Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 562. (Read 802546 times)

There are some decisions that if they referee doesn't award a penalty or a red card then he just being lenient with the player. If the referee decides to award the situation then he's also right.
In Saliba's situation, it's a red card. If the referee doesn't give it then it's his decision, but that doesn't mean he made a bad decision. Some referees are harsher than others.
Saliba was the last man, it's a known rule, if you're the last man and you stop somebody that is through on goal then it's a red card.

In that situation, I feel more angry at Saliba because he didn't need to make that challenge. There is a lot of space between the player and the box 18 meaning he has a lot of time to run up to the Bournemouth player and challenge for the ball legally, but he went for the foul. The referee was harsh, but it's still a red card offence.

Both teams put on an entertaining display as they tried to show who was the best in the match but despite Chelsea's best efforts after they fell behind in the scoreline, they were unable to convert their chances into goals in the end.

Liverpool relaxed their attack a bit and counterattacked more especially in the second half but when it comes to attack effectiveness this is the best when compared to Chelsea who tried to play the rhythm but in the end their attacks had to run aground and the chances were not maximized because Liverpool was quite good at intercepting the ball.

3 points keeps them at the top again and another advantage is Arsenal who did fail to bring 3 points this week a little makes Manchester City and Liverpool comfortable because at least their position will not be displaced in some time.

To be honest in my own opinion, I think Chelsea were lucky not to be reduced to 10 men after this incident and that's because this was very similar to the same thing that happened in that Arsenal game at Vitality stadium yesterday were Saliba was sent off for similar challenge on Bournemouth player.

Your statement about a gang up against Arsenal by match officials I don't think is true. For a truth, I think Arsenal actually didn't deserve the red card of yesterday but it wasn't bad call at the end because it was after the VAR reviewed the incident that Saliba was shown the red card.

Interesting situation but technically the red card is the correct decision I believe. I know what you mean though, but they should instead apply the rules equally. But I admit that the situation was quite brutal. Since he already gave the yellow and had time to review it, I think he was better able to assess whether the other player would have had a chance to intervene as they were more or less on the same line. Switching to red is a hard call after 30 minutes, but at the end of the day it doesn't mattr which minute it is if the red card is due.

But the more important question to me is whether Saliba's move was smart... He knew that if he touches the Bournemouth player like that, it would most likely backfire and I doubt that it makes sense after 30 minutes when the game is tied. Rather let that player take his chance, make him nervous from the back and then you can still hope that he wastes the chance and you are still playing with 11 players. This was not the right move by Saliba. You can do that when you have a 1-0 lead and it is minute 84 or so.

This is a straight red card no two discussions about this, it wasn’t about Arsenal been getting hard on because the three red cards that Arsenal have had this season are actually justified on the rules the only thing Arsenal needs to start complaining about is the referees actually lacked consistency in their decision making and are very bias towards other teams. Today they should have send out Tosin for the challenge because it was an obvious obstruction of goal, I was even surprised that they didn’t refer the referee to the monitor because it was the duty of VAR to correct that error and call for a red card.



I think you need to read the comments again it’s coming from Chelsea fans that have had high hopes for him to perform, but people will put this on Manchester United fans because of the bitter relationship they had. Hopefully he will have a better game next time than this one

Well, I guess I was not the only person that observed this particular incident but I think the referee was fair enough in his judgement that's why he didn't think of giving the player a red card. Will I say the referee that officiated the match between Bournemouth and Arsenal was fair in his judgement I think no because I expected him to have given the player a yellow card as a warning instead of the straight red card. I don't think the decision of the referee has something to do with England football but if Arsenal thinks the referee was not fair in his judgement they can make an appeal I believe the decision of the referee vdn be overturned.

How surprising that all premier league games ended 2:1, the games were actually tough and no matter what Chelsea want to do they will not be able to defeat Liverpool easily their defense was not given in the first place but  if the defense is not okay then it's a lot of work for the goalkeeper to deal with, and that is one of the usefulness of having a defense that will be for blockage before it gets to the goalkeeper. I knew that Liverpool will not play draw with Chelsea.


