EPL officiating & VAR discourse MW1 → MW33

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• MW31+1.00@LFC If the referee doesn't fix the game, Liverpool are doomed to lose. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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• MW31+1.00@NUFC WHO’S THAT TEAM WE CALL UNITED?!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
• MW31+1.00@NUFC WHO'S THAT TEAM WE CALL UNIIIIIITED 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
• MW6+1.00Kelleher – His game will be most remembered for making a terrible hash of a punch, being weak in the box, and giving away a goal to United. However, his save against Bruno Fernandes’ admittedly poor penalty was good, and his distribution, while not perfect, was better than Bayindir’s and more often than not on target. Kayode – Very positive in attack. Good on the ball, had good chemistry with Outtara, and had good attacking positioning. However, I felt he lacked the equivalent defensive positioning at times, and sometimes he just seemed to vanish off the face of the Earth when United were attacking his left wing, including for United’s goal in the 1st half. Still, impressive overall. His long throws are really good in terms of technique, length, and pace, but they were often too long and went straight to Bayindir. Collins – Mixed game. Generally solid in the air in both attack and defence, made a few good interceptions, but also his long passing was frequently inaccurate and he was too slow at times, to the point where he gave away a penalty and should’ve been sent off. Van den Berg – Quieter than Collins, who seems to be more so the leader of the defence (and captain of the team, of course), but generally didn’t make any notable mistakes, even if he wasn’t bossing things either. An extremely forgettable game. NOTE: I'll be honest with you, my stream wasn't too high-quality and I sometimes struggled to tell Yarmolyuk, Van den Berg, and Hickey apart. So if I'm wrong on those 3 then, er, that's why. Hickey - I gather this is his first start in something ridiculous like 2 years? With that in mind, I’m not inclined to be too harsh. He didn’t contribute to attack as much as Kayode on the other side. He was largely neat in defence, but occasionally was physically lacking and didn’t have the burst of pace needed to stop a few attacks from getting through him. Still, you can’t judge him that harshly. Henderson – Good game overall, though still showed his inherent weaknesses as a player at this stage of his career. His passing-particularly his long passing-was frequently good, leading to one goal and several other good chances. He was a bit physically slow, but it never cost them much and the team is not set to need him to be pacey or especially strong. He remains an asset to the team because his long, penetrating passes are so useful and Brentford’s other midfielders cannot match it. Yarmolyuk – A fairly quiet game. Passing is solid but rarely decisive. A bit mixed on the ball, sometimes made some good progressive dribbles, but sometimes gave it away poorly. A passenger for United’s goal, too. Outtara – Very positive game. Technically able on the ball, good physically, good on the press. He made quite a few defensive contributions and his workrate was good. Generally got the better of a very lacking Shaw, though sometimes a bit too ambitious. Damsgaard – Superb set pieces while on the pitch, vital for Brentford’s period of dominance at the start of the 1st half. Maybe not as influential in open play, and I felt there was a bit of a disconnect between Damsgaard and the two central midfielders as the latter two were both fairly defensively focused, but when he drifted out wide a bit he had good chemistry with Outtara and Thiago. Schade – Excellent game. Though Brentford focused on the right side for their attacks, whenever Schade was on the ball he was very technically able, making life a nightmare for Dalot and De Ligt. Made constant good runs to create space for those around him, and his passing was clever and showed good intelligence. Thiago – An absolute lightning bolt of a start. Incredibly rapid, great finishing, and completely outmatched the bollards he was up against in defence. Quietened down in the 2nd half, but still occasionally made some good runs. Lewis-Potter – Energetic and contributed a lot to defence, though didn’t have the same penetrative runs as Outtara. Still a solid shift, definitely. Henry – Didn’t really notice much. I think he struggled a bit from time to time, but wasn’t awful. Onyeka – Good burst of energy on from the bench, strong on the ball, good progression that was perhaps missing from the centre for quite large parts of Brentford’s game. Janelt – Didn’t really notice much from him tbh. Jensen – Banger goal, brought back some energy into the game after Thiago’s quiet 2nd half. Was more willing to build up play from deep and so connected better with the 3 behind him. Excellent showing. EDIT2: Actually I watched the goal back and Bayindir should've saved it, it wasn't as good as I thought. He was still good as a whole, though. -------------- Bayindir – Probably one of the better games I’ve seen from him tbh. Made a lot of good saves, including some excellent ones, and at least 2 of the 3 goals were unstoppable and not his fault. His distribution was once again fairly poor, though. edit: actually, re-watched the last goal by Jensen and he should've saved that lmao. Shaw – Not a good game. Far too slow and struggled a lot against Outtara and Kayode. Felt uncomfortable with the ball at his feet, often just hitting it out of play without justification. Passing wasn’t great. Maguire – Not a good game either, and had many of the same issues that Shaw did. He was often dominant in the air, mind you, but his decision-making was also not great, and was directly responsible for one of Brentford’s 1st half goals. De Ligt – Bad game, especially by his standards. Sometimes made good tackles, but constantly bad decision-making, worse passes than you’d expect from him, mediocre positioning. Largely good in the air, but not as dominant as I’ve seen in the past. Dorgu – Occasionally a threat with his pace, but also gave away a few silly fouls and struggled to get involved. Made a couple of important defensive contributions to help out Shaw, who desperately needed it. Far from the worst player on the pitch, but other than his cross that led to a goal (where he did very well, 100%), he wasn’t the most impactful. Bruno Fernandes – Yet another penalty miss…oh dear. Struggled defensively as always, and was often beaten by his man. Made good attacking runs, but struggled to do