General Premier League Thread 2024-25

Yeah that's the one. It was the same podcast he spoke about his lack of concentration so he basically signed his own transfer form there and then.

Dreadful result for Liverpool. And they played terribly.

SLOUT !

Felt sorry for Harrison there. Only plays ball as there is a player behind him, who is actually offside, but then knocks it to the onside Watkins.

WHAT. A. STRIKE.

Surely goal of the week/month.

whats the story with red's these days, or was that double jeopardy?

Does the ref have a quota to meet,.lots of soft bookings I feel,.it's like he is in a bad mood

He bottles the red card then what an awful ref

Saliba booked for delaying restart. Of the games I've seen this weekend it looks like every delay/ ball kicked away has resulted in a booking.

Annoying ( players will hopefully learn)....but at least a bit of consistency finally.

Casemiro got sent off for grabbing a players collar. Timber doesn't get a yellow. Dalot gets two yellows in 3 seconds for a foul and his reaction to the foul. Timber puts in a shocking challenge then grabs at a player (who got a yellow for the same) and only gets a yellow.

Its bs he wasn't sent off.

Gillett special, such a poor ref.

Timbers shocking challenge was putting his foot on the ball? Okay. The keeper kicked off the handbags, not Timber.

https://caulse.com/v/67472 sorry this is the 'shocking' challenge?

Bentancur the only player hard done by in that half, the last two were clear yellows.

Casemiro sent off for his foot going through the ball and hitting the player.

A free header in the 6 yard box!

Straight forward win by a very depleted squad. 5 kids on the bench, 2 debutants and 1 making his first appearance of the season. On we march.

Yep, I was wrong. Unfortunate result if how he attempted to control the ball vs a player coming in.

Are you more annoyed by the football or the fact that Arsenal won?

Not a fan of their style, but so what, who cares what I think. Arsenal fans never cared about style, and that tradition won't change, especially if the team are doing well.

Yea, up to a point, but I was asked if I had a problem with Arsenal's football, and I said I'm not a fan of it. Their 4 centre backs is throwback to the late 80s style of Adams, Biuld, Keown, and Campbell, it's a blunt instrument, and not Easton the eye as a neutral. As mentioned above, they seem to be modeling themselves on Atleti, and seem to be pushing the boundaries with referees. The whole campaign around the Rice red card has a big part in was it Timber avoiding a red today for instance IMHO, refs seem afraid to call them out on their cynicism.

Anyway, that's just my opinion, it's not of any great importance, certainly Mikel won't care about the likes of me. If you're playing that way though, win at all costs, then you gotta win. At what point does second not become enough?

I did laugh at the big social media frenzy over the last couple of weeks from Arsenal fans on the Rice yellow card for kicking the ball away and their digging up of previous examples where other players didn't.

If I had to pick any team in the league now who waste the most time, Arsenal would be up there with Newcastle & Everton. If I had to pick a team who try to kill the game as much as possible, they would be up there at the top. If I was to pick a team who are pushing and dragging the opposition keeper at set pieces, Arsenal are at the top. These are things that referees are vocal on trying to clamp down on and the most obvious examples are all from Arsenal. All those little bitty kicks and nudges etc, kicking the ball away, delaying the restart whenever possible, defenders taking goal kicks, every trick in the book. They are fresh in the memory of referees.

As you said, they seem to model themselves on Atleti with some of their stuff. Maybe some of the style of play too. Arsenal have been the ultimate master of the dark arts for the last 2/3/4 years under Arteta but it's only now that they are not getting away with it as easily. Suck it up!

Adams Keown Bould and Campbell never started a game together. Each of those centre backs played with dedicated full backs. Winterburn, Dixon, cole, Lauren, Silvinho, to name just a few.