Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool: In game and Post Match discussion

I am glad we won but I'm less than impressed with the refereeing.
Mane kung fu kick = Mane red card.
Crystal Palace kung fu kick, they get a penalty.

Fair point that. Not forgetting his hat trick in Porto had us sitting watching the second leg with our pipe and slippers.

Temperamental but important.

Yeah, totally agree.. Let's not forget he's still a young lad.
Think he'll learn from that yellow card for the penalty incident as he was a second too late going down because he WAS fouled, he just made a meal of it in front of the ref.
As for the handling of the ball, he was fouled FFS !! and I'm certain the ref realised he'd fu**ed up which is why he didn't send him off despite those shithouse Palace players surrounding him waving their arms !! I thought all that sh*t had finished?
 

As for the handling of the ball, he was fouled FFS !!

I thought the ref had blown up hence why he grabbed the ball. Would have to watch again.

I thought the ref had blown up hence why he grabbed the ball. Would have to watch again.

Think he thought that as well. if your a footballer why would you do that? but then again Trent can't take a throw in !

Apparently today's was our 679th top flight away win, joint most with Arsenal

I thought Mane was sh*t and should of seen red. What was he thinking grabbing the ball in play?

Disagree about Mane being sh*t, But yes he should have seen red for the deliberate hand ball...

Thing is though nearly every player in the premier League does it, if they go to ground they stick out an arm and grab the ball to force the ref to give them a free kick.

 I for one am sick of it. more players should be book,or red carded for it

Crystal Palace kung fu kick, they get a penalty.

Zaha got to the ball first and attempted his effort on goal... It missed the target ! simple
WTF is any goalkeeper expected to do in that situation?

As for the handling of the ball, he was fouled FFS !!

He wasn't.... One thing I believe that everyone who as played football is taught  is that you play to the whistle. You don't go down then grab the ball looking for a free kick... had he done that a 10 or 15 yards further back then palace gets another penalty...
I like Mane but ffs i wish that he would stop looking for fouls

Edit:Do have predictive text... And I really have to start proof reading before I post

He wasn't.... One thing I believe that everyone who as played football is though is that you play to the whistle. You don't go down then grab the ball looking for a free kick... had he done that a 10 or 15 yards further back then palace gets another penalty...
I like Mane but ffs i wish that he would stop looking for fouls

True... point taken..
Like i've said, good job Jürgen had the nowse to sub him.

Zaha got to the ball first and attempted his effort on goal... It missed the target ! simple
WTF is any goalkeeper expected to do in that situation?

The argument is, two feet off the ground and foot high, it is straight red.

The argument is, two feet off the ground and foot high, it is straight red.

The collision, for me, was no different to Mane's at City back in September, okay his foot was slightly higher, but Zaha's following through foot nearly ruined Karius's family planning !

The Ox certainly made difference when he came on for Gini.  I'm afraid Gini isn't dynamic enough to play alongside Henderson.

Thank God (or should I say, Allah) for Mo. perhaps we should promise to build a mosque at Anfield to make sure he stays.

So how was your bet that we would lose 3-0?

I think Neil Swarbick is an absolute c**t of a ref. Was he not the one in charge of the 2-2 game with Spurs at Anfield?

Mane clearly receives contact on his left standing leg goes down under the contact and is booked for diving? Clear penalty in addition to Kelly undressing Virgil in the 5 yard box. The shirt pull and kick on Mane was an obvious foul which wasn't given instead Palace get a free kick for him handling the ball.

I think Neil Swarbick is an absolute c**t of a ref.

No wonder there are no English refs at the World Cup this summer !! makes sense I suppose !....... or does it?
They might have a nerve agent in that spray they use to draw a line for free kicks!!

Great result and keeps us in the box seat for the top 4.

Thought Mane was going to get the second yellow to be honest, then wondered - do refs look at any footage at half time? When he didn't book him thought that maybe he was aware that there had been contact when he got booked for diving, and decided to even it out???

Robbo once again showing he is a proper full back. Defends well, and gets forward well. The pullback for the winner was fantastic - who didn't think he was going to welly it goalward?

TAA is a great talent, but of late is getting caught when the wide man comes inside.  He is generally ok when the man goes on the outside due to his pace, but just needs to be aware of the run.  Need to get sorted for Wednesday. Maybe Milner could play RB? We know he is solid.

See Hendo got a bit of stick for the goal, but what is he doing going against Benteke in the first place. At least we got the idea and one of the CBs stepped up after that.

Roll on Wednesday, even though it is City, it is the kind of game we have been missing for a few years.

Haha I was throwing some 6 foot 7 African around in salou in 2005. You know them fellas that sell glasses and get you a weed when you want one.

He was getting threw up and down outside the bar I was in.

Lucky lucky 🤣

I wonder... I wonder if throwing Ox as right back might be a solution?

Emre Can plays right back for Germany doesnt he? Think he'd be a shout if we were throwing someone in out of position.

Another 3 points. Don;t bother how they performed. Coming back from international games with long hour flights, is never an easy thing for the players. Win the 3 more games and we're in the CL again next season.

Another 3 points. Don;t bother how they performed. Coming back from international games with long hour flights, is never an easy thing for the players. Win the 3 more games and we're in the CL again next season.

You reckon we only need to win 3 more?

Let’s say for example Chelsea beat spurs, then beat us too. That puts them 1 point behind us.

There’s still plenty of work to do in my eyes

All in all one of the ugliest wins under Jürgen - great to see the lads didn’t stop believing we could win.

Lallana season over though Let’s hope he comes back fit and strong for next season as he is excellent when available

True... point taken..
Like i've said, good job Jürgen had the nowse to sub him.

Totally agree, It was the right thing to do

Lucky lucky 🤣

Haha, yep that's the one. Got a picture with him after the pens and somehow I am smoking a big Cuban cigar.

No idea where it come from

Wouldn't it be great if we never had to go within a few miles of that shithole ever again