SOCCER SPORT !

[meijlinder]

LFC-WBA yesterday was possibly the worst game I've ever watched...

I'm not blaming the loss on the ref, Liverpool were awful the entire game and did not deserve a win, but something has to be done about stoppage time. Now it just feels way too arbitrary. When a team starts delaying from minute 15 and takes forever every corner, free-kick, goal-kick or throw-in, there has to be a booking quite early and more than 3 minutes of added time... Not that it would've helped yesterday, it would've just prolonged the boredom of watching terrible football.

[OTGabe]

LFC-WBA yesterday was possibly the worst game I've ever watched...

I'm not blaming the loss on the ref, Liverpool were awful the entire game and did not deserve a win, but something has to be done about stoppage time. Now it just feels way too arbitrary. When a team starts delaying from minute 15 and takes forever every corner, free-kick, goal-kick or throw-in, there has to be a booking quite early and more than 3 minutes of added time... Not that it would've helped yesterday, it would've just prolonged the boredom of watching terrible football.

Same thing happened in the Chelsea/West Ham match. After getting a goal in the first 5 minutes, the Hammers were delaying with every stoppage for the next 85+ minutes. When a keeper is diving on loose balls and clutching them in a fetal position for 20 seconds and it's not even halfway through the match, the referee has to do something. Not that I blame the teams from the bottom of the table for doing it, or that Chelsea doesn't deserve the blame for the loss. But looking at it simply from a fan entertainment perspective, it's not enjoyable to anyone except perhaps a contingent of the fans of the team doing the time-wasting. Parking the bus is an acceptable strategy when playing against superior talent, but the officials can at least intervene to keep the game moving along.

[Raza]

There are definitely legitimate and illegitimate ways to park the bus and waste time.

I didn't see the West Brom match, but I would expect anything different.

[shameless]

two words !Man City !!!

[Raza]

two words !Man City !!!

Pretty unstoppable.

And they ought to be after spending £250m+ on Pep's brilliant "management" this summer.

[shameless]

Pretty unstoppable.

And they ought to be after spending £250m+ on Pep's brilliant "management" this summer.

actually we were not the highest spenders because we recouped almost £100M on outgoing

[tribe125]

But that’s only the outcome of a previous spin of the lucky wheel.

[Raza]

actually we were not the highest spenders because we recouped almost £100M on outgoing

Still, anyone can spend the money. Someone still has to make them play like a team. So it's not like I'm saying he's doing nothing.

[Steppy]

1-0 up, keep it steady

[Steppy]

should be 2-3 up here, hope we don't come to regret missed chances