much with them at times. IIRC his crossing and long passing wasn’t great. Ugarte – Not as bad as some people act out this game, but he still struggled a bit on the ball and wasn’t very good at progressing play. His defensive contributions weren’t bad at all. I mean he didn’t play well, but he wasn’t abysmal and I think he did better than Casemiro would’ve done just because his non-retiree pace allowed him to cover for the serious defensive failures of those around him. Dalot – Very quiet and very seldom involved. His long throws were decent. Often not well defensively positioned, but never really far up enough to contribute meaningfully to attack other than one good pass that eventually led to United getting a penalty. Cunha – The best United player this game. He was good on the ball, constantly wanting to advance up the pitch and make progress. Was often able to beat his man and was very physically strong. His passing was good, and he was creative in drifting out wide to deliver among the only actual good crosses of the whole game. Good work rate and defensive contributions. Also a good presser. However, his shooting was often poor, either going wide and/or being way too slow and tame. The timing of his shots weren’t great either, and always from outside the box without any real hope of scoring. Mbeumo – Largely good game, but still lacking that final clinical touch that has eluded him thus far at United. He’s really good on the ball, his passing is good, and he is constantly getting into dangerous positions. Good work rate and was all over the pitch, though defensive contributions weren’t as strong as Cunha’s. Even if he doesn’t have much to show for it yet, I am convinced he is playing well and that he will eventually come good for them. Sesko – Got a goal, but in the most deflating way possible, taking 3 shots to score! Otherwise still weak. Not even that good in the air, struggling to get involved, never able to get good shots away other than that one goal that fell to him on a platter. Still really not showing his price tag yet, and I’m not convinced he ever will, though it’s still early days. Mainoo – Struggled to get involved and didn’t do much to stop Brentford’s potent counter attacks at the end of the game. Mount – Quiet, not on for long enough to make a noticeable impact. Zirkzee – Not on for long, I don’t want to make a judgement from such a small sample. Yoro – An improvement over Maguire. More comfortable on the ball and willing to progress with it. Better passing to link the defence and midfield productively. Didn’t really do anything wrong in defence even if he wasn’t a dominant figure, and made up for the mistakes of those around him a couple of times. ----------------- Best players: Thiago, Cunha, Outtara, Jensen (just for how banging that goal was), Schade Worst players: Maguire, Shaw, Dalot...I would've put Sesko if not for the goal.

• MW16-1.00I apologise for sounding like a condescending knob but I get that way when I talk to people who repeatedly misrepresent the points they're arguing against and use circular logic. You're even contradicting yourself on multiple fronts. Your entire argument is just reframing PL teams parking the bus from the opening minute as flawed Arsenal tactics rather than shameless unambitious play from their opponents. Everything is somehow proof that Arsenal are bad to you and it's insanely wonky.   So firstly, I never said no other teams face low blocks at all. That's all you. You're pushing a weird and reductive false dichotomy that either everyone faces low blocks or it's just Arsenal. And defensive line depth literally is an excellent indicator of how deep teams are parking the bus as well as the extent to which they're relying on that tactic. You say "it's not black and white" like I'm missing the nuance of low blocks when you're the one framing this simplistic notion that City face the exact same low blocks with the exact same frequency but are just better which isn't backed by data. You even acknowledge that Wolves won't park the bus like that against City and that teams do play against them so *you* don't even think it's the same between the two sides but instead of reaching the logical stance, that City aren't dealing with the same bus parking as Arsenal, you just fall back onto "Arsenal aren't as good". You acknowledge Arsenal are set to mitigate counter attacks with controlled possession. But you don't acknowledge that PL teams have abandoned pressing Arsenal altogether which isn't normal.  I'm tired of seeing people watch 90 mins of insanely entrenched bus parking then acting like it's normal and attributing it to Arsenal's tactics.  If it's Arsenal's tactics that causes bus parking, why isn't it happening in Arsenal's Champion's League games? You don't address anything I'm saying about CL games because it undermine's your narrative.  Theyre choosing bus parking is from  not being able to press Arsenal effectively, not being able to build attacks without being turned over and conceding while out of shape, and ultimately deciding that defending a 0-0 draw from the opening minute is better than getting pumped in an open game. That's not Arsenal's tactics, that's just  a lack of ambition from opposition and the result of a perceived comprehensive superiority. Counter attacks have the second highest threat, so unless they're losing, Arsenal's opponents don't want the ball or to even play unless it's for a counter. You've normalised this so badly, you're calling the alternative to parking a bus getting "press baited". That's crazy work.  Lastly,  besides the point that Arsenal *are* facing deeper and more entrenched low blocks than anyone else in PL, you should acknowledge my earlier point that Arsenal solved the low blocks problem with set piece threat. Which is arguably more mentally fatiguing and demoralising than only breaking low blocks attacking play. It's peak biased reasoning to disregard consistently and repeatedly beating low blocks with set pieces as a valid strength whilst reframing it as low competence instead. Also worth noting that you're using Arsenal's worst performance of the season with both of their first choice CBs and and first choice striker absent to prove your point. A match at the tailed end of an injury crisis isn't representative of the team's overall play this season. No matter how much you want it to be. ***TL;DR:*** Anyways I apologise for coming across as a condescending knob. Guilty as charged. It's a dick move to say this stuff's going over your head. I just think you're seeing all the evidence but skewing it to draw pre- determined conclusions that are genuinely wonky because of bias.
