*** The Official 26/27 Premier League Thread ***

[Baleforce]

Just saw the shirt pull. How do they justify not penalising it? In what world do the refs look at that and think; "Nah, that's a perfectly fine way to stop a goalscoring opportunity"? Shocking. Again.

for those clams, I'm more than happy with it

 

[Finney Is Back]

Just saw the shirt pull. How do they justify not penalising it? In what world do the refs look at that and think; "Nah, that's a perfectly fine way to stop a goalscoring opportunity"? Shocking. Again.

It also should’ve been a red card for denying a clear goal scoring opportunity.

 

[SissokoWasGood (BoL)]

It will be marvellous when they start losing a few on the trot, because I can't for the life of me think that the majority of their players enjoy what they are doing. They tolerate it as long as they're winning, but if it starts to go south, I think they'll unravel like a house of cards in a blizzard.

I think the players probably do enjoy it, because Arteta has signed a bunch of weirdos that act out what he wants. As much I praise them for having a culture, I’d hate it if it was our culture. Bruno Guimaraes today sliding in on Barcola - as the help defender because Rice was on him - and celebrating like he’s just scored a goal when he actually conceded a corner…it felt to me like classic Arteta psychological nonsense, celebrate the small wins. To me it’s unbearably cringe and if I was told our players had to act exactly like theirs and we’d win the league I’d say no thanks.

 

[SissokoWasGood (BoL)]

Just saw the shirt pull. How do they justify not penalising it? In what world do the refs look at that and think; "Nah, that's a perfectly fine way to stop a goalscoring opportunity"? Shocking. Again.

Genuinely this stuff is ruining the game. What is the point if the rules can’t be enforced?

I’ve heard discussion that because they raise and lower the threshold for what constitutes a foul on a shirt pull because they get complaints either way that it’s difficult for the refs. But I just don’t buy it. I don’t see why it’s hard to look at the situation in context and understand…was the defender making a play on the ball, no…did his shirt pull clearly impede the momentum of the striker…yes. Ok so it’s a foul and a penalty.