⚽️The Footy Thread: German Super Cup, International Champions Cup, Copa Libertadores

[Belgium]

I'll give Jape credit on this, I think a few years ago he said Eriksen isn't a big time quality player, I been blinded by the numbers he's put, but if you think about it, he was bad against City, Ajax and Pool. No thanks

I think people greatly overestimate Eriksen’s consistency because they don’t see him every week. He put up great assist numbers this season but that paints an incomplete picture.

For reasons I still don’t understand, match commentators persistently praise Eriksen as some kind of setpiece specialist. I don’t know what matches they’ve been watching but when he takes a corner you can bet it’ll fail to get past the first man. He has scored FKs but only very rarely.

He’s still one of our most integral players at the end of the day (try watching our creativity without Eriksen, it’s painful) but consistency is certainly not a new problem. That has been his big issue the past few seasons. Due to the extent of his role in providing creativity for our attack, it’s a huge detriment when he goes missing.

 

[mastamind89]

I like Fonesca, I think this move could work out. Especially if he is given enough time

 

[mastamind89]

the lawyers and PR team gotta come get their man

 

[130122]

the lawyers and PR team gotta come get their man

Neymar completely cleared himself if you watch the video. Shorty was extorting him and he played it exactly how he should have.

 

[Coupé It]

lets be honest here
people are looking at the kane decision as the scapegoat but totenham weren't going to beat liverpool either way

Yea and Liverpool weren’t going to come back score 4 goals and hold Barça scoreless at Anfield...

You never know what can happen, especially in a one off game. Liverpool had no right to beat AC Milan in 2007 but they did.

This Harry Kane being a “scapegoat” isn’t an excuse, it’s one of the reasons they lost. You don’t start that man. This has nothing to do with hindsight either because there were plenty of people saying the same thing. “Can’t start Kane, coming back from injury, isn’t fit, have to play the team that got you there, don’t mess with chemistry, bring him on as sub, etc”

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Liverpool had no right to beat AC Milan in 2007 but they did.

I think you’re referring to the 2005 final. Liverpool and AC Milan faced off again in the 2007 final, but Milan won that one.

 

[Coupé It]

I think you’re referring to the 2005 final. Liverpool and AC Milan faced off again in the 2007 final, but Milan won that one.

That’s right, my bad. 2007 Milan got their revenge.

 

[Bantz Lord T]

That’s right, my bad. 2007 Milan got their revenge.

Yeah, whatever. We'll catch up to their seven titles soon

 

[jape]

According to a study conducted by Stanford University, hate crimes have fallen in Liverpool by 19% since Salah joined the club and anti-Muslim tweets have dropped by 50%, it is the positive effect of the real star when he is a respectable ambassador Of his country and his religion.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Dope if true

 

[Coupé It]

We can all agree that this was probably better than the game (definitely watching tomorrow )

 

[Thierry Henry]

About time the Best player in the Premier League got a Trophy

Look to the left of Ashley Cole...

 

[jape]

Hard to not like Klopp

 

[jape]

 

[mastamind89]

Lyon would like to see him go too

I don't blame them. They don't want to deal with his ****

Neymar completely cleared himself if you watch the video. Shorty was extorting him and he played it exactly how he should have.

I know. But the video has been taken down if I'm correct. Not that it was necessarily damaging. I would have gone about it differently but that's just me, especially since I'm not the one in that position

 

[Armada]

New rules in effect as of now

From 1 June (although not for that day's Champions League final) there are 12 changes from the International Football Association Board (Ifab) to get your head around for next season.

Some are quite trivial but several could make a big difference to the game.

Drop balls
Drop balls can no longer be contested, but the change is more positive than it sounds.

If play is stopped, the ball will be dropped to a player on the team that last touched the ball - and where they touched it. All other players must be 4.5 yards (4m) away.

What that means is if a team's attack is stopped, they will get the ball back in that position - instead of the opponents booting the ball down the field.

However, any play stopped in a penalty area will be returned to the goalkeeper, even if the attacking team had the ball.

Another big change now sees a drop ball awarded if the ball hits the referee and goes to the other team as a result, or if the referee accidentally scores a goal (as happened in the Dutch fourth division a week before the law change).

Handballs

Fernando Llorente's goal against Manchester City in the Champions League would not stand under the new laws which say you cannot score with your arm, regardless of intent
The law remains that deliberate handball is an offence. But accidental handball will also be a free-kick if...

• the ball goes into the goal off an attacker
• a player gets the ball using his arm or hand and then scores, or creates a goalscoring opportunity
• a player's hand or arm has made their body "unnaturally bigger"
• the player's arm or hand is above their shoulder (unless the player has controlled the ball onto his own arm or hand)

But a handball will not be a free-kick if...

• the ball is knocked on to a hand by the player in question or a nearby player
• the arm or hand is close to their body and "has not made their body unnaturally bigger"
• if a player is falling and the ball touches their hand or arm when it is between their body and the ground to support the body - but not extended to make the body bigger

Another change to the handball rule relates to the goalkeeper.