• MW28-1.00@ChelseaFC We missed Palmer 😭 Rice James was in the defense We were denied a penalty Rice should have gotten aredcard We were abetter team ohhhhhj😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Cry harder and please don’t forget to cry harder plus crying more harder 🤪😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/VkX3Sg8rwP
• MW29-1.00I feel like that missed pass at the end from Mo is like the litmus test for how people discuss him and the rest of our attack. His only two genuine opportunities tonight came from an opposition error (which he did very well to score from) and then his own hustle (which he did very poorly to mess up) - the last time he scored a PL goal was the EXACT same story: gifted by Emi Martinez. Listen, Mo should have done better, I agree with you all, but he’s a high volume attacker and always has been. Tonight is not the first time we’ve seen Mo mess up an easy chance but score a much harder one. The difference is that Mo isn’t a high volume attacker anymore. He isn’t even a medium volume attacker. He’s a low volume attacker, limited to opposition errors, chances created by his own footwork and virtually nothing created in open play for him bar the occasional chance that we all magnify him missing because it looks worse when Salah misses a chance during a goal drought than when he’s actually bagging. Since November, Salah has 2 goals from 3.10xG in 11 PL games. That’s actually a pretty reasonable return when you realise that *Salah’s only season at Liverpool outperforming his xG was last year*. But this isn’t just a Salah problem, it’s an everyone problem. Most of Ekitike’s chances (the most serviced attacker in our team by far) come in the air when aerial ability is his weakness. Gakpo is taking all his shots from shite angles and trying to drill them in from 25 yards. We cannot create from open play. You have fans in here who think that it’s solely the fault of those attackers (well, Gakpo and Salah) for not getting the chances, but this is a team where any winger incapable of being a 1v1 specialist will die. That wasn’t what Gakpo or Salah signed up for when they joined/signed the contract - nobody in their right mind would ever classify either of them as a Doku or even Rio type of player. What’s frustrating though is that Slot proved last year he can coach a reasonable attack (even though he was carried by a Salah who outperformed his xG for the first time in 8 years, implying Slot wasn’t getting him as many chances as Klopp did) so it begs the question: WHY THE HELL IS HE PERSISTING WITH THIS TOUCHLINE WINGER SHITE IF HE DOESN’T HAVE THE PERSONNEL FOR IT?! Call it a transition year, whatever you want. I cannot excuse Slot for sticking to a drowning system that actively throws our wingers to the wolves, and most of our attackers, because he’s too stubborn to accept that his plan for next year can’t be enacted this year. So frustrating to watch.
• MW2-1.00Absolutely shocking from Amorim. I can’t stress enough how much his variation of the 3-4-2-1 irritates me. Zero urgency or intensity, u either pass it around slowly and needlessly and then hoof it or long or just pass it to the wingbacks who then just play it back to the CMs. His subs were disgraceful, I get Mbeumo is a new signing but he has been awful, why take Amad off? Put Amad R10, and then take Mbeumo off if u wanted to bring on Dalot, which leads me to my next point. Why the fuck would you bring on that useless bozo when you need a goal and you’re playing attack minded. Next point, not subbing of Bruno after that horrendous stinker of a performance. Our midfield is crying out for a bit of composure, pausa, just some genuine quality and technical ability in possession. We have one of the best young CMs around on the bench, and you’re telling me this fool brings on Ugarte over him, and would rather play a pivot of Mount - Bruno instead of bringing on Mainoo? Then it’s 1-1, 5 mins to go and he brings on 2 fucking CENTRE BACKS instead of Zirkzee and Mainoo, what the fuck is he doing. I genuinely don’t know if this is the guy, because from what I’ve seen these months we’re not going to get any better. The football is shit and has been shit, we barely create anything and keep it up throughout the match. Bring on Sesko who did absolutely nothing because this dogshit system doesn’t suit any of the attacking players. Our best attacker and most dangerous attacker last season, is being stifled and wasted at RWB. So slow in possession we are, zero progressive passes. Literally shocking football. So out of his depth this guy. Only talks a good game in the media that’s it on about how we need to “suffer”, mf how about you actually start improving things for once. Idc what anyone says, the current squad we have now with some of the calibre of players we have would not be this bad and play this bad under a half decent, competent manager. So fucking frustrated with this performance and result. 27 points won from 29 league games. Shocking manager Amorim, been nothing but a disaster since he’s been here
