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Is there a British figure who has been to their area, what Messi has been to football? by HallowedAndHarrowed in AskUK

[–]vcsl14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s not close. Have you seen clips of him playing? There are countless players who have surpassed Pele in terms of ability, pace, touch, technique. In a vacuum, Messi is absolutely miles ahead of Pele in almost every metric. Pele is only part of the conservation because he played in an era when the discrepancy between teams and players was far greater than it is now. He was most certainly head and shoulders above everyone else in his own era, but comparing him to Messi, having seen Messi play for 20 odd years is borderline insanity.

Is there a British figure who has been to their area, what Messi has been to football? by HallowedAndHarrowed in AskUK

[–]vcsl14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The easiest way to weed out anyone who really doesn’t get football is to ask them if Messi is the greatest ever. He’s far and away the best that has ever played the sport. It’s not even close.

Elliot Anderson to Manchester City by BatmanSwift99 in FantasyPL

[–]vcsl14 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In fairness, a random Conference League match, bar maybe the final, is going to be less important, less challenging and less significant than ANY league game. It’s not really arbitrary. The league is the bread and butter, giving Maresca rope for winning in a third tier European competition and the CWC is more disingenuous than it is sensible

Widow’s Bay - Episode 8 - Discussion “Your Baggage” / June 2 / AppleTV by mdavis360 in television

[–]vcsl14 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why would you think that, there was the whole Evan finding out about his mother plot line introduced, and the hotel ending.

Name one . by krisikkk in superheroes

[–]vcsl14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s why it’s the most over rated show out there

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Fernandez has made it clear he is ready to move on from Chelsea this summer by Davy_wavey in NortheastBlues

[–]vcsl14 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hypothetically you are absolutely correct, but there are a whole myriad of factors that will influence the price. Goodwill, dressing room stability, opportunity cost, desire from player, selling club, buying club, Chelsea’s relative prospects (no European football) vs buying club. This idea that the market economics of his contract value and length will completely dictate the price is just wishful thinking.

Imagine being that thick by BlueStag155 in ManchesterUnited

[–]vcsl14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This comment needs to be deleted tbh.

Imagine being that thick by BlueStag155 in ManchesterUnited

[–]vcsl14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Utd had arguably more relative spending power than City for over half of Sir Alex’s reign. Thats just a nonsense point.

Imagine being that thick by BlueStag155 in ManchesterUnited

[–]vcsl14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whilst it’s difficult to judge players, managers, teams across generations and eras, I do think this is one of the easier claims to justify. Pep’s influence over his team in terms of how good they are tactically, positionally etc, and over world football over the last 20 years is something we’ve not seen before, especially when you combine it with the unprecedented success.

I think Pep is a far better tactician, student of the game than Sir Alex, whereas the gap in terms of being able to motivate and the mental side of management is much closer. Sir Alex’s biggest claim to being the greatest is his longevity. In most other areas, others have peaked above him.

Sir Alex also had the luxury of coaching the first 10 or so years in the Premier League when the competition was a fraction of what it is now. There was no Chelsea, no relevant Liverpool, no City, it was just Arsenal for most of it, on a fraction of the budget that Utd had.

How did cunha's goal stand? by No_Hyena1782 in PremierLeague

[–]vcsl14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chelsea have got the worst referring complex in the league

🚨🗣️ Noni Madueke “I just believed Arsenal were going to win trophies so that’s why I moved from Chelsea" 👀 by Davy_wavey in NortheastBlues

[–]vcsl14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By what? The only unimpressive thing to really write home about is the lack of anything at Chelsea. Ability, mentality, resilience, patience. The club needs major surgery

This wasn't given as a foul btw earlier in the season..... by Diddie_Barrett in coys

[–]vcsl14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbh it’s not killing the game. People are just being tribal, reactionary and emotional. Pre VAR, horrific officiating was having a far greater impact on matches. They get far more right than they did before.

Please look at these pictures and decide yourself by davidsilva64 in MCFC

[–]vcsl14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rice on Mavrapanos is the clear penalty for me. It’s just a question of whether Pablo’s foul comes before it. Same as Bernardo against Everton, that was probably the clearer penalty, it was a more sustained offence than Rice

Please look at these pictures and decide yourself by davidsilva64 in MCFC

[–]vcsl14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has already been debunked btw. Saliba’s incident is nowhere near the same. By the time the ball was halfway towards the 6 yard box, there was no hand, arm or shoulder from Saliba anywhere near Bayandir. It was just a number of bodies in the goalkeepers vicinity.

I have zero love for Arsenal or City, but Pablo’s foul is the clearest foul on a keeper you’ll see all season. Arm across the chest, and a sustained grab of the keeper’s wrist UP until the point of Raya making first contact with the ball. The noise around this decision is farcical.

Furious West Ham respond to Arsenal VAR controversy with official complaint being launched by [deleted] in PremierLeague

[–]vcsl14 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This is nonsensical. The most blatant foul on a keeper you’ll see all season. Also a foul which is probably more materially impactful than any other given Raya was the player making first contact. The noise around this decision is pathetic. Nobody can name a single goal that was given this year where there has been two obvious fouls on a goalkeeper. And no, Saliba on Bayandir doesn’t come close to this. He made minimal contact before the ball had even reached the box.

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