Ozil, Sanchez and Lacazette all in the starting lineup for, I believe, only the second time this season in a premier league game.
I know I had the underWho had the 32nd minute in the Xhaka booking pool?
Agree on the foul, but clear offsides? Like 1/10th of his body was offsides on a frozen frame. There's no way a human could judge that while keeping the ball in his view well enough to know when it's kicked. You're literally asking linesmans to just guess whether something is offside.First goal was phantom foul and clear offside. Second goal... Shit. Spurs need to create.
They try not to have champions league teams playing on the Sunday before, so that eliminates lots of good matches from consideration.It's amusing to me that the lone Sunday match is West Ham v Watford. I mean even when it was scheduled it wouldn't look like a good match.
When i saw it was today's game i said to my old boy, that should be a good game, but that's cos of the soap opera that is the BPL. I was looking forward to seeing what Moyes could do with West Ham, and Watford need a win.It's amusing to me that the lone Sunday match is West Ham v Watford. I mean even when it was scheduled it wouldn't look like a good match.
Had 4 clear-cut chances w/o the 3 best attackers in the squad, and the 2nd goal for WAT was a clear handball.When i saw it was today's game i said to my old boy, that should be a good game, but that's cos of the soap opera that is the BPL. I was looking forward to seeing what Moyes could do with West Ham, and Watford need a win.
Not a bad match actually. West Ham looked a little toothless and lost, but keen, but no leaders on the pitch. Watford knock the ball about quite well and are easy on the eye. I'm sure Moyes will hit his targets for the season, 17th looks well within the Irons grasp.
I think there will be some outgoings in the Jan window. So you'd think if he offloads some players and gets some cash from the board he can do some business in the market. I can't imagine Moyes took the job without some kind of agreement regarding the January transfer window. On a positive note. Moyes' Everton teams tended to finished the season strongly this was partly down to fitness...he's big on that and there is a consensus in pundit land that West Ham players ain't too fit. So if he can get em well drilled and picking up some points pre Xmas I expect them to have a decent second half of the season. I haven't checked the injury situation so I dunno how many first team players you have out at the moment.Had 4 clear-cut chances w/o the 3 best attackers in the squad, and the 2nd goal for WAT was a clear handball.
On the other hand.... we have no pace, especially in MF and at RB. Zabaleta just doesn't have the pace for this level, and we have nobody who can move the ball in MF (and Noble also has no legs left). Brutal upcoming schedule, could see us going down. Need to shell out the money for a DM, a CM and a RB in the window, but no chance that happens.
Well, looks like he's going to sit:This goddamn ref is making up for every bit of bad luck that Niasse has experienced. He should be out with a second yellow now (and should be a third for simulation on the penalty).
I'm glad that he (maybe) will be penalized, but unfortunately that doesn't do a ton of good for the team that suffered from it. I guess it's better than nothing to at least hopefully discourage such behavior. After seeing where the ref was for the call though, I do kind of see how he called the penalty.Well, looks like he's going to sit:
"FA: Everton’s Oumar Niasse charged for ‘Successful Deception of a Match Official’ following Saturday’s Crystal Palace game."
Video of the incident:
It was a bad call but disagree that CP lost two points as a result of it. The call happened in the sixth minute not the 90th. Who knows how the match plays out if nothing is given.Agreed- Palace lost two points as a result. Those can't be recovered.
If you penalize persistent fouling you may have to disband CONCACAF. I think the better solution is to be consistent with discipline. Too many referees suck at this- they're lenient to start or hesitant to brand cards early. Control is lost and things devolve.
Yeah, I think that the calculus is still in favor of diving. Maybe there's a 1:10 chance you get caught at the time, and if you do get "indicted" (for lack of a better term), you still have to go through the panel. Even with that, ask Everton whether they want a point or to lose Niasse for two games and I think they take the point.Officially banned:
Honestly, I wish the sentence were even more harsh. The circumstances that allow a ban are so narrow that we won't see enough players missing time.
eh. I'm an Everton fan as you know and the ban is worse. But that's not what bothers me.Yeah, I think that the calculus is still in favor of diving. Maybe there's a 1:10 chance you get caught at the time, and if you do get "indicted" (for lack of a better term), you still have to go through the panel. Even with that, ask Everton whether they want a point or to lose Niasse for two games and I think they take the point.
That was one of the issues the NHL encountered when they went to two referees. The complaint was that a single ref system could set the tone for the game - the players could get a feel for what constitutes a foul.At the lower levels in the US, there are two equal refs that run on the field. Their paths are similar to the assistants. This leads to a massive imbalance half to half- you end up essentially having different officiating in each half as the responsibility will shift from your offensive end to your defensive end. This has significant implications for discipline and consistency. I'd imagine throwing additional refs at the problem at the professional levels would have a similar effect.