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Feb 12, 2006
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Halland is an arrogant cunt so i wish nothing but a career ending injury for him.

Same for Mbappe.
And Yamal.

The rest have my approval to play.


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Sometimes you gotta be a nasty mofo, I guess they have the right to be arrogant given how good they are...

Then you see Richarlison and see what he has ever done with his career and yet he think's he's prime R9.
 

Mokku

Senior Member
Apr 17, 2019
3,019
When I was a steward at Upton Park, I'd see players constantly tripping up opponents, nudging, pushing, and goading each other all game, especially defenders man-marking a striker. Watch Haaland vs Gabriel, shit-housing each other all game. The arrogant side is just mind games, and it works for strikers. We've had defenders who were master shit-talkers, and the likes of Chielini bagged a Euros and World Cup with this behaviour, maybe not publicly like Haaland, but definitely on the pitch.
 

s4tch

Senior Member
Mar 23, 2015
38,395
When I was a steward at Upton Park, I'd see players constantly tripping up opponents, nudging, pushing, and goading each other all game, especially defenders man-marking a striker. Watch Haaland vs Gabriel, shit-housing each other all game. The arrogant side is just mind games, and it works for strikers. We've had defenders who were master shit-talkers, and the likes of Chielini bagged a Euros and World Cup with this behaviour, maybe not publicly like Haaland, but definitely on the pitch.
chiellini is not a world cup winner, good point regardless. we need good players who are also cunts in a way
 
Jan 24, 2007
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When I was a steward at Upton Park, I'd see players constantly tripping up opponents, nudging, pushing, and goading each other all game, especially defenders man-marking a striker. Watch Haaland vs Gabriel, shit-housing each other all game. The arrogant side is just mind games, and it works for strikers. We've had defenders who were master shit-talkers, and the likes of Chielini bagged a Euros and World Cup with this behaviour, maybe not publicly like Haaland, but definitely on the pitch.
Agree

also we forgot how arrogant lichtstiener or Ronaldo were.
 
Feb 10, 2007
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RKid1

Senior Member
Jun 29, 2020
1,188
Haaland is a legend already, love how competitive he is. And never dives, old school player with modern technique.
I also love Haaland. I so often hate the way Pep uses him (or doesn't use him)

For as good as he is, I think he has another level to unlock in the right system. Seeing him in something like Flick's system between Yamal and Rafinha would be a sight to behold
 

RKid1

Senior Member
Jun 29, 2020
1,188
Poetic ending to Arsenal/West Ham. All year long, teams (especially Arsenal) have crowded the keepers with plenty of contact and anything goes.

Arsenal gets bailed out by VAR on a late goal because they determined their keeper was fouled --- as West Ham players are all being hugged and mugged going for the ball.

I think it's a foul and should be a foul every time. But the EPL have completely ignored that all year, and now have the balls to call it with maybe the title and relegation on the line. Ridiculous.
 
Apr 14, 2005
72,470
Poetic ending to Arsenal/West Ham. All year long, teams (especially Arsenal) have crowded the keepers with plenty of contact and anything goes.

Arsenal gets bailed out by VAR on a late goal because they determined their keeper was fouled --- as West Ham players are all being hugged and mugged going for the ball.

I think it's a foul and should be a foul every time. But the EPL have completely ignored that all year, and now have the balls to call it with maybe the title on the line. Ridiculous.
How is it poetic then? Sounds fixed
 

RKid1

Senior Member
Jun 29, 2020
1,188
How is it poetic then? Sounds fixed
It's more of a joke. All year long, fans have bitched and complained about refereeing in the box and how teams (especially Arsenal) are getting away with murder on corners -- and then with everything on the line, the fans get the call they've been asking for.

It's sad that refereeing is so bad and corrupt that it has essentially become the main talking point after every big game.

Just look at Arsenal/Atletico Madrid and then PSG/Bayern. Controversial, one sided calls is what everyone was talking about after the games. No one is talking about the actual games.
 
Aug 30, 2002
62,306
Poetic ending to Arsenal/West Ham. All year long, teams (especially Arsenal) have crowded the keepers with plenty of contact and anything goes.

Arsenal gets bailed out by VAR on a late goal because they determined their keeper was fouled --- as West Ham players are all being hugged and mugged going for the ball.

I think it's a foul and should be a foul every time. But the EPL have completely ignored that all year, and now have the balls to call it with maybe the title and relegation on the line. Ridiculous.
https://youtube.com/shorts/mIPUhma5L8E?is=_8u5p6i0tkMY9Y5C



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https://youtube.com/shorts/cLH7ka5LYD8?is=YEzyZRH1pZvIZ1uM






They been rugby tackling and foul screening and wrestling goalies all season. Dozens of goals after such cases. The foul tactic so accepted that other teams started copying them (with less success, since they not doing drill at this for 18 months like arsenal).



Soon as it happens to them its called a foul. Rightfully, but far from fair. Since its a tactic allowed by the league all season. Peter Smichael was rightfully pissed off at the post game studio at the hypocritical refereeing.

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Alternate angle of Pablo's foul against Arsenal : r/soccer

This is a foul every day of the week. People just be saying anything cuz they hate Arsenal.

Its 100% foul. That's not the issue.


Its ruled in dying seconds of a critical game in a season where fouls like this have been allowed and led to goals ALOT.
 

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