Manchester City will win at all cost even if they have also dropped in performance because of the absence of D bruyne injuries no one to give haaland good assist since the kind of player he is to score alone, the goalkeeper tried because he blocked about 8 shots from Manchester City.

This game was really entertaining and both teams made the match very interesting to watch. They have been a lot of discussion over this match and how entertaining and tough it is going to be which actually turned out to be so. Chelsea played well in this game but they didn’t just get the win they actually anticipated for in this game but Liverpool won the game slightly by one goal ahead. Chelsea’s performance is still very okay and this match which they’ve lost will not have anything to do with their performance in the league going forward. Enzo Maresca will really make them to play well and I feel he should be very confidence with the players also for a wonderful performance in today’s match.

Has scoring goals become difficult for Erling Halland ever since he made this statement? They worked Wolverhampton players who became exhausted and couldn't go on to share the spoils. I will agree with that goal today but most of these match officials are goddamn incompetent when it comes to matching decisions. Who else saw that Saliba's red card yesterday? And who else saw that challenge from Tosin on Diego Jota? They should do better! VAR was quick call Saliba's red card but not same with Tosin? Bloody Incompetent Punks!

Let me draw everyone's attention to this photo. This is a similar situation that I saw yesterday between Arsenal and Bournemouth which Saliba was given a red card. How come against Chelsea it became a yellow card?
 
It is so hard to believe that there must be an agenda against Arsenal. In all their games the ref is always hard on them. Just like an agreement before time.  Anyway, I cant question England's football because sometimes it is always a mystery in some games. Saliba will be missing their next game against Liverpool.

Chelsea performance wasn’t so poor in the match, but right from the beginning of the season, we all have seen it that Chelsea defense is just kind of weak, which I know will really affect them this season. Enzo Maresca really has to work on the defensive. If Chelsea is having a stronger defense, the match might end up as a draw, but even before the match started, I knew the match wouldn’t really be an easy one, and I never expected a win from Chelsea in the match, the highest I expected from Chelsea in the match was a draw, and they couldn’t get it, Liverpool went away with three points.

Manchester City dominated the match, but it was difficult for them to score in the match, they were lucky in the match it would have ended as a draw, they scored their second goal during the extra time given. Manchester City's performance has dropped this season, and they have been conceding goals easily, and they are finding it difficult to score which is not really a good one for them.

Winning was actually what I expected from Liverpool, and I believed they could do it and they did. There were some people that was Chelsea in currently in great form and might surprise us, but I knew it would be very hard for Chelsea to defeat Liverpool at Anfield. However, the truth is that Chelsea played really well, and I can say their performance has improved significantly. If they continue like this, they have a good chance of finishing in the top four at the end of the season.It's nice to see Liverpool still topping the Premier League table, and with this, I believe the Reds are back again, ready to challenge Manchester City in the Premier League competition. Let's see what happens next week when Liverpool faces Arsenal, who are also in good form.

If anyone says Chelsea did tried and showed their strength today, I won't wait a minute to commemorate the assertion of such person because it is very okay to agree to this. It was just not fortunate of them to win this match today. I was really expecting at a point that Chelsea could re-equalize to a draw game before the end of the game but that also did not happen. For Liverpool, it was a good outing that they were able to strongly hold Chelsea to their feet and still break their streak of 7 unbeaten matches since the beginning of this season. This was quite expected though but not as much because one could also think that Chelsea could hold the Liverpool to a draw in the Anfield stadium. Unfortunately, that also didn't happen.



Chelsea performed well and I will give kudos to Enzo Maresca for his tireless efforts to resustate the team back to their wielding powers. I hope Chelsea can bounce back in their Stamford Bridge madhouse. One can comfortably say that Chelsea is back again. Well done to Nicolas for putting in the goal at the needed time but Palmer could have scored an equalizer if the warning shots were more accurate than they were. As for Manchester City, I will continue to say kudos to the cooperating team who is making Guardiola work much easier for him.