• MW14-1.00I sent this in my group chat towards the end of the game and figured I might as well share it here. our club really has made so many bad decisions at every turn - not backing poch when we were on the verge of greatness (poch can be blamed here too) - sacking poch (great vibes) because a toxic mourinho was available - sacking mourinho before the final (i still supported sacking jose but so dumb) - hiring nuno and then sacking him before giving him a chance (just terrible business) - hiring toxic conte and then sacking him when he inevitably turned like he always does - hiring these win-now managers but then not backing them in the transfer market and trying to build youth - buying youth and then not giving them a chance - building a new stadium and pricing out the most loyal fans - WE JUST SCORED but im gonna keep ranting - winning our first trophy in decades and then sacking him when vibes were at an all time high - HOW THE FUCK CAN THEY REVIEW THIS FOR A PENALTY THIS HAPPENS EVERY FUCKING CORNER HOLY SHIT I HATE THIS SPORT SO MUCH NOW im probably wrong, but to me a football club CANNOT be run like a business, it is a culture, it is emotional, it is a combination of every part of the club from the fans to the players to the staff and if everyone isn't in alignment it simply wont work I don't blame jose, conte, nuno, ange, nor frank for our shitty play because it has been this bad for literal years since poch's last season when we were ass. But just like firing a CEO for a bad finance quarter, its easiest to blame the head coach. fighting cock said something that i really believe is true spurs fans are experiencing a sort of collective trauma where for years we have been snip-snapped-snip-snapped back and forth, we've lost our stadium, we've been priced out of going to the matches, gone from defensive to attacking managers and just lost our identity as a club completely. and so when fans are booing and the stadium turns toxic, the fans themselves can hardly articulate why they feel like they have to boo, they are just so fucking emotionally broken and booing is the easiest thing to do

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• MW2+1.00Thoughts overall. Please lmk what you think. I'm very stupid so I probably got things wrong. Mainly just thinking about player performances rather than tactics/shape for now because...that's what I wanted to focus on. **West Ham** Hermansen – Long distribution but didn’t really accomplish anything with it thanks to Chelsea defence-was never perfectly accurate in the 1st half. Made a catastrophic and unfathomable error in the 53rd minute that left an open net for Caicedo. Made another awful set of decisions and movements for yet another corner goal a few minutes later. First 3 goals not his fault at all, though. Todibo – Struggled a lot throughout, particularly against Pedro Neto but also just in general. Made one good header to stop a dangerous bouncing ball at the 12th minute, but was largely poor. Kilman – Probably the most active defender of the back 3 and did win a few battles, e.g., in a 1v1 against Delap in the 39th minute, but was bullied hard during Fernandez’s goal and wasn’t able to organise the defence against the dynamic Chelsea attack. Made a few more vital interceptions in the 2nd half but you can’t exactly say he played well still-he just didn’t embarrass himself like most of the team did. Aguerd – Had a couple of good moments in the first half but was largely unable to control or prevent very frequent Chelsea attacks through the left, e.g., from Estevao, from a very free-roaming Joao Pedro going deeper, etc. Bad performance. Wan Bissaka – A miserable game and a dismal defensive performance. Directly responsible for all 3 Chelsea goals in the 1st half, constantly losing his man and lacking any focus while marking his man. Made a couple of decent runs in attack but even then, had quite poor ball control and scuffed a few opportunities. Wasn’t directly responsible for the 2 2nd half goals but continued to be poor in defensive positioning and ball control. I’ve never seen him play so badly. Ward-Prowse – Frequently clumsy and lacking any sort of refinement in the 1st half. Passes and dead ball situations often inaccurate (despite the latter being what he’s known for), a couple of clumsy challenges and should’ve been booked, and unable to contribute to the defence even when playing deeper during Chelsea attacks, including during Enzo’s goal. Made 1 good interception at the 42nd minute but was largely poor. Continued to be poor in the 2nd half, failing to mark Caicedo for his goal and being completely outclassed in midfield by his opponents. Soucek – Scarcely involved in the game whatsoever, completely bypassed by Chelsea and not contributing to attacks. Forgot he existed. He meaningfully contributed to one (1) attack and he was offside. Diouf – A few good moments in defence. Won a vital duel against Estevao in the 46th minute (HT ET) and blocked a cross nicely in the 13th minute to stop Estevao from getting the ball in a clear goalscoring opportunity. Still was far from amazing and had bad ball control several times, ruining one attack in the 31st minute and losing the ball cheaply in the 22nd which led to a Chelsea goal. Mixed performance in the 1st half. Continued being the best defensive West Ham player in the 2nd half and made a vital tackle yet again vs Estevao in the 56th minute, but his offensive passing wasn’t great. He missed a vital interception that Estevao should’ve scored from in the 72nd minute. Retained his dignity, at least, but you can’t really say he had a strong game by any objective standard. Paqueta – The only real creativity and flair in the West Ham side for parts of the game alongside Bowen. The early goal was superbly struck and he played several excellent through balls that could have created meaningful attacking opportunities in a different timeline. Still wasn’t perfect and gave away the ball cheaply a couple of times, though whether the loss of possession to Chalobah that led to the Chelsea goal was a foul or not is debatable. Was a lot quieter in the 2nd half, slipping through the occasional good pass but fading out of the game for the most part. Bowen – Forced to play deeper because of