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FibreOpticJesus

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What annoyed me was the huge exaggeration by Aguero, he was as barely touched from a standing position and threw himself over. The contact did not warrant the reaction.

Sonny was running full pelt and any contact would unbalance him. Not every situation is identical. This is where the officials using VAR are falling down, which is horrifying as they are supposed to understand the game.

And laid on the ground like a wounded animal for 90 seconds and the city players refused to kick the ball out?
 

dagraham

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Sep 20, 2005
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The nerve of Southampton fans whinging about diving after Bertrand’s antics at the Lane this season.

Agree, although I have no idea why everyone’s debating whether the Aurier/Aguero incident was a penalty. It was a clear penalty when you saw it from the correct angle. And not to mention a totally needless challenge.
 

spids

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What annoyed me was the huge exaggeration by Aguero, he was as barely touched from a standing position and threw himself over. The contact did not warrant the reaction.

Sonny was running full pelt and any contact would unbalance him. Not every situation is identical. This is where the officials using VAR are falling down, which is horrifying as they are supposed to understand the game.

Let’s not kid ourselves, both players (and every forward player in the league / world) goes down in the box when they feel contact. Comparing Son and Aguero, the GK ‘clawed’ at Son’s stomach with minimal contact. With Aguero, Aurier came across him from behind, again with minimal contact (but probably more of an angle to cause a fall). Both were nailed on penalties. Both players easily could have stayed on their feet.
 

whitelightwhiteheat

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Jul 21, 2006
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When you consider Son was sent off for kicking up towards a player and didn't particularly make contact, it's all swings and roundabouts innit? Personally I'm fed up of, historically, being dicked by people cheating, and our players being too nice to do the same. The past two years we've definitely bought into "the dark arts" - What's amusing is the reaction of other teams' fans when we do. Like Liverpool fans complaining about Kane and Dele diving. As if they haven't had decades of the likes of Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, and now in the present time Salah going down like a cheap ho. Steven Gerrard's dive against Sheffield United that one season mid-2000's is potentially one of the worst dives I've ever seen.

So in summary, fuck 'em all.
 

Eric_s

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Aug 30, 2004
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I don’t think it took them 2 minutes with the Man C pen, I think they got fed up waiting for the ball to go out of play so eventually told the ref to stop play. And they conclusively showed Aurier did not get the ball. Everyone - pundits, even Jose - all agreed it was a penalty.
Nonsense! Jose and a few pundits insisted it was not a penalty as Aurier got the ball first. Is lying a habit of yours?
 

spids

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Nonsense! Jose and a few pundits insisted it was not a penalty as Aurier got the ball first. Is lying a habit of yours?

Wow. Just wow. I bet you cannot provide any evidence to support your *opinion* (seeing as you so rudely accused me of lying).

1. Aurier did not touch the ball and it was definitely a penalty. If you cannot agree that I am wasting my time as you clearly have no understanding of football.
2. Everyone on TV (UK Sky Broadcast) agreed it was a stone wall penalty, inc. commentator, co-commentator and all the studio pundits.
3. Jose definitely accepted it was a penalty and added that he did not mind the delay as they got it right, which was the most important thing: "I love the truth... playing for three minutes and then after three minutes, the VAR gives a penalty, then if it's a penalty no problem. We can wait 10 minutes. I just want the truth."
4. What Jose moaned about with regards to VAR in this match was Sterling's tackle on Dele which he thought deserved a straight red card.
 

Eric_s

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Wow. Just wow. I bet you cannot provide any evidence to support your *opinion* (seeing as you so rudely accused me of lying).

