On the subject of us dealing with set pieces well or otherwise, having thought about it I don’t think we dealt with them well at all. At one point we gave four consecutive corners away, putting the ball out for a corner, from a corner isn’t really dealing with the problem, it’s just delaying the problem. As it was it just gave them some nice practice for their actual goal.
I don't think that's particularly a problem, it's not exactly an uncommon occurrence, after all, if you have to head it behind, you have to head it behind, but leaving Longstaff in space to let rip from outside the box THREE TIMES was not smart
That’s the thing though, if you keep putting it out for a corner then law of averages dictates you’ll eventually cause yourself a problem.
But we were comfortable at heading the ball away, if we'd just closed down Longstaff, we'd have been fine
I don’t mean to be harsh but it’s not remotely hard to see from that angle, which is about the perfect one. He’s miles offside!
Also, what was very odd thinking about it was that King didn’t get booked for taking his shirt off. Presumably that was because the goal was disallowed, but that makes zero sense because it’s for inciting the crowd which obviously still happens either way, or is it in fact a rule you don’t get booked if the goal is chalked off? Obviously I’m not complaining our player wasn’t booked, it just seems to potentially make the referees performance even more bizarre.
I can see why the officials didn't give it as King and the Newcastle defender were going in opposite directions, but it was miles offside. Slightly cushioned the blow of having a goal chalked off when I saw how clear it was in the end though!
He may have been a good ref in the A-League, but he was in the Championship last season, and well, we all know about Championship refs!
I look forward to him ******* up many of our games as he learns his trade over time, before being allowed to officiate one of the real premier league sides like Man Utd or Spurs.
It seems it’s a rule that’s not often enforced though, at least when it comes to taking your shirt off and putting on a mask, that Deeney goal and Jimenez’s goal celebrations are clear examples of that.
He went form booking loads to booking no-one. Like he run out of lead in the pencil or room on his cards.
Was he the VAR ref in the match at Spuds in the relegation season who didn't over-rule the 'no penalty' decision when Vertonghen fouled GD 3 times in one challenge? His reasoning? He didn't consider it a 'clear and obvious error' because as the pitch 'falls away' towards the goal-line, the on-field ref could not have had a clear view. And let's not mention allowing Alli's equaliser which he could have ruled out on 2 counts: handball and, more blatantly, Kane's push on Kabasele that resulted in the ball even reaching Alli. I think it was him.
Why didn’t King get booked for taking off his shirt after his “goal”? Is it because if the goal is disallowed then the shirt removal is disallowed too or is it because the referee was a useless buffoon?
Because he was a bottlejob, he should have sent off Manquillo for kicking the ball away when he was on a yellow, and there was a Kucka foul that he only gave once he saw the Newcastle player on the floor for ages
Oh, I forgot the bit about being just booked as opposed to being sent off, I remember one example of a player being sent off for taking off his shirt many years ago when Luke Rodgers was sent off after scoring a hat-trick at Rochdale.
Neither of the two yellows he gave in the first 15 minutes were yellows, especially the Newcastle one as he clearly did make an attempt to reach the ball. He obviously thought he was being clever by ‘laying down a marker’ but then didn’t have the guts to see it through, Including two specific events that are designated as yellow cards, they’re not even subjective decisions.
Cholevas's skill on a dead is sorely missed (and he always appeared to be 'up for it'). Much to same as Proedl - his height is missed.
Inconsistent, strange decisions, bottled giving a player a second yellow - sounds like he would fit in perfectly with the normal refs we get as this level
If it's the same one I'm thinking of the Newcastle one would be correct as it was for stopping a promising attack. But there was no consistency whatsoever on Gillett's interpretation of SPA. Completely bottled several decisions and very clearly didn't want to send anyone off/have any major controversy in his first game. Don't think his assistants were very good either. Bizarrely late/redundant flag for King's goal, and no help for clear fouls on Sarr in the corner.
