denial of goal-scoring opportunity. Salah was in alone and Wan-Bissaka caught him from behind right outside the area.At work all I saw was a Straight Red was given. Whappen?
Salah taken down on a breakaway when behind everyone, just outside the box.At work all I saw was a Straight Red was given. Whappen?
Breakaway and Salah had nobody between him and the keeper. Salah was a bit off balance, but Wan-Bissaka made a little more contact, Salah went down and the red was shown. It was outside the box, so no penalty.At work all I saw was a Straight Red was given. Whappen?
I think if it’s a foul it pretty much has to be red, right?Thanks all. Seems like a no-brainer if he was the last man. Will see it when I get home for sure.
If someone offered me 10 goals or “door #2” I’m taking 10 goals from Benteke.Feel sorry for Palace. They've played well. They need to lock Benteke in the basement though. Doubt he'll get 10 league goals this season.
Not to make this thread all about Palace players that struggled at Liverpool, but...If someone offered me 10 goals or “door #2” I’m taking 10 goals from Benteke.
Hodgson still keeps talking up his other contributions, and I’m not knowledgeable enough to know if that is really the case or a coach supporting his player, but he’s also said that he’s had to basically re-coach him from scratch (like Roy Halliday going back to A ball) because he’s been so poorly coached and reliant on his physical gifts. I can see that kind of too.
I realize this is said from a completely unbiased observer who is coming from a position of love (I mean it's not like your favorite striker has never made a meal of a challenge in the box and actually been booked for it against Monaco in the Champions League or anything...) but I'd actually say that Salah is beloved because he tends to stay up in situations like today, trying to keep his feet "like a good English lad" and it will be interesting to see if he starts to go down more when fouled in the box if his popularity takes a dip outside of Liverpool fandom.Salah is beloved because so much of the media is pro Liverpool
This would be a useful reply if I had said only Salah dives or that no City players have ever dived. Nonetheless, I didn’t and your example is strange because Aguero suffered more contact in that incident than Salah here and was carded for his effort anyway. Also, we are just months removed from Salah earning his own yellow for diving and being called out for it by his own manager.I realize this is said from a completely unbiased observer who is coming from a position of love (I mean it's not like your favorite striker has never made a meal of a challenge in the box and actually been booked for it against Monaco in the Champions League or anything...) but I'd actually say that Salah is beloved because he tends to stay up in situations like today, trying to keep his feet "like a good English lad" and it will be interesting to see if he starts to go down more when fouled in the box if his popularity takes a dip outside of Liverpool fandom.