Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[EA]

Still doesn’t discount a woeful call by the ref. That’s not a red.

The ref can’t give a pen and not give a red. Clearing it off the line is a clear goal scoring opportunity so by the letter of the law, he has to send off James if he’s giving a pen

 

[KamikazePilot]

Anthony taylor needs to be locked in prison and throw away the key he always does this against chelsea fukk him

 

[KnowledgeDropper]

I guess the rule is that if you award the penalty for handball in that situation, it is a red. I would argue that maybe he didn’t deny an “obvious goal scoring opportunity with his hand” - he tried to knee the ball, successfully knee the ball. Was it obvious the ball would go into the net after the knee? Maybe, need to see it again - ref should have looked a few more times

Regardless change the rule to allow discretion on the red, this isn’t Suarez/Ghana

 

[Yayo Toure]

This needs to be investigated by the epl got damnit what the hell is this shyt liverpool getting this shyt at home fukk this

This been going on for years. The Liverpool fans in this thread have an explanation for all the dodgy decisions they get tho. This is Anfield.

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Reading the drastically different reactions from Chelsea and Liverpool fans over the next few hours is going to be glorious.

Football is back

 

[BlackBall]

Anthony taylor needs to be locked in prison and throw away the key he always does this against chelsea fukk him

He’s trash

 

[TobiOT]

Mane and Robertson doing the "hate it had to be you breh, but you gotta bounce " to Reece James at the end.

 

[Roberto Firmino]

Be salty all you want nikkas it was a pen and has to be a red if he gives the pen do better Reece

 

[phillycavsfan]

 

[TobiOT]

Troopz must be loving that Reece James got sent off.

He was giving the Chelsea fan who was on his stream shyt until he mentioned the 5-0 and stayed quiet.

 

[null]

for a decade.

TLR #hottake

 

[EA]

I dunno why but I can see Chelsea shythousing their way into a result

 

[KamikazePilot]

Rudiger pcketing salah the grimlin

 

[Ukbrotha]

Yes completely unintentional

The law doesn't help the ref. Doesn't matter if its intentional. Ref had no choice.

 

[Low End Derrick]

Typical Anthony Taylor.