavRedKing

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Cahill is pure useless.

I wonder whether he will get the slaughtering in the media that David Luiz would receive had he put in a similar performance.

English, doesnt happen unfortunately.

Sugarlumps

Jaysus.

GavRedKing

What a miss :pac:

Trigger

Jesus

Jayop

What a miss. Brill

Unearthly

Hahaha what a miss

It would only have been funnier if he even missed the bar.

blueser

How the fcuk did Kev miss that?

Panthro

Reflex save by the cross bar

SuperTortoise

Chelsea all over the place.

Sugarlumps

Great goal. Horrific defending.