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@tomtweettime @MiguelDelaney By that logic, there is no VAR for the entire game before injury time, which seems like something you’d enjoy

@MarkIsGreat @MiguelDelaney Nah. Still entirely subjective. If anything, challenges will be even worse than the current shitshow as managers will use them tactically right at the end of games.

FSA survey finds over 75% of fans against using VAR, wit over 90% feeling it has made match-day experience worse Football authorities have no will to get rid, though independent.co.uk/sport/football…

@tomtweettime @MiguelDelaney I think if they had challenges rather than the refs reviewing everything, this would solve a lot and put the blame on players (for burning reviews) not the refs. Cricket has shown the way here

@MiguelDelaney Of course they don’t, because fans don’t matter. VAR for goal line and offside (if automated) is great because they are matters of fact. For anything subjective like fouls it can never work and will only ever make things worse.

@StrettyEndView @MarkOgden_ Spurs, City, Liverpool, PSG, Napoli, Bayern, AM; Arsenal, Dortmund I’d argue. I’d also note the pl is the strongest it’s ever been, so I think this doesn’t stack up as an argument.

@MarkIsGreat @MarkOgden_ It’s not linked for me Which big European teams have had their best team of the last 30 years in the last 10? Yes: PSG Napoli No: United Chelsea Milan Juve Bayern Barca Madrid Dortmund Atletico Arsenal Maybe: Liverpool

Why Mo Salah is the Premier League’s greatest espn.com/soccer/story/_…

@StrettyEndView @MarkOgden_ United fans often think football isn’t as good since around the decline of United. Funny that

@MarkIsGreat @MarkOgden_ Because I think that stats (particularly in this era) are unreliable as a comparison. In my opinion football quality has been in decline since around 2009 Schmeichel was one of the best keepers ever 🤷‍♂️

@StrettyEndView @MarkOgden_ Out of interest, Salah and Henry have comparable stats in most regards, so why would you say Salah isn’t anywhere close? lol @ a goalkeeper at 4, though

@MarkIsGreat @MarkOgden_ Ronaldo Henry Rooney Schmeichel Gerrard De Bruyne Shearer Aguero Bale Cantona 😀

@thebigguy86 @nchannell @AnfieldEdition You’re not at the apogee of that discipline, mate.

@MarkIsGreat @nchannell @AnfieldEdition I literally work in the film industry and went back to work only days after my mom's unexpected passing

At this stage, can anyone give a single good reason why Arne Slot should stay beyond the season? The football is bland, the results have been well below par and, most importantly, the fans have turned. There’s nothing to suggest it’ll get better either.

@StrettyEndView @MarkOgden_ What 10 nostalgia-biased bums are above him? Can’t wait for Cantona to get a shout 😂😂😂

@MarkOgden_ The recency bias is shocking. A very good player but PL’s best ever? Not in the top 10

@nchannell @AnfieldEdition No, but he had to lead all of the people that did.

@MarkIsGreat @AnfieldEdition slot didn't have the relationship with jota like virgil salah and others

@thebigguy86 @nchannell @AnfieldEdition You’re not operating at the peak of any discipline or field, mate

@nchannell @MarkIsGreat @AnfieldEdition We've all had to deal with friends and family passing away and having to go back to work

@nchannell @AnfieldEdition Think this is also fair. Could be both or neither; it’s impossible to tell, which is why I’m less quick to judge Slot

@MarkIsGreat @AnfieldEdition what annoys me is that people r saying our season is poor because of jotas death yet salahs poor season is down to his legs gone and not his best mate passing away

@physioscout What is the general thinking around players as young as Rio and why playing them now is considered a problem down the line?

Going to record a podcast tonight, what are the talking points you’d like us to talk about? Injury, FPL, general Prem stuff. 🎙️ P.S: This will be a weekly thing uploaded onto YouTube on Sunday night/Monday morning. So pretty keen! We’re back! #EPL #FPL #Podcast #Poddy #QandA

@ItsAXN @scopely @NianticHelp Agree; my first was so jarring and inconsistent

My first battle on the new PvP system... Please please please do not even consider releasing it in this state @scopely @NianticHelp

@stephenmcarthy @JamesPearceLFC Again, with whom?

@MarkIsGreat @JamesPearceLFC It was obvious from about the 20th minute Wolves didn't give a shit about keeping the ball. Kicking it to touch. They'd no intention of keeping the ball. Perfect chance to change things up.

FT: Wolves 2 #LFC 1: Huge blow to Liverpool's hopes of CL qualification as they're beaten by the bottom club at Molineux. Such a ragged performance. Conceded another shambolic stoppage-time winner for their collection through Andre. Salah had cancelled out Rodrigo Gomes opener.

@stephenmcarthy @JamesPearceLFC Who’s playing instead? The child, the has-been, or?

@JamesPearceLFC It's the fact that Wolves were diabolical up until the 78th minute. 2 wingers with no pace and woefully out of form. Full backs not overlapping. Same team being picked every week. Same result. Slow, boring football.

@neeqs__ @SaiefKhalfaoui @terryflewers Of your 18 league wins, 12 had the first goal as a set piece. It’s your only trick and every game you haven’t won you haven’t scored a set piece. Ass clown

@SaiefKhalfaoui @terryflewers which is why arsenal have more open play goals right

I wonder if the think pieces in the major newspapers and 30 minute monologues on Sky Sports will be attacking set pieces now?

@Riv158 @xGPhilosophy You are now deflecting having been shown up by me and others to be spouting rubbish. Your point was they’ve overperformed for 4 seasons; when that was shown to be untrue, you’ve now pivoted to this irrelevant point around losing 3 players. I’m glad to hear you apologise, though.

@MarkIsGreat @xGPhilosophy Mate I actually apologise for you that you look at football in this way. No mention from anyone of losing 3 of our biggest players no?

@Riv158 @xGPhilosophy Last season your xg for was 57.3 for 58 scored; xg against was 50.8 for 51 conceded. What is this overperformance? And even if Emery somehow did overperform, variance is a thing. Look at roulette, poker, blackjack: unlikely things happen a lot because of basic variance

@MarkIsGreat @xGPhilosophy Since this guy is getting so many likes explain this then. Under Unai Emery according to xG we should of finished 7th last season, 7th the season before and 9th the season before that. Currently we should be 12th. Wow crazy looks like maybe Emery outperforms xG every single year.

@Slooties @Riv158 @xGPhilosophy This is exactly it. You aren’t questioning it with a better data set or evidence base; you’re essentially the gambler that’s flipped heads 5 times in-a-row and saying “I thought this was 50/50? Your model is shit”

@Riv158 @MarkIsGreat @xGPhilosophy It's because 99% of fans who say it's bullshit support a team who are overachieving and they're in denial. And this season, the main fanbase against it is Villa fans, inevitably because the team was accruing so many points per game. That's all it is

@Riv158 @xGPhilosophy Another moron that doesn’t understand basic statistics

@xGPhilosophy Everytime we’ve lost we’ve outperformed xG so your system is totally shocking