The fixtures today were intense. Liverpool and Manchester City being the victors and both sides maintaining their position on the league table.

JSYK Cole Palmer can’t score in every game. What City dominance are you talking about? Pep was lucky to come out with a win today. Manchester City struggled against Wolves throughout the game. Haaland was nowhere to be found. They would have both gone home with a point if Manchester City had not pulled off a miracle by scoring a last minute goal to secure the win.

I really enjoyed both games to some extent, especially the Liverpool/Chelsea game that was the main game for this week. City dominated wolves, but couldn't put the ball at the back of the next for more than 80mins, until a late goal came in during the the last second of the added time. Wolves actually protested against the goal because they felt that Bernardo Silva was in front of the wolves goal keeper. But after a VAR review, the goal was awarded and City took all 3 points.

And as for the last game today, first, PGMOL has continue to give me reasons to doubt consistency in every game. I don't really know why the rules of football does not apply to every team or every game. Saliba was shown a red card yesterday for a last man tackle in their game against Bournemouth. Similar incident occurred in the Liverpool game, but it only resulted to a yellow card. It seems the inconsistency always make a team a victim every game week. Aside that, Chelsea really played a good ball. Their defense was quite shaky, which I expect the manager to work on.

Liverpool were very much on pressure, they never underestimate Chelsea until the final whistle was blown. This was am impressive game play from both teams, as the match continued i nearly predicted for it to end in a draw following how Chelsea began to attempt scoring to equalize. Both managers should be proud of their players/performance, football always comes with the option to win or lose, not a good day for Maresca and his team but the outcome was really outstanding despite failing to get the 3 points, if it was just another team then the play should have been able to secure them the whole points.

Liverpool this time for the title, how strong they have become is really going to create a tough space for the other contenders. Their ability to target exceptional players from the opposing team and render them unproductive during the fixture, just what happened to Palmer today, if he was given much space like Salah had then the scores would have been higher.

I like your sarcasm. Yes Chelsea played well, it’s a pity you don’t get points for playing good football. Chelsea’s attack has been solid this season, they just weren’t as strong against Liverpool. It is not easy to get a win at Anfield, I believe Chelsea will be able to bounce back from this defeat. The two players I expected to score, Haaland and Cole Palmer didn’t score at all today. Both Manchester City and Chelsea had a tough time playing their respective games today.  

What do you expect Palmer to play when the only time he can show his strength is when he is playing against an Underdog team? I have concluded that Palmer is overrated. He signs what people believe he is. If a player is a very good player who is meant to be hyped, then he has to show it whether he is playing against a big club or a small club. If you had watched the game, you get to see the performance of Salah, yet people think Palmer is the best in the PL now which is a very big lie.

Chelsea had done well today. They have shown that they are better than before, but we all know who would win the game. Chelsea can't win at Anfield. Maybe someday but not with this current squad. Their fans should stop the hype and noise. They are too loud, yet they are still struggling.

Indeed, this match was unexpectedly really difficult for Manchester City. The match almost ended in a 1-1 draw if John Stones failed to score in injury time, but in the end Manchester City was lucky and secured 3 points in this away match. Indeed, Manchester City dominated the match with possession of the ball and the intensity of their attacks, but the final finishing was the reason why they had difficulty winning the match.

Haaland didn't score in this match and that has made it difficult for Manchester City to get ahead of Wolves, but the performance of the two defenders today has really seen them win 3 points. They are the heroes of the victory and their performance in this match is truly worthy of appreciation.

All the matches today were 2 - 1. Even the match Chelsea dominated but their defence was not defensive enough but the keeper tried his best. Palmer didn't play well today. I predicted draw in that Match when C. Jones scored the second goal which was assisted by M. Salah. Even the yellow cards were more in Liverpool.

Manchester City also dominated in their Match in every key areas. Manchester city would scored more goals but the goalkeeper of Wolves was good so he saved goals for them.