the lack of creativity in West Ham’s midfield. Makes a couple of ok runs and some nice short passing on occasion, but unable to show anything clinical in the final 3rd and the only shot he had travelled at a snail’s pace right into Sanchez’s arms. No significant mistakes and showed his quality, but just struggled to get involved and was never looking like scoring. His game improved a lot in the 2nd half when he played more on the right. Was frequently able to either cause trouble or outright beat James/Cucurella on the wing and played several menacing crosses which sadly amounted to nothing. Their best player in the 2nd half and was probably above a 5/10 even if was never looking like scoring or having a dangerous shot. Fulkrug – The offside goal was nicely finished but other than that he was poor. Never winning headers despite his aerial threat being a big part of his game, gave away a clumsy foul on the 40th minute, and had poor short passing throughout the half. Was invisible until being subbed off in the 2nd half. Wilson – Struggled to make an impact. Had one header on goal but it was weak and looping, never challenging Sanchez. Sometimes got on the ball but struggled to be productive with it, sometimes holding onto the ball for too long or just getting closed down by Chelsea’s defence. Potts – Fared no better against Pedro Neto than Todibo did and was frequently destroyed by Neto’s dribbling skills. Made one important interception against a dangerous Gusto cross, but was as poor as his predecessor for the most part. **Chelsea** Sanchez – Should’ve saved the 1st goal from Paqueta even if it was sweetly struck. Had nothing of note to do for the vast majority of the game other than some piss-weak shots straight at him. Made one amazing reaction save but it was offside anyway. Cucurella – Played a much more cautious and defensive role than against Crystal Palace but was successful in this for the most part. Won every 1v1 and duel he had to, even if he wasn’t challenged very often. In the 2nd half Bowen started challenging him a bit more, but he was usually able to keep the situation from becoming too dangerous. Good game. Chabolah – Excellent defending the whole time. Very strong in the air, a few good interceptions, good whenever he was put under pressure (not too often), and did well in the ’57 corner to take advantage of West Ham’s awful defending to score a goal. Superb game. Tosin – Very strong in defence the whole time. Consistently good aerial challenges, tackles, blocks, etc. Perhaps not as involved in the progression of play as Chalobah but still did his job excellently. Gusto – Not that involved in the game for large parts, but did well enough when called upon. Not many attacks came through the left at all. Made a few good runs and probably roamed more than Cucurella, actually, but they never amounted to anything. Satisfactory. Caicedo – Earlier in the game played very deep, practically as a centre-back sometimes, and was important in creating a solid back line after the chaos of the first few minutes. Passing wasn’t always perfect but I guess that’s not what they play him for. Did well enough to score the goal, though it was an open net. Enzo Fernandez- Mixed game, some good moments and some silly/bad moments that might’ve mattered against better opposition. Often scuffed or skied shots that he should’ve either done way better on or that he should’ve made a different decision with. However, his attacking movement was frequently positive and that contributed to his tap-in goal after Estevao’s excellent run. Pedro Neto – Superb performance. Humiliated and destroyed Todibo, Wan-Bissaka, and later Potts all game. Was delightful on the ball, constantly putting in dangerous balls from the wing, scored a goal himself thanks to good attacking positioning and some good chemistry w/ Joao Pedro, and even pulled a defensive shift on occasion. Joao Pedro – Really strong performance, especially in the 1st half, where his flexible and free-roaming role was key in bringing together Chelsea’s dynamic attacking team. He did really well in drifting deeper at times and allowing Neto/Estevao to go narrower and take advantage of their qualitative superiority over West Ham’s back 3. Was a lot quieter in the 2nd half but, to be fair, he wasn’t really needed. Estevao – Strong performance and you could really see his potential and skill shining through throughout the game. Extremely good on the ball and was a nightmare for Aguerd. Superb in creating Enzo’s goal and so important in being able to carry the ball forward. Sometimes seemed a bit slow in his decision-making and held onto the ball for too long. Had another opportunity to score a goal but failed because he didn’t shoot first-time, just as he didn’t vs Palace. Out-muscled by Diouf a fair few times. Still good, though. Delap – Not as involved in the game as the other attacking players and seemed to be pushed aside in the middle by Joao Pedro, not always knowing his place in the fluid front 4. Still, when he did see a bit of time on the ball he was always trying nifty and creative passes/flicks/backheels. Sometimes they paid off (he played an important role in setting up Estevao for his assist to Enzo) and sometimes they didn’t. Needs to be integrated into the setup better but not a bad game, even if a quiet one. James – Made a few good passes and was sometimes important in progressing up the field to initiate attacks. Sometimes bettered by Bowen but Tosin and Chalobah were so strong that it didn’t matter a great deal. Note-the em-dashes are from Word autocorrect, this is NOT using LLMs. I hope that should be clear by how sloppy the writing is.
