General Premier League Thread 2020-21 [Mod notes in OP - Updated 29.01.21]

olestoepoke

jayo26 wrote: »

Lucky not to be a man down with that kick out.

Thats a red card all day long.

yourdeadwright

Liverpool will be lucky to make top four there shocking at the minute

jayo26

olestoepoke wrote: »

Thats a red card all day long.

Yep doesnt matter if he made contact or not he lashed out.

jayo26

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Liverpool will be lucky to make top four there shocking at the minute

Surely they will regroup at half time calm down and go at them again.

castletownman

I thought Ox was meant to be the driving force from Liverpool's midfield, and the final piece of the jigsaw when he arrived?

Has done nothing to suggest he is anything more than a midfield version of Walcott.

olestoepoke

How on earth is that not a red? Fabinho looks directly at the Burnley striker and kicks him. Any other team in the league and he's sent off.

This is it

Another muck cross from TAA

Big Ears

olestoepoke wrote: »

How on earth is that not a red? Fabinho looks directly at the Burnley striker and kicks him. Any other team in the league and he's sent off.

I'm no Liverpool fan, and I couldn't care whether he's sent off or not.

However the real question should be, why are fans so happy to see the game go soft ?
I mean that incident really is just handbags, no threat to anyone there and the point should be players on any other team shouldn't be sent off either.
The reaction should be "Good, hopefully more referees aren't caught up giving soft reds" but instead we see bitching, willing every little touch of a player to see someone sent off.

Next people will start looking for players to be booked for not diving !

fyfe79

jayo26 wrote: »

Lucky not to be a man down with that kick out.

Yes, Barnes should've gotten a yellow, if Fab got one, and should be off for his 2nd yellow.

tayto lover

Robbie Brady is terrible.
Not a Premiership level player imo.

munster87

Big Ears wrote: »

I'm no Liverpool fan, and I couldn't care whether he's sent off or not.

However the real question should be, why are fans so happy to see the game go soft ?
I mean that incident really is just handbags, no threat to anyone there and the point should be players on any other team shouldn't be sent off either.
The reaction should be "Good, hopefully more referees aren't caught up giving soft reds" but instead we see bitching, willing every little touch of a player to see someone sent off.

Next people will start looking for players to be booked for not diving !

Kicking out at a player has been a red card for a long time?

Esse85

Ben Mee is a scummy player.

olestoepoke

Big Ears wrote: »

I'm no Liverpool fan, and I couldn't care whether he's sent off or not.

However the real question should be, why are fans so happy to see the game go soft ?
I mean that incident really is just handbags, no threat to anyone there and the point should be players on any other team shouldn't be sent off either.
The reaction should be "Good, hopefully more referees aren't caught up giving soft reds" but instead we see bitching, willing every little touch of a player to see someone sent off.

Next people will start looking for players to be booked for not diving !

I've been watching football since the late 70s and I personally think the game has been ruined by the points you've just made. However, thats the way the game is gone and you have to have consistency in the rules and thats a red card according to the rules.

jayo26

Esse85 wrote: »

Ben Mee is a scummy player.

Harsh

fyfe79

munster87 wrote: »

Kicking out at a player has been a red card for a long time?

And you call what happened there a kick-out? And only by Fabinho, I'm sure?

The camera angle was distant so hard to make out what happened - looks harmless like a tangle of legs. Both players seemed to do the same thing.

If Fab is given a red for that, then so should Barnes.
If Fab is given a yellow for that (he was), then so should Barnes (he wasn't).

I think neither player should've been booked or sent off. It was nonsense.

Esse85

jayo26 wrote: »

Harsh

Broke Joe Gomes leg before with an OTT tackle.

Broke Wesley's leg with a similar challenge.

Far from harsh.

yourdeadwright

Europa leauge next year should be fun

Big Ears

olestoepoke wrote: »

I've been watching football since the late 70s and I personally think the game has been ruined by the points you've just made. However, thats the way the game is gone and you have to have consistency in the rules and thats a red card according to the rules.

Accepting things for the way the game has gone, is why we have keepers getting sent off (2nd yellow) for coming mm's off their line during a penalty.
The more we just accept the problems of the game as "the way the game has gone" the worse things will become further still.