1. Aurier did not touch the ball and it was definitely a penalty. If you cannot agree that I am wasting my time as you clearly have no understanding of football.
2. Everyone on TV (UK Sky Broadcast) agreed it was a stone wall penalty, inc. commentator, co-commentator and all the studio pundits.
3. Jose definitely accepted it was a penalty and added that he did not mind the delay as they got it right, which was the most important thing: "I love the truth... playing for three minutes and then after three minutes, the VAR gives a penalty, then if it's a penalty no problem. We can wait 10 minutes. I just want the truth."
4. What Jose moaned about with regards to VAR in this match was Sterling's tackle on Dele which he thought deserved a straight red card.
I love how you can extract part of what Jose said and interpret it as he accept it as a penalty. The essence of Jose point is, he does not mind waiting a few minutes for a VAR decision, IF it is the truth. But against City the wait resulted in a decision which was not the truth. Hence why he compared it with goal line technology saying he loves goal line technology as it always shows the true result.
As for sterling's tackle on dele, that was a separate part of his full interview.
 

Marty

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Mar 10, 2005
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Because Jose and a few pundits were adamant it was not a penalty and I am sure the poster knew it.
You could still have played nice by writing the first part of your post and leaving out the personal attack.
 

Eric_s

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You could still have played nice by writing the first part of your post and leaving out the personal attack.
Yes on second thoughts I admit I over reacted. I thought on national TV and press these information should be easily accessible to all
 

spids

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Jul 19, 2015
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I love how you can extract part of what Jose said and interpret it as he accept it as a penalty. The essence of Jose point is, he does not mind waiting a few minutes for a VAR decision, IF it is the truth. But against City the wait resulted in a decision which was not the truth. Hence why he compared it with goal line technology saying he loves goal line technology as it always shows the true result.
As for sterling's tackle on dele, that was a separate part of his full interview.

I give up. You keep your head in the sand and I'll just ignore you.
 

SlotBadger

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Nonsense! Jose and a few pundits insisted it was not a penalty as Aurier got the ball first. Is lying a habit of yours?
Eric, come on. I know you will defend Aurier no matter what, but using pundits' - or even Mourinho's - opinion as "evidence" to then accuse someone of lying is out of order.

Please don't take everything as a personal attack on Serge, regardless of how strongly you feel the need to stick up for him.
 

Ionman34

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Jun 1, 2011
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What annoyed me was the huge exaggeration by Aguero, he was as barely touched from a standing position and threw himself over. The contact did not warrant the reaction.

Sonny was running full pelt and any contact would unbalance him. Not every situation is identical. This is where the officials using VAR are falling down, which is horrifying as they are supposed to understand the game.
When they fall down, is it a dive?
 

spud

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Sep 2, 2003
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And they conclusively showed Aurier did not get the ball. Everyone - pundits, even Jose - all agreed it was a penalty.
I didn't; and don't
What annoyed me was the huge exaggeration by Aguero, he was as barely touched from a standing position and threw himself over. The contact did not warrant the reaction.
That is why
Agree, although I have no idea why everyone’s debating whether the Aurier/Aguero incident was a penalty. It was a clear penalty when you saw it from the correct angle. And not to mention a totally needless challenge.
Just because there is contact (which in this case is questionable) doesn't mean it was a foul. Aguero threw himself to the ground. It was a dive. It shouldn't have been a penalty and should have been a yellow for 'simulation'. The fact that anybody thinks otherwise tells me the extent that low standards of behaviour have become acceptable.

Apart from anything else, it's fucking sad that blatant cheating is not only a part of the game, it is an acceptable part of the game.
 

JCRD

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I didn't; and don't

That is why

Just because there is contact (which in this case is questionable) doesn't mean it was a foul. Aguero threw himself to the ground. It was a dive. It shouldn't have been a penalty and should have been a yellow for 'simulation'. The fact that anybody thinks otherwise tells me the extent that low standards of behaviour have become acceptable.

Apart from anything else, it's fucking sad that blatant cheating is not only a part of the game, it is an acceptable part of the game.

I agree and by the same token, no contact doesnt mean no foul. If a player is rushing at you and you got to hurdle him and literally dive over him (instead of y'know get clattered) then thats a penalty/foul.
 
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