Gameweek 23

[Vinho Tinto]

I hope those fireworks are being lit at least 6 feet apart.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

He almost skied that one, too, but he was too close to the goal.

 

[Pesky Pole]

It was a great initial save but the tap in was right there.

 

[67YAZ]

The fireworks there kinda jinxed it.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Trent may well have not been there with how Sterling got around him

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Foden really went to his barber and asked for the Sling Blade

 

[teddykgb]

This remains cagey and I hope Pep brings on Fernandinho to shithouse the midfield up soon

 

[Pesky Pole]

This game certainly begs the question “how in the world did Shaqiri get several starts ahead of Curtis Jones?”

 

[ifmanis5]

Flop by Salah but even worse defending.

 

[SocrManiac]

That’s not a penalty.

 

[67YAZ]

I hope Salah survives such vicious whiplash.

 

[Pesky Pole]

Like I said earlier, we do it too. Difference is we score our penalties.

 

[teddykgb]

Look forward to Socrmaniacs expletive laden post about Sarah’s ridiculous dive

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Salah didn’t make a huge effort to stay up there, but you grab a guy from behind, he’s going to go down.

 

[ifmanis5]

Like I said earlier, we do it too. Difference is we score our penalties.

Seriously, perfect take.

Game on.

 

[SocrManiac]

Look forward to Socrmaniacs expletive laden post about Sarah’s ridiculous dive

I’m genuinely a beaten animal at this point. I have not enjoyed this year anywhere near as much between this shit and VAR.

Salah used to stay on his feet and fight through that shit. There’s literally no upside to it anymore and we play a EA Sports Soccer mini-game every time somebody goes into the box. It’s fucking stupid.

 

[coremiller]

If you give that absurd penalty, how is it different from David Luiz’a foul last week that resulted in a red card?

 

[SocrManiac]

Would supporters on either side be upset if Salah and Sterling were carded for embellishing non-critical contact and it was stamped out of the sport in a few weeks of consistent application?

 

[teddykgb]

If you give that absurd penalty, how is it different from David Luiz’a foul last week that resulted in a red card?

This was my real concern. I think you can make an argument there’s a covering defender but pretty much everything about penalties is a disaster right now

 

[67YAZ]

Thiago has been absolutely invisible this half, but not happy to see Jones go off. Shifting to a 4-2-3-1?

 

[SocrManiac]

If you give that absurd penalty, how is it different from David Luiz’a foul last week that resulted in a red card?

Imagine if Mike Dean had the whistle instead of Michael Oliver. He’d have carded the fucking fireworks.

 

[Pesky Pole]

Would supporters on either side be upset if Salah and Sterling were carded for embellishing non-critical contact and it was stamped out of the sport in a few weeks of consistent application?

Where do I sign your petition?

can we add a 2 yard VAR offside limbo land?

 

[JayMags71]

That goal made me feel a little dirty, until I remebered the non-call when Pickford ended Virgil’s season.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Would supporters on either side be upset if Salah and Sterling were carded for embellishing non-critical contact and it was stamped out of the sport in a few weeks of consistent application?

I’m good with that.

 

[teddykgb]

Not that it’s a foul either but Robertson clatters through the back of Foden before Bernardo shoots it wide and it doesn’t even get a look. Meanwhile we have two penalties in this match for incredibly slight contact. We just penalize all the wrong things

 

[67YAZ]

Good job holding the line there, but was Stones off? 3 City players definitely were, can't tell who.

 

[SocrManiac]

I wouldn’t have even blinked if Nike’s aggressive stripe pattern on the Liverpool sleeve drew that back onside.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Well, that was ugly.

 

[Pesky Pole]

Oh Allison!

 

[ifmanis5]

Keeper made two bad plays in that sequence.

 

[SocrManiac]

I thought Alisson had stamped that crap out of his game. It was a regular feature at Roma, a few blinks of it in his early days at Liverpool, and now it’s back.

 

[Pesky Pole]

He almost skied it again!

 

[pedro1918]

My goodness Alison.

 

[teddykgb]

Gundogan sneaking everything under the bar.

great to have the almost always useless Mahrez out and actual threat outside

 

[67YAZ]

I thought Alisson had stamped that crap out of his game. It was a regular feature at Roma, a few blinks of it in his early days at Liverpool, and now it’s back.

Bad timing on this one.

 

[ifmanis5]

And again!!!

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Is that Adrian in disguise?

 

[67YAZ]

Alison is on the take, that's the only explanation.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

LOL

 

[pedro1918]

Kelleher?

 

[SocrManiac]

Is that Adrian in disguise.

Came here to post that.

 

[Pesky Pole]

That was terrible. It started with the quick nervous play to Fabinho in the corner and went downhill from there. That was Loris Karius like

 

[teddykgb]

Alisson gonna have to walk alone at this rate

 

[SocrManiac]

Now we see how this affects the back four. They suddenly can’t trust the goalkeeper.

 

[The Gray Eagle]

Alisson gonna have to walk alone at this rate

Alisson's aim is not true.

 

[ifmanis5]

That was a snipe.

 

[67YAZ]

Well, that was nice by Sling Blade.

 

[coremiller]

So that’s the title done and dusted then.

 

[cromulence]

That is filth.

 

[SocrManiac]

I still blame Jordan Pickford.