• MW23+1.00@Bradley_0701 I’m sorry, but you’re delusional. European trophies does not play “a massive role” in how big a club is, sure - it adds prestige, history, and bragging rights, making it play a role, but it is not the main factor that decides how big a club is. It’s an add-on - not the foundation. A club becomes big mainly through fanbase, money, domestic success, history, and cultural impact. They just boost what’s already there. Also, Tottenham don’t have an “immense” history in Europe, they only won a few major UEFA trophies (1 Cup Winners cup) (2 UEFA Cups), which is respectable, but it’s not huge. When compared to other English clubs, like Liverpool, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, their European trophy count is much smaller, in other words, they are overshadowed. By your logic, because European success plays a massive role in the size of a club, Nottingham Forest is bigger than Tottenham Hotspur, which is clearly not true. Their European trophies are important, not immense. Arsenal is not a “little,” small club, even you know that. And a trophy can factually still be a European trophy even if UEFA does not recognise it. A UEFA recognition decides whether it is an official UEFA trophy, but a European trophy just means it was won between European clubs. UEFA recognition only affects whether it’s officially part of UEFA’s history - not whether it counts as European. Don’t see how they’re that indistinguishable. Arsenal’s fanbase is much bigger than Tottenham’s, around four times larger. They also maintain consistently high support, even during weaker periods, (like the late Wenger days, or the rebuild under Mikel Arteta). The global following has remained stable for decades, it’s dependent on short-term success. Tottenham do also have a loyal fanbase, but their global following is smaller, their popularity fluctuates more with performance, and they don’t have the same long-term global cultural footprint as Arsenal’s. Arsenal’s fanbase shows stronger long-term loyalty than Tottenham’s, not to mention their extremely high global and UK popularity. So yes, Tottenham’s fanbase is much smaller than Arsenal’s and shows less loyalty. You also said they have “the best stadium in the world.” Whether a stadium looks good is subjective, different people judge stadiums by different things, like the atmosphere, the architecture etc. Whether Tottenham Hotspur has the best stadium or not isn’t an objective thing. You’re saying “nobody cares about Arsenal’s ancient league titles” but you go on to talk about Tottenham’s trophies that happened ages ago. The irony isn’t that those trophies won are ancient themselves, it’s that they were won even before Arsenal last won the premier league. I don’t find any of that impressive, I mostly care about how well a team is performing right now. Hope you have a great night 👍🏿.
• MW30+1.00@ManUtd Man United Win Against Villa: A Statement When It Mattered Most Manchester United got the job done against Villa, but let’s be honest, it did not start like a team that knew the size of the occasion. In a must win game, many fans expected United to come flying out of the blocks, take control early, and impose themselves on Villa. Instead, what we got in the opening stages was a side that looked flat, sluggish, and short of urgency. The tempo was too low, the intensity was not there, and for a while it felt like United had not fully grasped what was at stake. But credit where it is due, they grew into the game. As the match went on, United began to look more like themselves. Casemiro and Mainoo started taking charge in midfield, setting the rhythm and giving the team some structure. Bruno Fernandes, as usual, was everywhere. Tireless, creative, demanding the ball, driving the team forward, he was the heartbeat of everything good United did. When Bruno plays with that level of authority, United always look like they have a chance. Defensively, there was a lot to admire. Lammens will be disappointed not to come away with a clean sheet, but there was very little he could have done about the goal. The back line stood tall for most of the game, and with Martinez missing through injury, there would have been understandable concerns coming into this one. But Maguire and Yoro were immense. They were strong, committed, and alert. Yoro in particular produced one massive block that probably changed the complexion of the game. At that moment, it felt like Villa were about to score, and somehow he came up with a vital intervention. That is the kind of defending that wins matches. Then there was Casemiro. The man may be getting older, but he still has that class, that presence, that knack for stepping up in big moments. His header to put United in front was outstanding, and the delivery from Bruno Fernandes was just as good. Bruno has now reached 16 assists in a single season for United, going beyond David Beckham’s 15 in 1999/00. That is serious company. With eight games still left, you would not put it past him to hit 20. Right now, he is not just the captain, he is the talisman, the driving force, the man dragging this team towards something meaningful. Kobbie Mainoo deserves praise too. There is something so calm and mature about the way he plays. He does not look rushed, he does not look overwhelmed, and he carries himself with the confidence of someone far beyond his years. He just goes about his job with real authority. Further forward, Cunha was a real menace on the left. Every time he got the ball, he looked like he could make something happen. His direct running and willingness to take defenders on caused Villa all sorts of issues. Mbeumo, playing through the middle, made some very clever runs and linked things up well, even if the goal did not come for him. Amad had one of those games where he was involved without ever really taking over. He was tidy enough, but not as dangerous as we know he can be. The second half was where the game truly came alive. Casemiro’s header broke the deadlock, and although Villa responded through Ross Barkley after a set piece, United did not panic. That is something worth highlighting, because in the past this team has often looked shaky when pegged back. This time, they regrouped and hit back. United’s second goal was a thing of beauty. Bruno Fernandes split the defence open with a brilliant pass, Cunha timed his run well, got past Konsa, and finished with composure. That was a proper attacking move, full of quality and conviction. Then came Sesko. Introduced for Mbeumo, he did exactly what fans are beginning to expect from him, make an impact. He brought energy, presence, and that little bit of swagger in the final third. And of course, he scored. By the 81st minute, it was 3-1, and from there United saw the game out properly.