John Delaney might still be leading the FAI if journalists and fans had accepted that was just the way things are, rightly or wrongly.
Widespread condemnation is the only thing that has the potential to eradicate this scurge that has become such a large part of the game.

While you're just one individual, your thoughts do have potential to influence others. The more people that speak out against the nonsense of what modern football has become, the greater a chance for change.

ctrl-alt-delete

Game on

tayto lover

Oops

jayo26

Boom delighted with that cmon Burnley hang on now for a huge win get ye away from bottom of the table clubs

olestoepoke

Come on Burnley hang on. Get in.

El Gato De Negocios

Well this is interesting.

yourdeadwright

I said it this morning by the end of February United wil lbe mlre than 10 points ahead of Liverpool

tayto lover

yourdeadwright wrote: »

I said it this morning by the end of February United wil lbe mlre than 10 points ahead of Liverpool

United are hardly mire 😂😂

brinty

Liverpool's title hopes are slipping away

brinty

Ben Mee having a stromer tonight, easily MOTM or is it now POTM...

munster87

brinty wrote: »

Ben Mee having a stromer tonight, easily MOTM or is it now POTM...

Pope great game too

Ordinary man

Liverpool remind me of klopps final season at dortmund. Ran hard without rotation for a couple seasons, then get a load of injuries, then the form falls away. Wonder can klopp fix it this time?

jayo26

Brillaint game to Watch totally enjoyed that.

tayto lover

Well done Burnley.

Esse85

Delighted for Sean Dyche.

Quazzie

Pop goes the record. They were poor tonight and Burnley deserved it.
Dyche outwits Klopp

Shanotheslayer

That's a big oft.

El Gato De Negocios

Zero goals in 500+ minutes

67 games unbeaten run at home smashed.

Are Klopp and Liverpool done?

brinty

Some performance, well done Burnley, Liverpool should really be looking at Sean Dyche if they're replacing Klopp any time soon

Nalz

City's league










City's

Ordinary man

Tiago has really turned this team into an attacking force. What a baller

Mr.Nice Guy

Nice one, Burnley.

olestoepoke

Liverpool haven't lost at home in nearly 7 minutes now. Fantastic record to be fair:D

JPA

Wow, couldn't have imagined seeing Liverpool struggle like this.

rob316

El Gato De Negocios wrote: »

Zero goals in 500+ minutes

67 games unbeaten run at home smashed.

Are Klopp and Liverpool done?

I think he has quite a bit of time banked. A premier League and champions League trophy tend to give you that.

StringerBell

How many games is that now since Liverpool scored a goal never mind won a game?

Thought the problems would have been defensive with big Virgil out but seems like Salah's head is already on his next club?

mightyreds

rob316 wrote: »

I think he has quite a bit of time banked. A premier League and champions League trophy tend to give you that.

He wouldn't know he hasn't seen either won in a while.

El Gato De Negocios

rob316 wrote: »

I think he has quite a bit of time banked. A premier League and champions League trophy tend to give you that.

Premier league win didn't save Ranieri. If this trajectory continues then it will be a struggle for top 6. When Thiago comes back he will turn things around.

jayo26

rob316 wrote: »

I think he has quite a bit of time banked. A premier League and champions League trophy tend to give you that.

If tonight is a sign of things to come i hope he uses up all his time on the bank.

ShamoBuc

All huff and puff, Origi with the gilt edged opportunity that wasn't taken. Hard to see City not win the league now.

Even Anthony Martial has scored more league goals in 2021 so far than Liverpool.

...Unbelievable Jeff!

mightyreds

ShamoBuc wrote: »

All huff and puff, Origi with the gilt edged opportunity that wasn't taken. Hard to see City not win the league now.

Sickening thing is city haven't turned up for half a season and will still walk away with it.

Richard Hillman

There is no getting away from that Klopp is having mare this season.

He kept on playing full teams at the end of last season after he won the league, brought the team back early for pre season, played more games than anyone else. Then they got a rake of injuries after being driven into the ground by the manager. He kept them going through Christmas but then at the end of it he played the likes of Salah and Mane against the Aston Villa U20s. A week and a bit later he's resting Salah in a league game.

If he didn't have that league under his belt, there would be serious questions about his management this year. I'm not calling him. A bad manager but he's been pretty **** over the last 6-7 months.