Other Prem Games 19th - 21st November

[wiw]

Obviously Silva, but they play different positions? It's impressive how Modric manages to play in a 2

[Fernandinho]

Obviously Silva, but they play different positions? It's impressive how Modric manages to play in a 2

I think Silva is better in the position behind the strikers, but its definetely impressive how Modric can be nearly as good while basically holding the spurs midfield together.

Leads me to the whole argument abount having better players around you... Silva having Toure, De Jong etc in midfield makes things easier.

Silva is still better.

[Roboklopp]

Silva.

My telly has been doing that thing Craig is on about for a while on footy. Thought was just us. Anyone else have longer term problems? Was doing it for the Chav match too.

[ronanm]

Manager Redknapp said: "The title is a possibility, it's not impossible. If you keep winning matches and believe in yourself you will do it."

I work with 3 Spurs fans and am sick to death of the amount of sh1t they are coming out with. "See the same last night? It was like watching Barcelona" etc, etc. The sooner they get some serious injuries and Redknapp gets sent down, the better.

[cream]

They have a really good team. Better than us, Chelsea and Arsenal. They should comfortably finish in the top 4 this season.

[ronanm]

They have a really good team. Better than us, Chelsea and Arsenal. They should comfortably finish in the top 4 this season.

thanks - doesn't make it any easier

[lickedlollipop]

+ they totally smashed us. that was worst game since kenny's in charge (since this year), IMO.

[RichC]

we were down to 9 men for about 30 minutes and 10 men for 60 of that.

[lickedlollipop]

i know mate.. it was bad game overall. really hard to watch

[ronanm]

i know mate.. it was bad game overall. really hard to watch

I was at it in the Spurs end unfortunately. Agger injured in the build up to their first goal didn't help. Horrendous performance.

[Neil Young]

It's not as if he accused us of anything and he didn't say it's a decision that wouldn't happen at Anfield. Just saying that incidents are highlighted more at bigger clubs (eg the beach ball). It was a ****ing ridiculous goal and awful refereeing. I think he has ever right to complain.

Sorry if this has been mentioned but didn't we have the opposite problem once? IIRC assuming I remember right the ball was tapped at the corner flag, someone else jogged over and then ran with the ball towards the penalty area at which point the ref, who hadn't noticed the initial play of the ball by the first player, wrongly stopped play and ordered it retaken.

If so then it seems even more bizarre for Martinez to single out Anfield, i.e. us, unless there was a big furore about it that led to a change of policy by referees that professional clubs are aware of but that we punters haven't noticed.

The only other explanation I can think of is he refers to us because he's scared of upsetting the LMA by mentioning the most obvious beneficiary of favourable, incorrect decisions but that way madness lies.

[Exiled_red]

Sorry if this has been mentioned but didn't we have the opposite problem once? IIRC assuming I remember right the ball was tapped at the corner flag, someone else jogged over and then ran with the ball towards the penalty area at which point the ref, who hadn't noticed the initial play of the ball by the first player, wrongly stopped play and ordered it retaken.

If so then it seems even more bizarre for Martinez to single out Anfield, i.e. us, unless there was a big furore about it that led to a change of policy by referees that professional clubs are aware of but that we punters haven't noticed.

The only other explanation I can think of is he refers to us because he's scared of upsetting the LMA by mentioning the most obvious beneficiary of favourable, incorrect decisions but that way madness lies.

That happened to Man Utd in the last couple of years, IIRC Rooney rolled the ball out to Giggs(?) who ran in to cross for someone to score from a header, which the referee disallowed. That's the most obvious example, I can't remember us doing it.

The other thing is, what do you do if you're the defending team and think this is happening? Obviously if the attacking team are caught out they are going to claim they weren't trying to work this one and were genuinely changing corner takers, but if the defender has booted the ball up field they would likely get a yellow card...

[Chazza]

That happened to Man Utd in the last couple of years, IIRC Rooney rolled the ball out to Giggs(?) who ran in to cross for someone to score from a header, which the referee disallowed. That's the most obvious example, I can't remember us doing it.

The other thing is, what do you do if you're the defending team and think this is happening? Obviously if the attacking team are caught out they are going to claim they weren't trying to work this one and were genuinely changing corner takers, but if the defender has booted the ball up field they would likely get a yellow card...

Yep the linesman disallowed it, Teddy Sheringham was on Goals on Sunday and mentioned that one then they showed it, Ronaldo put it in at the near post

He also said that you needed to make the linesman aware of what you are doing and then they should allow it

I cant remember anything like that at Anfield

[Chris]

Better than us

Dont agree with that, we've got 5 more points than them since Kenny has been here, they do have a stable team thats been built over a few years though which is good for them and an advantage over us, aswell as some really good players so will be a tough battle to finish above them.

[Exiled_red]

Yep the linesman disallowed it, Teddy Sheringham was on Goals on Sunday and mentioned that one then they showed it, Ronaldo put it in at the near post

He also said that you needed to make the linesman aware of what you are doing and then they should allow it

I cant remember anything like that at Anfield

That's an odd one though because if that's true it means you can only do it on one side of the pitch