• MW16+1.00I watched the game the way I usually do, standing in the club canteen with my apron still on, one eye on the coffee machine and the other on the small TV in the corner, and from the first minutes I could tell it was going to be a tough one because Palace looked sharp and confident, and when Pino hit the crossbar I actually paused what I was doing, heart in my throat, while Donnarumma stayed calm and solid, the kind of calm that spreads without saying a word. Haaland was quiet for a long time and I know some people think that means he’s not involved, but I’ve learned here that patience matters, that big moments often come after long spells of waiting, and when Nunes finally sent that deep cross into the box and Haaland rose to head it home, I didn’t celebrate loudly, I just smiled, because that was Haaland in a sentence, one chance, one goal. Nunes deserves credit too, because he kept running and offering himself even after things didn’t always come off, like anyone who keeps showing up and doing their job without hiding. Foden’s goal felt special in a different way, because he feels like one of our own, quiet and focused, and when Cherki slipped him the ball and he finished so cleanly from the edge of the box, it felt less like magic and more like something earned over time, with Cherki’s pass showing real understanding rather than forcing the moment. Dias and Gvardiol did the unseen work at the back, blocks and clearances that rarely get noticed but hold everything together. What stayed with me most though was Savinho, because when he came on I could see how hard he was running, how every sprint had purpose, and in that late counterattack he carried the ball from deep, legs heavy but mind clear, driving straight at goal and forcing the opposing goalkeeper into a desperate challenge to win the penalty, and it didn’t feel like a flash of skill, it felt like effort finally being rewarded. A few days earlier I’d seen him in the canteen after training, sitting quietly with his phone in his hands, and I hadn’t meant to look, but I caught a glimpse of the comments he was reading, harsh words stacked one after another, and instead of saying much I just sat down with him, told him everyone in this building has had moments where the noise feels louder than the game, that those words don’t see the work he puts in every day, and that sometimes all you can do is keep running until the doubt runs out of you, and he listened, nodded, and put the phone away. So watching him sprint like that, commit fully, and win that penalty felt deeply personal, like seeing someone you care about find their footing again. When Haaland scored the third, I turned the TV down and let the quiet settle, and later that evening Savinho passed through the canteen once more, tired but lighter, and said softly that running like that felt good again, and I told him to hold onto that feeling, because it means he’s trusting himself. I hope Pep and the players can keep holding on to that calm and unity, because that’s what makes this club feel real to people like me, not just something we support from a distance. And for Savinho, I hope he keeps this night close, not for the penalty itself, but for the run before it, the moment he chose belief over doubt. If he keeps running with that freedom and trusting himself, the rest will come in its own time. For me, that’s the beauty of following this team, seeing people find their way again, sharing those small moments of belief, and quietly knowing that no matter where you’re watching from, you’re part of it 🥰💙

• MW12-1.00Just clueless today. That first half was some of the worst football I've ever seen. I dont understand at all what the plan was. Just looked like we worried more about fearing Arsenal than actually playing our game. No bravery whatsoever. Just fear. Watching other teams attack compared to us is night and day. Arsenal today went forward as a team, there is always someone making a run or showing for the ball. Whereas when we go forward its slow, letting the other team get back and keep shape, everyones hiding, no one is showing any desire. We saw towards the end, Xavi had the chance to break forward and not a single player made a run to get forward to support him, yeah we were 4-1 down, but where the fuck is the desire. Even defending we are slow and late to the every bit of defending, no one sprints back, just a team of plodders. No one is putting their body on the line, not one showing the desire to win the ball, to give a shit. Thats got to be coached, thats not what these players would do in another team and we know it, they put on our shirt and turn to shit. Whether because our coaching staff is pants or the club culture is anything but playing for the shirt. Or both. It has to change, this shit cannot continue. If the solution is replacing Frank, do it now, dont wait. I refuse to use the injury excuse, because even with the players we have now we should still be seeing some fundamentals done right. And we are seeing none. Having a back 3 was to make us defensive, comboing that with a midfield of Bentacur and Palhinha who have shown when we have a back 2 are passive as fuck. Are you stupid or just naive thinking that it would work. Come on now. I just dont understand what Frank see's in them playing together. Do we have taps to the River Lethe at Hotspurs Way with how everyone comes to this club and forgets football. We just seem to never learn. Playing like that in any game is unacceptable. Playing like that in a derby, unforgivable. We played like scared children coached by the cowardly lion. Fuck right off with that. Hate being reactionary, but that was just not acceptable whatsoever. I'm angry that we fans are the ones who have to live with this shit, that us fans have to show the passion and our players and managers show none. Taking us and our club for fools. Making an absolute mockery of us.
