Just home from the game, kinda disappointed with a draw but it’s early in the season. Thought Lukaku was anonymous, maybe the hype about him can be quiet now.
Thanks for the photo, means a lot to us who aren't able to just pop off to Anfield when we feel like it
From neutral side, game lost much of its appeal when James got red card. Deserved, no doubt, but we all knew what the game will look after that. Chelsea defending with all players behind the ball and LFC trying to breach that lines. Lukaku will be great for Chelsea this season, he is great at keeping the ball and providing his teammates with good chances, sort of like he did for Kovacic towards the end of the game. When you are striker playing in a squad that has been red carded you know you are in for shitty afternoon. Just look what Auba and Lacazette managed to do for Arsenal - they did not even touch the ball.
I do not know, I mean was it really "well deserved"? I think it was not an obvious red card, it was given so I can't say that it shouldn't but I can't say it was fully deserved neither, it looked so much like something worse than a yellow card but less than a red card.
This is why I suggest three cards in football. In these days I understand that people are not really feeling like watching 90 minutes of action, our attention span is getting lower, there are even talks about 30 minute - 30 minute total of 60 minute games, that seems like a big deal for now, but I am sure nobody would be too against 80 minutes after a while, at first everything gets a challenge but eventually it will be okay by many and we will get used to it, however historical stats will be a bit tougher. Same goes for cards, a new card between yellow and red would be very well, whatever it is, that way you get like maybe 10 minute penalty outside and go back in after 10 minutes? No idea what the punishment will be but this would fall right into that level.