** OMT - Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool ** 8.1.25 at 8pm

[SpurMeUp]

Noticed it in pre-season, Bergvall has talent as a ball winner. He twice tackled their keeper. You think he's a fancy-pants flare player, but he can use his strength well to win back possession. Unlike in previous games he used the ball better too. Gave it his all tonight. And got the reward.

 

[Surfless]

Bergvall and Gray are going to be absolutely immense for us aren't they?

Yes.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

As I never listen to the "expert pundits" on TV I suppose I'll miss them saying "he's not that sort of boy" when they discuss Bervall or their disapproval of Liverpool players diving about for "penalties". They'll probably spend most of the time talking about what a terrific performance this was from an injury decimated Spurs side. I think I shouldn't have had that 4th pint I'll be up all night.

 

[sirharolddove]

Victim FC and their media buddies going overboard again I see.

 

[Goose]

the guy interviewing VVD has his tongue right up the Dutchman's arse.

I'm not even being controversial stating that. It's blooming obvious.

 

[monkeybarry]

It hasn't been enforced like this since the creation of the rule, though. The extreme attention to detail is utterly absurd, as being a centimeter in offside give you absolutely zero advantage. I was all for VAR before it was introduced. I've been against it since the first season. It sucks. Brings nothing to the game. Suffocates it. Football loses a lot of joy when you can't spontaneously celebrate a goal.

That's just inaccurate application of the rule, because humans are not machines - but it's still inaco.

I agree with most of that.
But the majority of the football community being intolerant of officiating errors or inaccuracies created the forensic approach - so we have to live with what we created. We all did this.

 

[Muttley]

I think it is totally fair what VVD said in a Sky interview about it being a yellow. He said there is a referee, linesmen, VAR etc and is spot on if you take that incident in isolation. It was missed by the officials.

So we wait to see whether the FA accept his objective interview or whether we see another situation where PGMOL do the arse covering thing and put him on an FA charge.

The net, net is that these refs are incompetent. The first one wasn't a yellow, the second one was. That's 2 mistakes, not to mention the other yellows that were missed again.

 

[Robspur12]

Him watching the utd game may have helped them. We put that effort again at theirs and who knows. Gotta ride out their attack

Really would love us to play like this against Arse. We could get a result. I keep saying this. Set up with a bit more caution and discipline and this squad is decent.

 

[Lakey]

Will Sky have the gonads to talk about multiple VVD elbows and studs on Dom?

 

[Muttley]

Great to see Kinksy speaking fluent English.

 

[SpurMeUp]

I think it is totally fair what VVD said in a Sky interview about it being a yellow. He said there is a referee, linesmen, VAR etc and is spot on if you take that incident in isolation. It was missed by the officials.

So we wait to see whether the FA accept his objective interview or whether we see another situation where PGMOL do the arse covering thing and put him on an FA charge.

The net, net is that these refs are incompetent. The first one wasn't a yellow, the second one was. That's 2 mistakes, not to mention the other yellows that were missed again.

It is fair, if VVD was sent off too for his cynical studs down the back of Solanke's calf.

 

[Bullet]

Considering how terrible our wide forwards were; Son (and Werner) and Johnson.
And that Bentancur had to go off after 6 minutes.

That was a tremendous performance by everyone else.

 

[Jordinho]

The logic from both Smith and Redknapp. The first one shouldn't have been given, but since it was he should have been sent off.
I assume they will always say that every situation should be considered independently from everything else in the future as well.

 

[Baleforce]

long balls into space for Solanke to beast their cb's worked a treat, they couldn't handle him

need to do more of that

 

[Robspur12]

Was good to see Bergvall going to the ref with vvd at the end and pointing at where vvd done solanke and asking questions.

Time to stop saying Bergvall and gray are going to be stars, they are stars.

Bergvall has an edge to his game similar to Lamela and peak Dele. Love it.

 

[Baleforce]

Will Sky have the gonads to talk about multiple VVD elbows and studs on Dom?

Porro was punched in the face twice

 

[Muttley]

It is fair, if VVD was sent off too for his cynical studs down the back of Solanke's calf.

No argument from me on that. The refs are missing cards left, right and centre.

It is changing the game.

 

[Lakey]

But Porro didn’t have a red shirt on so doesn’t count right ??

 

[Batspur]

Bergvall and Gray are going to be absolutely immense for us aren't they?

I think Bergvall will be world class

 

[Hotshot-Tottenham]

Ange saying refs have told the clubs that yellows aren’t given for fouls when advantage is played??

Doesn’t sound right to me. But if mind games to protect Bergvall??