• MW4-1.00Amorim is killing this team slowly but he should be sacked immediately 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
• MW31-0.99Can we stop just blaming the refs and start calling out the players too? Cunha clearly dives, but it’s still a penalty because his shirt was pulled—him going down had nothing to do with the pull itself. Stop its cheating and contributes to ref making these bad calls. And for the other two incidents—why do players think they can just grab opponents in the box now? Just stop grabbing people. If refs gave a penalty every time there’s a shirt pull or hold, it would stop overnight. Honestly, I think VAR has made it worse. Players seem to think, “If I grab him, the ref will rely on VAR and it’ll be called borderline by var, so I’ll get away with it.” Also, what’s with attackers getting their shirts pulled and then pulling defenders back even when the even though they ares trying to get away from the defender? Is it so ingrained that they feel the need to cheat even when it’s to their disadvantage ? It’s ruining the game. Players, refs, managers, coaches—they all share the blame for this mess. If they had a bit of integrity the refs wouldn’t have have guess if it was a foul or not. Refs are a useless too mind. They cant stand up to the players and just lose their heads for periods of the matches.
• MW15-0.99He's anything BUT prolific. The useless clown throws so much shit at the wall that some of it sticks. He tries the same worthless cutting inside so many times that he gets a goal after trying that useless trick for four matches and then rinses and repeats. He's absolutely horrible. To say nothing of all the Kerkez overlaps he very seemingly deliberately wastes because it appears he seems to have something personal against Kerkez, because he never does that shit with Robbo. The fact that Slot is starting him constantly despite this is very telling of his atrocious management. This whole season he's killed attack after attack after attack with his horrible decision making.
• MW31-0.99I am an Arsenal fan and I really do not want the Amad penalty being a penalty that should be removed from the game. Amad is looking forward but in the current game that is a penalty and they keep giving them all season. Then to make it worse they give a penalty and a red card for what I would say was less contact up the other end. I have been wrong and for years have always enjoyed misfortune on rival teams but I am at a point where that is boring. I have had enough and I am now calling out these errors as it could easily happen to my club and the PGMOL are actually deciding more and more games which is in turn deciding who wins trophies and who gets relegated and it needs to stop. Regardless of fan bases we should all be angry with this decision and these refs lying and making errors and covering for each other. United every clubs fans unite they have the perfect way to hide. They will bank on rivals laughing and lying and trolling each other when bad decisions happen. The moment every fan base Uniteds they have no choice but to address it and deal with it. This does not include Chelsea and City fans who deserve to be cheated out of numerous titles and decades of football for the way they cheated. Please Chelsea and City fans stay out of it no football fan wants anything but the worst luck and worst time for your clubs for destroying the game we all love. If your fan bases had anything about you then you would all turn your backs on these shitty clubs for cheating and become fasn of new clubs.

Sample officiating posts

• MW31Good goal but hardly a screamer. Right on the edge of the penalty box with all the time in the world. Same as we did against Man Utd. Our players are never given that much space. Seems like our Achilles heel defensively.
• MW31A special fuck you to that Newcastle fan who keeps blabbering bullshit here and ref, obviously.
• MW31How much did you pay him not to give a pen for a 2 handed push and a red card in the first half? Or the actual pen? How much?
• MW31@LFC What a disgrace! Slot has completely destroyed everything Klopp built over the years. We need to stop this madness with Slot immediately. We also need two new center backs. VD is done, and it was expected.
• MW31EMBARESING premear leage EMBARESING England EMBARESING just corrupt and slow boooring EMBARESING referee
• MW31Referee is calling the game situation and not the actual play on the field.
• MW31@ManUtd Refs are so biased against United, it’s not even subtle anymore
• MW31Why give bournemouth a penalty and maguire a red card for the same challenge and yet the same thing happened amad and when u guys are confronted u refuse to take actions for your mistakes and come up with useless reasons

Sample VAR posts

• MW31They are killing the entire flow of the game, chasing a goal. Make it make sense
• MW31Let’s go. Fuck the ref and VAR. I wish we’d boycott Craig Pawson.
• MW31@UnitedStandMUFC What is the use of VAR if it can't overrule on field decisions get rid of it then.
• MW31Just to add on, Nottingham played extra time + penalties on Europa few days ago. We got a day more rest.. hahaha what a joke
• MW31Our game plan is honestly kick it about a bit, try and score and if not just wait for Rice to run it down lmao
• MW31@UnitedStandMUFC Two similar fouls in the penalty area. One given with a red card. One not given and the opponents run up the other end and score. No consistency. VAR pointless
• MW31@LFC Sırada Psg var fişinizi çekecekler https://t.co/2rIeBMuP34
• MW31First half - our best player is our goal keeper everyone else including Bruno have booked their 3 weeks holiday and can’t wait to bounce