The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread - #DankeJürgen

[From the Bunker]

He dived but he was pulled back.

He was given the opportunity to dive!

[seafoid]

If Man City are focusing on the CL Liverpool might have a realistic chance of winning the League. Liverpool need to win the League . Man City need to win the CL

[RedHand88]

If Man City are focusing on the CL Liverpool might have a realistic chance of winning the League. Liverpool need to win the League . Man City need to win the CL

I almost wish Liverpool hadn't have qualified for the last 16.

[markl121]

Salah has stayed on his feet countless times this season when he probably should have went down. He got nothing. He probably just said to himself next time that happens I'm going down.
There's something different about this squad. Guna be a long few months.

[trailer]

The trick will be how well Liverpool do when their blip comes, which it will.

[Insane Bolt]

Kiss of death from Phil Neville.

[brokencrossbar1]

It's the hope that kills me .... would it be better to have Over the Bar sneering at is now or in May?  I want to believe but....

[manfromdelmonte]

Salah has stayed on his feet countless times this season when he probably should have went down. He got nothing. He probably just said to himself next time that happens I'm going down.
There's something different about this squad. Guna be a long few months.

So he cheated.
3 match ban?
The FA need to be consistent with all clubs

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah will face no action from the Football Association over the incident which led to his penalty against Newcastle at Anfield.

The Egypt forward, 26, went down after minimal contact from Magpies defender Paul Dummett.

Salah converted from the spot in a 4-0 win, a result which put the Premier League leaders six points clear.

As there was contact between the players, it did not meet the FA's threshold for a disciplinary charge.

Salah could have faced a two-match ban, which would have seen him miss key league games against Arsenal and Manchester City.   

[Aaron Boone]

Swings & roundabouts. Refs will think twice when the Egyptian Pharaoh next tumbles in the box.

[J70]

Or, as mentioned earlier, they'll also be aware of the times that he has stayed on his feet when other players go down after a clear foul. His second goal against Bournemouth the other week when Cook took a swing (and connected with) his ankle as he was running into the box.

He went down way too easily yesterday, but he was also clearly pulled back by the arm. Where is the line? Can the ref give a free/penalty AND discipline the fouled player for exaggerating the impact of the foul? Being fouled and exaggerating the effects of the foul are not mutually exclusive. Does one override the other (it may do - I'm not alway up to date on current interpretations or rule changes).

[Look-Up!]

I suppose contact is contact now. It makes no difference whether it was an innocuous tug on the arm or a defender catching a "trailing leg". It's buying a free. If a defender gives the forward a chance to look for contact then the referee has a choice to make. Unfortunately part and parcel of the game. Not my idea of fair play but you cannot ban a player for it under the current definition of cheating.

[Over the Bar]

It's the hope that kills me .... would it be better to have Over the Bar sneering at is now or in May?  I want to believe but....

You're gonna win the league. I lumped £300 on you yesterday at 4/5 after a nice boxing day treble came in.   .  City imploding atm so as good as in the bag.  May as well hand the trophy over now!

[heganboy]

Scud

[GJL]

Spurs are 6 points behind. City 7. 57 points to play for. Nothing is near over yet.