Today's football 28/04

Bournemouth v Brighton 14:00
Spurs v Arse 14:00

Forest v City 16:30

Want Arse and Forest wins, obviously.

Hope Arsenal don't Spurs it at Spurs.

these var bastards are putting me off watching

Can see Arse drawing then City doing the same.

Originally Posted by armchair

these var bastards are putting me off watching

This.

It’s all just a cheat’s charter now. Premier league football has turned into a massive pantomime and, having watched so many wrong decisions even recently, I would be difficult to convince the whole thing isn’t rigged now.

I no longer have any idea what is and isn’t a penalty, can never celebrate a goal until a minute or more after it’s scored and off-side is something that is checked by some moron with a 12inch ruler and a turn in their eye. And for all that, there are more questionable decisions in our games than there ever were.

The game’s a steaming pile.

Sweden has become the first country to refuse to use Video Assistant Referees following a fan revolt against its introduction.

The president of the Swedish Football Association, Fredrik Reinfeldt, confirmed VAR would not be implemented in its competitions, having previously proclaimed the system “our future”.

any chance of us achieving this?

The beauty of football was the game was exactly the same at whatever level it was played. You could enjoy a 8th tier game in exactly the same manner as a pl game. Pitches were first major split, gloriously muddy 100pc grass pitches rip. Non league clubs are even more appealing to spend an afternoon with a pint in your hand on a sunny terrace with no digital ticket faff and no goon uncertainty due to multiple VARce per game

Originally Posted by Stickman

Can see Arse drawing then City doing the same.

City will take Forest to cleaners if they do

Originally Posted by croady26

City will take Forest to cleaners if they do

Well they are good at laundering money etc

Nice header

Originally Posted by est.1878

Well they are good at laundering money etc

That's very good

VAR is killing the game.

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

VAR is killing the game.

So shit. Can't celebrate a goal.

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

VAR is killing the game.

I watched Hull vs Ipswich last night instead of the Villa game and it was excellent. The best thing about it was no VAR, goals were flying in and you could enjoy them without waiting to see if someone was a millimetre offside

Originally Posted by Vedder

I watched Hull vs Ipswich last night instead of the Villa game and it was excellent. The best thing about it was no VAR, goals were flying in and you could enjoy them without waiting to see if someone was a millimetre offside

It’s just getting ridiculous. It’s overkill and now decisions are not even consistent.

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

It’s just getting ridiculous. It’s overkill and now decisions are not even consistent.

Wouldn't be so bad with this semi automated thing,also why are decisions seemingly much quicker in these international tournaments

What minute do they break out language like 'chaos' and neville pointing at lack of patterns of play for spurs?

fair play to Arteta signed a player in havertz that he has a vision for.

unlike some!

Originally Posted by History

What minute do they break out language like 'chaos' and neville pointing at lack of patterns of play for spurs?

Saka goal was a typical goal that we concede this year. Down to the closing down of the left back not showing saka on onto his weaker foot

Neville’s “lack of patterns” trope is jarring. Football doesn’t have to be about robotic tactics in which everything is carried out almost algorithm-like where there is no freedom for players to play exciting football.

Think it was Bellingham who said ancelotti allows for freedom of expression at times .

Originally Posted by marlo

fair play to Arteta signed a player in havertz that he has a vision for.

unlike some!

Unlike team Ange?

If you were an arsenal fan, you’d have had arteta chased out of the club a few seasons ago.