Current Fair Play Table

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Current Fair Play Table

Post by huw.Y.WattfromWare » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:42 am

Saw on another thread West Ham fans calling us dirty so checked out the fair play table. 62 yellows but no reds and only one point below West Ham, the animals.
We are only 6 yellows more than Chelsea, in third, but look at the bottom two. Shocking figures by any standard.
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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by Swizzlestick » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:43 am

Interesting to see Arsenal, never shy of taking the moral high ground against other clubs, are rock bottom.

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by Buxtonclaret » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:54 am

Given the way we're normally set up to play, the defending we do, and usually allow the opposition ball possession, we're pretty fair.
What we don't do is roll around the pitching agony clutching the wrong leg like others do.
Or practice high -marks- for- artistic -impression dives in the oppositions box.
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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by ChrisG » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:01 am

Buxtonclaret wrote:
Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:54 am
Given the way we're normally set up to play, the defending we do, and usually allow the opposition ball possession, we're pretty fair.
What we don't do is roll around the pitching agony clutching the wrong leg like others do.
Or practice high -marks- for- artistic -impression dives in the oppositions box.
That rolling around seems to have been much less prevalent in the behind closed doors matches from what I've seen

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by Sproggy » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:04 am

What you can now hear are the screams of agony as grown men fling themselves to the floor after minor contact with another player. Presumably to emphasise to the ref how badly they've been fouled but it really does sound pathetic.
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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by boatshed bill » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:08 am

I've thought Man City were dirty cheats for quite a while now. Particularly Fernandinho.

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by Commy » Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:24 am

Man City are very good with niggly fouls when they lose the ball. We have known this for some time but it was actually mentioned on TV not long ago.

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:31 am

It was a naughty one by Tarky last night. Not that he caught too much of the Bowen fella though.

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by scouseclaret » Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:50 am

This is clear evidence of the anti-Arsenal conspiracy that pervades football. These people know the truth...

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by tiger76 » Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:51 am

It's a myth that we're a dirty team, just like it's a myth we only play long balls, we mix our play up that's what makes us tough to beat.

Typical lazy stereotype that the London based media attach to us without checking the stats.
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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:55 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:
Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:31 am
It was a naughty one by Tarky last night. Not that he caught too much of the Bowen fella though.
He was lucky to get away with that. Didn't catch much of Bowen? The intent was enough ;)

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by Swizzlestick » Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:55 am

Had heard that Pep’s teams employ the cynical foul once they lose the ball tactic, but it still surprises me how often they do it.

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by Leisure » Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:59 am

RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:55 am
He was lucky to get away with that. Didn't catch much of Bowen? The intent was enough ;)
Looked to me that he was going for the ball but badly timed the lunge.

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:03 pm

Leisure wrote:
Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:59 am
Looked to me that he was going for the ball but badly timed the lunge.
It looked bad, especially from one angle. Why didn't VAR review it? Or, did they?

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by huw.Y.WattfromWare » Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:04 pm

A yellow was correct, in comparison with Nketiahs.
Eddie came in front on, studs showing, and seriously buckled the Leicester guys leg. Tarks came in from behind and although he caught him the leg bent at the knee. In the direction it is intended to. That is why Bowen was up so quickly. The other was a leg breaker on another day.

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by scouseclaret » Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:48 pm

Nketiah flew in high and at speed - a really reckless challenge IMO. Agree Tarko was lucky VAR chose not to look at it, but it was nowhere near as bad or dangerous as Nketiah’s challenge.

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by Hipper » Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:01 pm

We are more saintly then most when it comes to diving but by no means completely 'clean'. Taylor last night 'won' a highly dubious free kick for example.

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by Leisure » Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:23 pm

RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:03 pm
It looked bad, especially from one angle. Why didn't VAR review it? Or, did they?
Apparently they didn't but until you saw the challenge in slow motion and from a different angle it didn't look too bad. Also, I don't recall seeing any of their players make a fuss or go to the ref, which would usually be the case when there's been a bad challenge. So maybe that had an effect on them not looking at it again.

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Re: Current Fair Play Table

Post by Leisure » Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:25 pm

Hipper wrote:
Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:01 pm
We are more saintly then most when it comes to diving but by no means completely 'clean'. Taylor last night 'won' a highly dubious free kick for example.
Possibly but that was just 1 in the game. Antonio was on the floor about 3 times in the first few minutes looking for a foul!

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