Topic: MoTD thread

[Skeeve]

Went the game today so just saw the penalty shouts - looked like both should have been awarded. Also don't know how we got away with that pass back!

It has to be deliberate, it seems to have been judged as a failed attempt to play it off the attacker to put it out for a goal kick.

[the_red_pill]

In fairness they were very complimentary about us, Ian Wright called us the best team in the world.

Wrighty's always going to be in our corner though. Been only complimentary about us these 6 or so years since he's been a regular pundit on TV.

[UntouchableLuis]

Wright has always been complimentary about us as far as I can recall. Shearer less so, but Lineker looks and sounds a bit blue around the gills.

Lineker has been seriously bitter for a while now about us. Not sure where it all started but he's the first one to question any decision in our favour this season yet never says anything when City or Harry Kane get anything.

[Macphisto80]

Lineker has been seriously bitter for a while now about us. Not sure where it all started but he's the first one to question any decision in our favour this season yet never says anything when City or Harry Kane get anything.

Probably due to the realisation that we are now certain to win the league. Not only that, we don't look like a one season wonder like his beloved Leicester. It'll take some doing to usurp us in this form.

[Skeeve]

He's an odd mix, doesn't seem to hate us or try to dismiss how good we are, but loves to try and put the boot in whenever there's a decision he can pick out to do so.

[Licky]

Said ings was nailed on peno, ffs, although Fab does but his foot out it’s clear there was no contact

[Ray K]

They didn't show the Salah offside goal did they? A shame, I wanted to see that move again.

[rushyman]

He's an odd mix, doesn't seem to hate us or try to dismiss how good we are, but loves to try and put the boot in whenever there's a decision he can pick out to do so.

His former teams

Leicester - Battered them
Everton - Say no more
Barcelona - Broke them
Spurs - Stopped a once in a lifetime dream 7 months ago

[UntouchableLuis]

Absolutely horrific defending from West Ham in that game.

[Skeeve]

They didn't show the Salah offside goal did they? A shame, I wanted to see that move again.

The Minamino chance would have been one to include too you'd think.

On the blueshite game, they seem to weirdly rate Holgate quite highly and have been complimentary about him a few times before now, but this time they even managed to praise him for a clearance that went about 2 yards and straight to an opposition player. 

[rushyman]

Said ings was nailed on peno, ffs, although Fab does but his foot out it’s clear there was no contact

He’s caught him

Ings tried to stay up tbf to him.

Firmino Amd him should’ve had pens

[Skeeve]

His former teams

Leicester - Battered them
Everton - Say no more
Barcelona - Broke them
Spurs - Stopped a once in a lifetime dream 7 months ago

That's what makes the mix so odd, you'd expect him to be entirely negative, albeit not as bad as Jenas or Hoddle who are abysmally biased.

[rushyman]

That's what makes the mix so odd, you'd expect him to be entirely negative, albeit not as bad as Jenas or Hoddle who are abysmally biased.

To be fair to Lineker he’s an ok bloke. Dont really mind much he says about us it’s not particularly hateful

Danny Mills is the one that’s completely weird. He would genuinely kill us all if he could get away with it, dunno what his problem is. Clearly personal 

[Ray K]

That was classic Reina - The Latter Years on the 2nd goal.

[slaphead]

That lady commentator is dreadful still, Watford v Everton. Everton looking for a pen. "calls for a penalty, most of them coming from the away support". I'd love to know where the rest were coming from

[Samie]

Pepe Reina after 2010 is a decent goalkeeper before that he was a top one.

[Kashinoda]

Lineker has been seriously bitter for a while now about us. Not sure where it all started but he's the first one to question any decision in our favour this season yet never says anything when City or Harry Kane get anything.

To be fair he's gone to bat on Twitter for decisions which went in our favour and everyone was fewming about.

Example:
https://twitter.com/garylineker/status/1216153746964733952?s=21

[Skeeve]

That lady commentator is dreadful still, Watford v Everton. Everton looking for a pen. "calls for a penalty, most of them coming from the away support". I'd love to know where the rest were coming from

Is it not just a slightly awkward way of saying that the players weren't claiming strongly for one?

[redgriffin73]

They didn't show the Salah offside goal did they? A shame, I wanted to see that move again.

