EFL Cup 2021/22 FINAL - Chelsea 0-0p Liverpool - Sunday 27th February, 2022

[Dr. Gonzo]

21 minutes ago, Stan said:

Would be funny if Chelsea lost on penalties purely because they changed their keeper for it  

There you go!

[Bluebird Hewitt]

Kepa. Brought on to save pens. Skies the decisive pen. 

[Stan]

Just now, Dr. Gonzo said:

There you go!

Not the way I thought it'd be!

 

Well done Liverpool!

[Inverted]

Saves exactly 0 pens and then takes the worst penalty in human history. 

Amazing.

[Danny]

24 minutes ago, Stan said:

Yes Danny. My point is that I don't think it's a 'foul' as he hasn't really infringed on James. I don't think he's slowed him down that much just cos there's minimal contact. Therefore, no interference.

But by saying that much means that he did slow him down a bit…which is interference. Not sure what else to say, he physically got in James’ way and interferes with the game

[Dr. Gonzo]

That was a mental penalty shootout, my heart feels a bit funny and my hands are a bit shaky but now I’m very happy

[Danny]

Tuchel lost the game for the Chelsea there, strange choice taking Mendy off.

[Rick]

Proud of every single one of them. Absolutely fucking bunch of legends. Get the fuck in!!!!!! 
 

Those pens were just unreal from everybody….except one bellend who deserves nothing more for being an ultra cunt. 

[Stan]

Just now, Danny said:

But by saying that much means that he did slow him down a bit…which is interference. Not sure what else to say, he physically got in James’ way and interferes with the game

So if you're giving an infringement for that, you're effectively saying there can be no contact or marking at any set piece. Much worse goes on every single game with the amount of jostling and hassling between players. 

I don't think there was enough of a foul in what Van Dijk did. James probably wasn't even going to get to Keita anyway.

[Tar-Mairon]

Three years ago, he refuses to be substituted, disrespects and humiliates his teammate and manager and doesn't even win that shootout.

He's bought on at the last minute to win this shootout, the keeper who played the match takes it with dignity and he doesn't save one and skies the final penalty.

Haha.

 

[Danny]

1 minute ago, Stan said:

So if you're giving an infringement for that, you're effectively saying there can be no contact or marking at any set piece. Much worse goes on every single game with the amount of jostling and hassling between players. 

I don't think there was enough of a foul in what Van Dijk did. James probably wasn't even going to get to Keita anyway.

But it being a foul or not surely doesn’t matter. You can slow a player down without fouling them, if you do that from an offside position then you have interfered with the move and made it offside.

[Danny]

Away from Tuchel and the offside…no sympathy for Kepa. Lost all respect for him when he refused to come off for Sarri, quite pleasing to watch that play out

[Stan]

1 minute ago, Danny said:

But it being a foul or not surely doesn’t matter. You can slow a player down without fouling them, if you do that from an offside position then you have interfered with the move and made it offside.

Slowing a player down isn't an infringement. Or at least shouldn't be for what Van Dijk is alleged to have done. James has his hand around Van Dijk as much as Van Dijk is making contact. It's just part of the game to jostle like that. 

It being a foul does matter because that's where the 'interference' is. If its not classed as a foul, play continues. 

[Danny]

4 minutes ago, Stan said:

Slowing a player down isn't an infringement. Or at least shouldn't be for what Van Dijk is alleged to have done. James has his hand around Van Dijk as much as Van Dijk is making contact. It's just part of the game to jostle like that. 

It being a foul does matter because that's where the 'interference' is. If its not classed as a foul, play continues. 

“A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched* by a team-mate is only penalised on becoming involved in active play by:

• interfering with an opponent by:
• challenging an opponent for the ball”

[Rick]

Klopp dancing with the cup and some random kid from the stands lifting the cup was hilarious

[Stan]

4 minutes ago, Danny said:

“A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched* by a team-mate is only penalised on becoming involved in active play by:

• interfering with an opponent by:
• challenging an opponent for the ball”

YES DANNY I KNOW BUT I DO NOT THINK HE INTERFERED WITH THE OPPONENT. 

 

I hope that's clear  

[Danny]

1 minute ago, Stan said:

YES DANNY I KNOW BUT I DO NOT THINK HE INTERFERED WITH THE OPPONENT. 

 

I hope that's clear  

But you said they were jostling. You are describing acts of interference 

 

Anyway let’s leave it there 

[Bluewolf]

Congrats to our Liverpool lot on here... Quite a battle

[LFCMike]

YES so happy for this team. Let's go and win more this season. Chance for this is to be 2001 on steds

[Cicero]

Will post tomorrow as I'm busy but congrats to the Liverpool lot on here. Great game. 

[Danny]

7 minutes ago, LFCMike said:

YES so happy for this team. Let's go and win more this season. Chance for this is to be 2001 on steds

Big boost for you lot to go and win the title 

[Rick]

Commiserations to the Chelsea lot on here. That was a very hard fought, even game. 

[MUFC]

What a great game, 0-0 but could have been 4-4. Chelsea missed 3 or 4 guilt edge chances from around 5 yards out. 

 

[LFCMike]

25 minutes ago, Danny said:

Big boost for you lot to go and win the title 

It is and I'm hoping for even more as well. We're still in the other three competitions, let's see what happens

[MUFC]

Salah looked knackered. He might need time off after the African Cup.