If the goalkeeper attempts to clear ("release into play") a throw-in or backpass and their clearance fails, then they can handle the ball.

Ifab says this is because "when the goalkeeper clearly kicks or tries to kick the ball into play, this shows no intention to handle the ball".

Goal-kicks

Alisson will have more options to go short with his goal-kicks next season
Another change involving goalkeepers is to goal-kicks, which can now be played to a team-mate who is inside the penalty area.

The law now says the ball is considered in play once the kick is taken. Until now a goal-kick had to be retaken if it did not leave the box.

It could make a big difference to teams like Liverpool and Manchester City, whose defenders could drop into the box to receive a goal-kick from Alisson or Ederson.

Opponents must still remain outside the penalty area until the kick is taken.

Free-kicks

This would be an indirect free-kick to Brighton (in yellow) if it happened next season
When a defending team has three or more players in a wall, the attacking team can no longer place a player in or next to it.

If an attacker is standing within one yard (1m) of the wall when the kick is taken, they will be penalised with an indirect free-kick.

Another change means - similar to the goal-kick change above - if a defending team takes a free-kick in their own area, the ball is considered in play immediately and does not have to leave the box before another player touches it. Again, opponents must remain outside the box.

Quick free-kicks
If the referee is about to show a yellow or red card but the non-offending team takes a quick free-kick and creates a scoring chance, the official can come back and show the card when the ball goes out of play.

Before now, the card would have to be shown before the free-kick could be taken.

However, if the referee had distracted the offending team by starting to show the card, the quick free-kick is not allowed.

Also if the offence was going to be a red card for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity, but the opposition take a quick free-kick, then the player will only be booked because the other team are considered to have restarted their attack.

Penalties
The laws have changed concerning what goalkeepers can do for penalties.

The penalty kick cannot be taken while the goalkeeper is touching the woodwork or nets - or if the net or posts are still moving after being touched.

The goalkeeper must have one of his feet partly on the goalline (or above it if jumping) when the kick is taken. He cannot stand behind or in front of the line.

The other change to penalties means an attacker can take a penalty if he needed treatment (as long as the treatment is quick).

Before now, a player would have to go off the field until after the kick was taken if he needed medical help.

Substitutions

We will be seeing less of this in the future, because subs will not always be coming off where the replacement is coming on
A player who is being substituted must leave the pitch by the nearest point on the touchline or byeline - unless the referee says he can leave quickly at the halfway line - or elsewhere for safety or injury reasons.

This change is to stop players time-wasting. Any player who "infringes the spirit of this law" will be booked for unsporting behaviour.

Cards for coaches
A team official guilty of misconduct can be shown a yellow card or red card. If the offender cannot be identified, the senior coach in the technical area at the time will receive the card.

That new system was trialled in the EFL during the 2018-19 season and is now being introduced worldwide.

The other changes
A player can now be booked for celebrating - for removing his shirt or celebrating with the fans - even if the goal is disallowed.

The team that wins the pre-match coin toss can now choose whether to take the kick-off or which goal to attack - previously they could only choose which goal to attack.

There is now a difference between cooling breaks (90 seconds to three minutes) and drinks breaks (maximum of one minute) in certain competitions played in high humidity and temperatures.

Multi-coloured or patterned undershirts are allowed if they are the same as the sleeve of the main shirt.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48382254

 

[jking0821]

I think people underestimate Kane being a statue up there and how it effects the rest of the players. They couldn't play a final ball in because there was no movement from the CF. I still think if you play Son and Lucas up there you have a ton more movement which benefits Erickson greatly with picking passes.

 

[macbk]

Damn Bantz Lord T no tags all weekend!? I haven't been logged on since Saturday morning.

YNWA what a moment! This club deserved & frankly needed this trophy considering the season we've had.

The more I watch the handball on Sissoko, it appears he had his arm up as Mane was dribbling. Questionable call for sure, but I'm just glad Origi put that narrative to rest . Becker .Oh, and Kane should not have started + should have been the first sub off.

Scenes in Liverpool yesterday. A buddy of mine made the trek to the parade (he lives in Manchester). The pics and vids he's sent .

 

[jape]

ozil is arsenal's bale

 

[Verde Shuttles]

The other Rodrigo

Also Castilla blew their chance at the second division yesterday, Raul has work to do

Hate how RM fans don't understand how negotiations work

 

[jape]

flo is darth vader and nasser is kylo ren

 

[Verde Shuttles]

PSG gets Japanese Messi

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Damn Bantz Lord T no tags all weekend!?

My b bro, I was quite intoxicated so I was just spewing

We got the 6th

 

[jape]

 

[DsLee]

PSG gets Japanese Messi

Wow, that's crazy. I just read somewhere that his agent was not happy during recent discussions with Barcelona and now this pops up. Excited to see the kid do his thing though, Copa America will be a good opportunity to see how ready he is for Europe.