Yeah, I was waiting to see that back too, what a goal it would have been. Seemed like hardly any actual highlights, second half just seemed to be the goals and not much else.

Pleasantly surprised to see them mention our possible penalty though.

[slaphead]

Is it not just a slightly awkward way of saying that the players weren't claiming strongly for one?

Could well be mate but I think they were 
If not she's still a shit commentator 

[Skeeve]

Watching the highlights of these other matches gives me even greater respect for the ability of our team, seeing numerous decent moves that we'd expect to end up in the back of the net from ours have ended somewhere else for many other sides.

[Ray K]

Jordan Pickford is watching that Palace keeper and taking notes. It's just about the only thing he hasn't done this season.

[Peabee]

Wright has always been complimentary about us as far as I can recall. Shearer less so, but Lineker looks and sounds a bit blue around the gills.

He’s worse on Twitter. Only piped up about our game and the Ings “pen”. Didn’t mention Firmino’s.

[Morgana]

Wright has always been complimentary about us as far as I can recall. Shearer less so, but Lineker looks and sounds a bit blue around the gills.

At least there was a bit more fairness and balance on the BBC about the TWO penalty shouts: Firmino and Ings. Throughout the afternoon/evening Sly Sports News only focused on the latter to push the narrative that Liverpool gets all the calls and referee favouritism. Gobshites.

[Peabee]

At least there was a bit more fairness and balance on the BBC about the TWO penalty shouts: Firmino and Ings. Throughout the afternoon/evening Sly Sports News only focused on the latter to push the narrative that Liverpool gets all the calls and referee favouritism. Gobshites.

You should have heard Jenas and Sherwood on BT. kept going on about the Ings decision, and Jenas went into meltdown after we went further and further ahead. BBC are making a mistake if they want him to replace Lineker. He can’t hide his bias.

[Jshooters]

They didn't show the Salah offside goal did they? A shame, I wanted to see that move again.

Goal of the game for me, absolutely gutted to not see it again

[sinnermichael]

Goal of the game for me, absolutely gutted to not see it again

https://twitter.com/samsgyan/status/1223754232555130880?s=19

[kavah]

https://twitter.com/samsgyan/status/1223754232555130880?s=19

Great that isn't it - I think I count 7 of their players sucked into or around our box. and then what is it? 10 seconds and 8 passes later. Superb stuff, there is a post in the AV thread of 1 touch games in training and you can see all the same skills there

[Jshooters]

https://twitter.com/samsgyan/status/1223754232555130880?s=19

Legend! Cheers mate

[Iska]

https://twitter.com/samsgyan/status/1223754232555130880?s=19

I was absolutely raging at Mo getting himself offside but in fairness even then he’s still had hard work to do to score there.  The whole thing is a fabulous example of playing on the ragged edge, but with complete composure.

[iamnant]

They're all scrambling for a story, a take or a narrative to make things interesting - pretty much been a boring season for the journos and pundits in the title race (apart from how good we've been and the records which are tumbling every gameweek), so they're all trying way too hard to find something of a talking point or discussion.

Gotta absolutely love Ian Wright, by the way. And to be fair, Shearer was waxing lyrical about us last night as well.

[WhoHe]

I've never really minded Shearer and thought he was boss in the CL semi win at Anfield for 5 live, gotta love Wrighty as he doesn't really seem to think too much and goes by instincts which is fine for me.

[eddiedingle]

Richards and Jenas. The dream team.

[sinnermichael]

Haha Sterling and Jenas fucking hell. Defending Sterling of course. 🙄

[Nitramdorf]

Jenas and Micah Richards  tonight dear God.
Jenas reckons Sterling was a yellow card.
Richard's reckons Loris pulled his arms away and Sterling didnt dive and shouldnt have a card. Then Jenas said he has to go down. Fucking wankers

[Hazell]

Richards and Jenas. The dream team.

'Sterling's already going down, I don't think it was a yellow card'.

Does that even make sense?

[tubby]

Jesus wtf are these two talking about, they're saying Sterling went down without contact but it wasn't enough for a card?

[Nitramdorf]

That's the first time I havent turned the sound down for a Mourinho interview.

[xhaxhi]

These two tonight.... 

[Snail]

Bitter, bitter, bitter.