Premier League 2021/22

[Chris2K]

Well it didn't take long for the Conte effect to wear off and for us to end up 3-2 down after being 1-0 and 2-1 up. At home. Against Southampton.

[Lineker]

Saw it coming a mile off.

[Colly]

 

[Lineker]

No relation.

[Colly]

Martin Keown trying to process that red card is hilarious. Do you think they were both yellows Martin? Yes. So it's two yellows? Yeah, but then we'll see this every week, maybe it's a new directive.

😕

I've just flicked to the channel Liverpool were on. Rio's even thicker.

Oh fuck, Savage and Owen as well. How can BT have zero good pundits?

[FLiam]

The thing I find odd about the whole thing is that a yellow card is supposed to be a caution - yet he wasn’t cautioned before then being given another yellow. I understand that they were probably two yellow cards but the way in which they were given doesn’t really sit well with me.

The letter of the law says that a yellow card is a caution but he was never given said caution - and I’m fairly sure those were his only two “fouls” of the match. I don’t think you can look at both of those incidents and come to the conclusion that he shouldn’t be on the pitch and should be banned for a match, it’s mad really.

But whatever. 3 points.

[Colly]

They were two completely different offences though, it's not as if he'd tried to hack someone down, failed, and did the same again. He's blocked the throw in (with a full shove too, it's not as if he was just stood in the way), then five seconds later done a blatant yellow card worthy shove in the back, two completely separate bookable incidents. It's a rare occurrence which is why we don't talk about them very often, but they do happen and it's absolutely correct. Otherwise he's allowed to make the foul with zero punishment.

"Where two separate cautionable offences are committed (even in close proximity), they should result in two cautions, for example if a player enters the field of play without the required permission and commits a reckless tackle or stops a promising attack with a foul/handball, etc."

[Baddar]

I've just seen it, and think he was right to award the two yellows.

Ideally, the first one would have been given before the throw was taken, but then Oliver would be in the wrong again for slowing a potential Wolves attack down.

And like Colly says, it's a rare situation but it does happen. Martinelli probably had it in his head that the 2nd one was a free hit essentially as he hadn't yet been brought back regarding the 1st.

[Mad Jack]

7 hours ago, FLiam said:

and I’m fairly sure those were his only two “fouls” of the match.

Three, per WhoScored.

Edit, also just on a general note: 

[Baddar]

So in case you didn't see it the first time, Mad Jack has pointed it out to you with a black background.

Have that, @FLiam!

[Mad Jack]

Oh I didn't see Colly already posted that. Bleh.

Also it wasn't really directed at Liam >_> 

[FLiam]

I still think being sent off for what he did get sent off for was bullshit.

I see plenty of over the top aggression from other players that are constantly going unpunished but he gets sent off for that? Come on. 

[Colly]

So had Martinelli made that block on the throw in, and a different Arsenal player had made the later foul, would you have accepted that as two bookings? Because if so, what you're arguing is that Martinelli gains some kind of immunity as soon as the advantage is played in which time he can do all sorts of wacky nonsense. 

[Baddar]

1-0 going into HT for the 3rd time in a row

[Dang117]

Honestly at this point just drop them all and play youth. Seasons already done

[DavidMarrio]

There is something enjoyable about Man Utd being bang average and struggling. 

Especially when you hear about the rumours of players being dicks to the coaching staff and being primadonnas 

[Dang117]

They think they should be a top team but don't put in any effort or work rate. Out of the starting 11 this week I'd keep two in De Gea and Sancho, rest can go rot on the bench or in the reserves

[Gazz]

I feel like every time I watch Man Utd they concede a goal or at least a significant chance due to Luke Shaw being a yard behind the rest of the offside trap.

[Baddar]

Give it an hour or two for more "not the result we wanted but we go again 💪" posts from our players.

[Dang117]

I cant see who comes in as full time manager that can sort this out. The players just don't care