Dannie Boy wrote:I watched the brief highlights of the Liverpool v Newcastle match from yesterday and whilst there’s no denying Liverpool’s overall supremacy in the match, I just cannot fathom out how VAR did not override the 2nd penalty given to Liverpool. The first penalty (that was saved) was debatable, but the 2nd one was an injustice at the level of Mr Bates vs The Post Office (I’ll post on that separately). The minimum should have been a free kick to Newcastle and a booking for Jota for diving!!
I read that quote before but irrespective of it all the pundits are saying words to the effect that it’s the softest penalty possible and Jota went down about 3 steps after the most minimal contact. But hey, it’s over so it can’t be changed but it’s just a huge shame that players have to cheat their wages to victory!
Real soft penalty but Liverpool absolutely destroyed Newcastle. The highest xG (expected goals) rating since records began (7.2 to Newcastle's 0.5). For any unfamiliar with xG...
'Expected goals is a metric which assesses every chance, essentially answering the question of whether a player should have scored from a certain opportunity. Put simply, it is a way of assigning a "quality" value (xG) to every attempt based on what we know about it. The higher the xG - with 1 being the maximum - the more likelihood of the opportunity being taken.
So if a chance is 0.5xG, it should be scored 50% of the time.
In short, Liverpool should have buried 7 goals easily.
I don't trust children. They're here to replace us.
OK, yes I'm a "Pretender" - don't really understand/follow Football but a closet supporter of Liverpool......
What's the thoughts on Liverpool and others trying to secure the services of Mbappe? Going to cost a fortune, problems at PSG not being a "Team Player" I believe.
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things" - Yma o Hyd.
Lost wrote:Real soft penalty but Liverpool absolutely destroyed Newcastle. The highest xG (expected goals) rating since records began (7.2 to Newcastle's 0.5). For any unfamiliar with xG...
'Expected goals is a metric which assesses every chance, essentially answering the question of whether a player should have scored from a certain opportunity. Put simply, it is a way of assigning a "quality" value (xG) to every attempt based on what we know about it. The higher the xG - with 1 being the maximum - the more likelihood of the opportunity being taken.
So if a chance is 0.5xG, it should be scored 50% of the time.
In short, Liverpool should have buried 7 goals easily.
Irrelevant to the penalty call. Are you suggesting the ref gave it on balance of play?
I've seen many a team batter the opposition and lose never mind draw
LFC were only one up at the time. Nufc might have got an 'undeserved' equaliser
Werner actually had reasonable stats at Chelsea, and our style of play never really suited him. The spuds style should suit him better. Always gave 100% and whilst they never had great confidence in him, he was a fans favourite.
Werner actually had reasonable stats at Chelsea, and our style of play never really suited him. The spuds style should suit him better. Always gave 100% and whilst they never had great confidence in him, he was a fans favourite.
Disappointing to be behind at the break. Dominated a large chunk of the game but then United came back in it, they could have had another and so could we. Good game, I'm going 3-4 final score...
Werner looks like a lad who's played 17 minutes of football in two months.
I don't trust children. They're here to replace us.
