PBP: Tottenham vs. Arsenal FC - 02/03/19

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by yossarian, Feb 27, 2019.

  1. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
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    Jun 16, 1999
    Big City Blinking
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You're fighting a straw man given that I haven't denied that his PK was bad.
     
  2. maskito

    maskito Member+

    Jan 14, 2006
    Minneapolis
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thanks for the dialog on this. I’m sorry if I’m coming across as argumentative or trolling. I’ve been here long enough that hopefully you and other long-timers recognize that. I’m not trying to go at anyone on this board, just venting general frustration over today’s result.

    I’ll make this final comment on the matter: I expect any striker of Auba’s quality to convert every PK whether there is encroachment or not. Had he converted the PK, we would have won regardless of the other bad reffing decisions that occurred in the match.

    Feel free to have the final word on this, or let this drop. Whatever you prefer.
     
  3. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
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    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
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    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Maskito raus!
     
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  4. The Jitty Slitter

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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
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    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Mozzer raus!
     
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  5. The Jitty Slitter

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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    So good team performance.

    If only we had another elite centre half

    Mkhi is looking very good in this kind of tactical setup which suits him
     
  6. Tonerl

    Tonerl Member+

    Arsenal
    May 10, 2006
    Cincinnati, OH
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Agreed.
    Nonsense.
     
  7. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Agree re Auba

    Conversion is lumpy. Players miss pens.
     
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  8. GunnerJacket

    GunnerJacket Moderator
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    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Personally I can't blame the refs. They blew it on Kane's offside call but they also didn't card/dismiss Xhaka and gave us a soft PK at the end that could've won it. None of that, however, changes the countless times the team's attack was undone by Arsenal's own players, or that Mustafi needlessly bundled into Kane, that PEA missed the PK, etc. Arsenal dropped 2 points because of squad imperfections. Period. If Bellerin played yesterday I'm convinced Arsenal wins.

    Now we need to hope the team channels their response into belief ahead of the next 2 matches. If they feel hard done then see it also as proof they can compete with the big teams and go beat ManU.
     
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  9. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
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    FC Sankt Pauli
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    Belgium
    IMO the Auba pen was no softer than Kane

    Kane took a dive as usual
     
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  10. DaPrince84

    DaPrince84 Member+

    Aug 22, 2001
    MD
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Yeah, that’s @NorthBank only believing his own stats and facts.
     
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  11. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
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    Jun 16, 1999
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    Arsenal FC
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    United States
    No worries. We're all good.

    Absolutely, he should've smashed it into a corner.
     
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  12. The Jitty Slitter

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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
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    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Northbank raus
     
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  13. Gunning4Chelsea

    Gunning4Chelsea Member+

    Aug 2, 2005
    chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We are going to lose shit load of money on this deal
     
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  14. maskito

    maskito Member+

    Jan 14, 2006
    Minneapolis
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Int’l Football Association Board (IFAB) is the group that writes and enforces the laws of the game. They have announced that Kane’s PK was the correct decision...

    I won’t bother you with the posting their explanation here since it’s mind-numbingly stupid, but here’s the ESPN story reporting it. In short, it probably means calls like this will still be screwed up even when VAR is implemented.

    http://www.espn.com/soccer/english-...efore-winning-penalty-against-arsenal?src=com
     
  15. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
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    Jun 16, 1999
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    United States
    They're sure to be screwed up because look how much disagreement there is even in the very article you posted. Apparently PGMOL is saying Kane should've been flagged offside.‍
     
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  16. DaPrince84

    DaPrince84 Member+

    Aug 22, 2001
    MD
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    “Refer to the laws of the game”

    *everyone disagrees about the interpretation of the laws of the game*

    Kinda feel the laws of the game need a re-write.
     
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  17. maskito

    maskito Member+

    Jan 14, 2006
    Minneapolis
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The stupidity to me is that it disregards the attacker's advantage from starting in an offsides position. It also disregards the additional risks a defender has to take to prevent a goal against said offsides until the whistle stops play.

    To award a PK because an offisde attacker is fouled before the official flags him for being offsides is beyond stupid.
     
  18. thebigman

    thebigman Member+

    May 25, 2006
    Birmingham
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Traditionalist idiots won’t let people change football
     
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  19. Gunning4Chelsea

    Gunning4Chelsea Member+

    Aug 2, 2005
    chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    change is good as long as this is not NFL type of laws change
     
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  20. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    On today's Sky Sports News there was a poll of the best saves from the weekend, and Leno got #1 over Kepa, Gunn & Ousted.

    On replay that was one amazing double-save by Leno, especially the 2nd part. That was a moment of pure excellence in a match where he was on great form. Bravo Bernd!
     
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  21. MisplacedSpainard

    Apr 5, 2007
    Silver Spring, MD
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    Better than points
     
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