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  1. Second goal: As I said to Ralph at the time - Bradley and Mac managed to execute their own "Trent Moment". Everyone seemed distracted by the introduction of Townsend Senior into the fray and whilst he was ambling on to the pitch, the ball was in the back of the net. The referee was looking at the lino for some reason to disallow the goal - even though he had clearly blown the whistle to restart. Just reinforces the old adage of not making substitutes when you are in a defensive situation.
  2. THURSDAY?? The first half was not as bad as you seem to think. Just poor/hurried executions of very good situations. Second half was more of the same - but clinically finished. And the Luton keeper made some very good saves.
  3. Which is the I agree, but continue to disagree emoji?
  4. Jurgen's comment about Barcelona was not about comparing the opposition; it's about thinking about who's missing and not letting it affect how the players go about their own game and having belief in themselves. Virgil's goal is a direct result of Gravenberch coming out and standing 10 metres from the corner - this draws two Luton defenders and Virgil's run is straight into the hole that they vacated.
  5. I fully agree with Harvey being MOM as his energy was key for the faster paced second half. But the other tactical change was that Jones and Robertson played as two wide overlapping full backs - which stretched the Burnley defence and also made Endo and Mac Allister more effective going forwards.
  6. Historically if that had been the case Rooney would have had a lot of time off.
  7. Star man is Szoboszlai and it’s not even close. Agreed, and Endo's cameo was promising - did he ever stop moving?
  8. How many of those games did Curtis Jones start?
  9. Agreed. 25th May, 1977 - first European Cup in Rome!
  10. Wow! Are you sure? When did that sneak into the rulebook? The Offside Law must have a whole section to itself by now. So, now we're left with the "subjective" call. Who would think that a professional referee (or two, if you count the knob twiddler on VAR) could believe that a defender on the edge of the six yard box would not actively try to intercept a pass from one forward to another who is closer to goal? It seems that PGMOL are taking their time on the answer to this - perhaps some tapes are being edited.
  11. Right - so Brooks says that it is subjective and Brooks' decision rests on whether he thinks Konsa is trying to play the ball or not (i.e. it hits Konsa whilst he's looking the other way). Konsa is clearly looking at the ball. If Konsa misses the ball it will fall to Konate 7-8 yards from goal. So what is not deliberate about Konsa playing the ball? Finally, the last touch by a Liverpool player is the header from Diaz - he heads the ball back i.e. away from goal. I thought that offside can only be given from a forward pass. I think that the PGMOL need to explain what offside actually means in this instance. PS Even MOTD thought that the decision was incorrect.
  12. Good point about the clean sheets. Ray Clemence was one of the first "sweeper keepers" as Paisley coached the team to play a high line and so Clem had to be quick & good with his feet, so would have fitted in with today's way of keeping. Plus he scored two really good goals as an outfielder at Tommy Smith's testimonial in 1977.
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