Football The 2020/2021 Season Thread

[caLLous]

 

[Aoami]

This is the problem with VAR... Why was that goal not checked?

 

[Hawkwind]

City getting a helping hand from VAR and ref. Player clearly offside takes ball from Ming's. Awful decision.!

 

[Hawkwind]

This is the problem with VAR... Why was that goal not checked?

That was a joke. Then manager gets ref complaining about it.

 

[Hawkwind]

Meant red

 

[Moriath]

This is the problem with VAR... Why was that goal not checked?

It was and the goal is legal according to the laws of the game.

 

[caLLous]

 

[caLLous]

Unlucky, Liverpool.

 

[Scouse]

He shoots, he scores – or does he? How VAR changed football for ever

Virtual assistance for referees has drawn complaints from managers, players and fans. What has it done to the beautiful game?

www.theguardian.com

 

[Aoami]

Man Utd v Liverpool gets the sea shanty treatment this is so cringey I want to start a Twitter account so I can become a #DefundTheBBC bot.

 

[gmloki]

Mind boggling commentary from BBC on the Utd Liverpool game. Other than gobbling Thiago off on the pitch, I think Jenas ran out of superlatives for what was an absolutely bang average performance.

Unpopular Opinion, Thiago won't do shit in the Premier League.

 

[Aoami]

Mind boggling commentary from BBC on the Utd Liverpool game. Other than gobbling Thiago off on the pitch, I think Jenas ran out of superlatives for what was an absolutely bang average performance.

Unpopular Opinion, Thiago won't do shit in the Premier League.

Not been massively impressed with him so far, but it's early days yet.

 

[Embattle]

My worst commentator is Keown when on an Arsenal game, he always gets a hard-on and seems to lose all objectivity.

 

[Moriath]

My worst commentator is Keown when on an Arsenal game, he always gets a hard-on and seems to lose all objectivity.

Nah glen hoddle is sooo shit no one comes close

 

[DaGaffer]

Oh thank God its not just me noticing it; the BBC seems to have a rake of utterly terrible commentators at the moment; and what is it with the women? They've all developed this weird accent; I don't know if its supposed to sound more authoritative or something, but it just sounds...odd, and they all do it.

 

[Aoami]

Oh thank God its not just me noticing it; the BBC seems to have a rake of utterly terrible commentators at the moment; and what is it with the women? They've all developed this weird accent; I don't know if its supposed to sound more authoritative or something, but it just sounds...odd, and they all do it.

Surely it's just a "commentary voice"? All the blokes do it as well

 

[caLLous]

It's not just the beeb, Owen Hargreaves is particularly bad at putting an accent on and Steve McManaman drives me up the wall. The main commentator constantly has to cajole him into saying something and 9 times out of 10 he just agrees with whatever he just heard and re-says it in a slightly different way.

 

[DaGaffer]

Surely it's just a "commentary voice"? All the blokes do it as well

Nah, this is something else; I only noticed it because there was more than one game with a female commentator on last night, and it sounded like they'd had the same voice coach, who's advice seems to have been, "go for a teenage boy from no identifiable location crossed with a late 90s satnav".

 

[Raven]

I get that there should be more women in football commentary etc, but what's the point if they are crap? One or two are decent enough but this drive to have 50/50 representation isn't working.

 

[Aoami]

I feel people are a bit harsh on them. There are SO MANY crap male commentators/pundits who get a much easier ride. I was listening to Hoddle commentate the other day... sounds like he stopped watching properly when he was kicked out of management 15 years ago.

 

[Deebs]

Nah glen hoddle is sooo shit no one comes close

I raise you Michael Owen.

 

[Scouse]

I raise you Michael Owen.

I don't think his analysis is bad, it's just his voice is soooo fucking boring. He's like the Nigel Mansell of football.

 

[Aoami]

I don't think his analysis is bad, it's just his voice is soooo fucking boring. He's like the Nigel Mansell of football.

Are you kidding? His analysis is shocking.

17 brilliantly banal Michael Owen quotes when he's not got a book to sell

From criticising Newcastle United and Alan Shearer to suggesting Liverpool tried to sell Steven Gerrard two years prior to his eventual departure, Owen has adopted a very different vibe to usual manner, as the following quotes make clear...

www.planetfootball.com

 

[Deebs]

I don't think his analysis is bad, it's just his voice is soooo fucking boring. He's like the Nigel Mansell of football.

Top 15 Best Michael Owen Quotes And Commentary | Novibet Blog

You won't want to miss our countdown of the top 15 best Michael Owen quotes and commentary. There are some absolute howlers to read...

www.novibet.co.uk

 

[Scouse]

lol, OK.

Maybe because he's so boring I just don't listen closely to him

 

[Aoami]

Lampards shit possession based football that achieves nothing comes to an end today by the sounds of it:


View: https://mobile.twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1353649323037384708

 

[caLLous]

Tuchel's a funny one. You'd actually have to try really hard to not clear up domestically with PSG (Poch won a cup in his 2nd match ffs) and it never felt like Tuchel commanded the respect of the big players.

 

[Embattle]

BBC seem to of confirmed it, seems shocking in some ways although I do have the odd gripe about Lampard's decisions as manager which I think he should of resolved quicker but not to the point of him getting sacked.

 

[Aoami]

BBC seem to of confirmed it, seems shocking in some ways although I do have the odd gripe about Lampard's decisions as manager which I think he should of resolved quicker but not to the point of him getting sacked.

The main thing is that he is playing an outdated system which is clearly not working, and is showing no inclination to change it.

 

[Aoami]

Tuchel's a funny one. You'd actually have to try really hard to not clear up domestically with PSG (Poch won a cup in his 2nd match ffs) and it never felt like Tuchel commanded the respect of the big players.

Not many people available i'd say. Allegri wasn't interested apparently, Nagelsmann wanted to stay in Germany until at least the end of the season. I thought they might make a run at Hasenhutl, but obviously glad they didn't. I do wonder if Leicester were contacted about Rodgers, especiaally given his links to the club.