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Liverpool's horrible pitch almost won them the game due to slips by Ødegaard and Zinchenko, but it ended up injuring Tsimikas, putting Saka and Gravenberch in danger, and possibly injuring Diaz too.
They can only have themselves to blame. dailycannon.com/2023/12/anfi…
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I would only use VAR for three things:
1) Goaline technology and ball in/out of play. This is an objective decision with the right tech in place.
2) Semi-automated offsides. This is an objective decision with the right tech in place.
3) Off the ball incidents. VAR can only intervene if the referee has not seen something rather than change a subjective decision they have already made. For example, the Bruno forearm smash of Jorginho.
I would focus more efforts/resources on upskilling referees so they can make the right calls such as the foul on Gabriel, as they are becoming too reliant on technology to bail them out and it’s actually worsening decision making. Effectively you have men in a box somewhere re-refereeing the game.
robert samuel holding this one’s for you
Gabriel Jesus: “When I got injured, Eddie replaced me very well. Then we signed Leo (Trossard). We kept the pace. But when Saliba got injured, it was complicated. The other defenders are good, but we were playing in a certain way. Look at the stats we concede a lot less with him”
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🚨 Cesc Fabregas brings glittering 20yr playing career to an end. 36yo former Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Monaco, Como & Spain midfielder finished with 849 appearances, 253 assists, 148 goals + 17 trophies. Moving into coaching role at Como @TheAthleticFC theathletic.com/4657921/2023…
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ICYMI, in which I write bluntly about climate fiction. I avoided this topic for a long time because it felt like a certain etiquette forbade it, but at the end of the day, it also felt like certain histories and points had been forgotten or elided, so...
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Just found this in an old journal which sums up the create/perform conundrum. “I need to disappear, and at the same time, appear everywhere”
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May 16th 1944 - #Machete's date of birth. Fun fact, this is also @officialDannyT's birthday! Happy Birthday Machete
🚨 Arsenal will be without William Saliba for Man City trip on Weds. 22yo defender’s back injury not showing sufficient progress. Also likely to miss Chelsea game next week. Increasing concern season over but not confirmed @TheAthleticFC #AFC #MCFC #MCIARS theathletic.com/4441641/2023…
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