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Chelsea: Gudjohnsen's chance in extra time. It goes in, we're out. Without away goal rule it's not that desperate as we'd have extra time. Barca: 4-0 up, 10 mins left. One goal to Barca and we're out. Heart bounces 170 strokes a min waiting desperately for the final whistle. Then, match is over, what a relief what a joy. Just think the AGR adds to the drama and the exitement.

Correct again. Changed for group stages as well.

Olympiakos: Going into the final mins the situation is clear. We score, we' through, we don't we're out. Heaven or hell. Do you think the players, the fans, the electricity in the stadium would've been the same if we could just stroll around waiting for extra time? Possible scenario: Liverpool- Olympiakos 2-1. Extra trime no goals. Pens. Even if we won that match it would never go down in history as one of those very special Anfield moments. At least that's my fear. That's it really. One goal changes everything, you win or you loose, you can't simply just draw. Euphoria mate, Euphoria! It's what it's all about, isn't it?

A shame it is, indeed. We’ve had some very special nights at Anfield. Away goal rule have been a big part of these nervy nights: 1975-76: St.Etienne 2004-05: Olympiakos 2004-05: Chelsea 2015-16: Dortmund 2018-19: Barcelona The same euphoria without the away goal rule? I doubt it. Taking away the away goal rule will mean more matches decided on pens. Penalty shoot out? Loved by people who know nothing about the game. Not so much for us who do. Dreadful decision this, as expected from the UEFA inepts

I don’t get this at all. Not so much because of us, but the other side of the park. They’ll hate him before a ball is touched. Anfield on derby night: Kop doesn’t boo Rafa. On the contrary he’s given a solid applause. 90 mins later he goes off after losing 3-0 to us. That alone would be a sackable "offence". Totally stupid decision by the bloos. Personally I don’t mind though.

I can live with this as long as the Lino's making the decision. If he's marginally wrong his decision still stands. If, however, VAR intereupts when it's called offside and VAR proves the lines are touching, we're pretty much at the same spot we are now.

Totally agree with that. If VAR could be used as an aid to the lino, i.e. he's off pace and 10 yards from where he should be to judge an offside or not, he could ask VAR to help him. If a lino decides it's offside but he i.e misses a player who makes the attacker 5 yards onside or some other blatant error, VAR can intervene. In other situations with the lino having a good virew just stick with his decision. To me this is the only way VAR could improve the game.

I'm just saying: Let the lino do his job and strick with his decision.

Here's another VAR problem. A defender makes a reckless challenge in the box, the attacking player instinctively let's hit feet go and avoids being crippled. In real time a stone wall pen. In slow motion there's no contact and a dive.

So, some decisions that were earlier ruled marginally offside will now be onside and onside decisions be made when a player in fact is marginally off. Eureka! What about letting the lino makle the decision and intervene only if it's so wrong everybody can see it withe the naked eye?

Thin lines or thick ones, there are still going to be borderline decitions to make. FA on it's way to set a new world record in incompetence. Same shit, new wrapping, that's what this is.

Kelleher is too good not to play. If it's possible to send him out on loan with an option to bring him back immediately if Allison is injured, it would make sense.

Totallly agree. If Hendo went on and played before it was safe and was injured again because of that, he should no longer be the captain of Liverpool FC.

So very nice to read that. Nat is a much better player than he's given credit for. The tune is always "over performing etc". I don't subscribe to that point of view. He's an excellent reader of the game, his posiitoning is top class. All he really lacks is pace.

The big collective Manc wank party's called off then?