Brighton(a) PL- Match Thread

[dockers_strike]

Can you imagine the reaction to that penalty to be given to the Utd side in the 90s, Arsenal invincible team, Chelsea under Jose. They’d be rightly kicking off, and the ref would then bottle every decision after. We just accepted it like it was a stonewall decision ffs

 

Maybe but they have changed the law since then to stop the shite tactics of players surrounding refs.

[INTORRESTING]

Yeah I don’t get it at all. Hendo should've been all over the ref for that.

He hasn't got it in him. He has tried to be a hard man a couple of times and it doesn't work. A midfield leader is essential

[Moo]

I don't think he, or any player, needed to be a nasty cunt to argue that penalty yesterday as it was a terrible decision. The way he just accepted it was actually quite shocking, it would have been a completely normal reaction to at least show some shock and resistance.

[Rotpeter]

I don't think he, or any player, needed to be a nasty cunt to argue that penalty yesterday as it was a terrible decision. The way he just accepted it was actually quite shocking, it would have been a completely normal reaction to at least show some shock and resistance.

 

Klopp has said, more than once,  he doesn't want players' contesting ref's decisions.

[3 Stacks]

Who gives a shit how mad players look following refereeing decisions? Such a tedious discussion.

 

Henderson is relatively mediocre at football, that's his problem. Not that he doesn't scream at the ref like a lunatic.

[TheHowieLama]

Great moment in the match at @ 44 minutes - Firmino sprints over and tackles and takes the ball off the RB with one touch and is off on a counter to score - just mugged the poor mug.

[Guest]

Maybe but they have changed the law since then to stop the shite tactics of players surrounding refs.

Nail on the head.

[Jose Jones]

I still don't know what the penalty was for. There was actually a foul on Henderson in the build up to it if you wanted to be pedantic about holding.

If you watch the replay you’ll see Henderson puts a hand on the back of the Brighton player who makes a meal of jumping forward like he’s been pushed.

[Chip Butty]

A 5-1 victory and yet there were still periods of the game when you were worried. For all our attacking thrust as a team which is pretty much spot on, our defencive solidity as a team, leaves a lot to be desired.

Whether redressing that balance involves losing something in attack, I'm not sure, but just like on Wednesday - a better attacking team would of scored more against us and that is with us riding our luck at times.

Our issues have not gone away, they're just under the surface for the time being. Next up a Sam Allardyce team