Secondly. VAR. I hate it or the way it is applied. I was rooting for Leicester, my wife supports them. The Maguire goal was a farce and embarrassing for linesman AND referee. That is where VAR should be used. No lines should be drawn. Ever! It was clear and obvious.
I think I read in one of your letter that the Championship are considering 3 appeals by the manager. I like that. But again no lines. Clear and obvious.
Hi Peter, Van Nistelrooy was understandably furious, and he's one of the more measured people I've met in football. Crazy decision. VAR would have caught that but obviously wan't in use in the fourth round. The idea of 2 or 3 appeals per manager has been floated but no traction yet. Regards, Henry. Tell your wife if Leicester keep playing like that they'll stay up.
3up an absolute must Henry, long overdue and year upon year those promoted show they're not out of place. However, shouldn't be down to the league owners to vote, the lack of leadership from the FA is the root cause now.
What a pointless visit to Brighton for Chelsea..... who are looking more and more like track athletes that have been forced to play football, running individual sprints down the wings to improve their stats.
VAR .... nothing wrong with it, what's wrong are the offside rules, if they were changed to adjust the distance between players , triggered upon clear daylight, then I imagine fans would accept this, rather than the absurd cm advantage. Moronic ruling. I watch SerieA every week, they don't have anywhere near the same disruption from VAR, why?
Quality as usual on a Monday Henry. So many issues in the game from the weekend covered. Even a bit of NFL. Brady has had a decent debut behind the Mike but does love himself. The best ex pro commentator in all of sport might just be Tony Romo who was a brilliant QB but his commentary and analysis is outstanding. Shame his network didn’t cover the Super Bowl.
All up to Rashford as you said. Lucky to get a Champions League club. A seriously overrated player but still with a good amount of talent who if he produces can be a big help to Villa until the end of the season. But he needs that fire and desire to return to his game. Get running and taking people on. Enjoy the game and train well.
This weekend proved VAR is needed. It’s not the technology, that works but how it is operated. It’s here to stay and won’t go away but in England we are looking for every little detail and any reason to disallow a goal. It’s got to be quicker and used better by the officials. You can’t have goals like Maguire’s standing and also how was that not a foul before the Orient goal. Pushed him over and fell on Gonzalez. Newcastle goal although I think it is over the line was not 100% clear but technology is needed there. Hopefully semi automated offsides comes into action to soon.
Slot has not got much wrong and I can’t criticise him for his team selection with the Everton game coming up and playing a semi during the week before but where he did make a mistake was the bench. Needed more first team players on that. It was just kids. The squad just needs a few new additions in the summer to bulk up that bench a bit. Another centre back is badly needed and holding midfielder.
Palmer is not playing his best or having a great season like last year but he is seriously missing having a quality forward to hit up front. Jackson and Nkunku are just not good enough for a club like Chelsea. I mean over £50m for Nkunku was crazy. To lightweight. German league is not a good league to buy from at times. Look at Sancho.
Totally agree with 3 Up from National League. Has to happen. Give clubs more hope.
Well said about Leeds fans to and the horrible chanting.
good point about semi-automated, John. Everyone will accept it instantly, and it will quicken the decision-making. Nkunku could be good but he's a 10, or attacking midfield.
Great to see Rashford back playing again. I suspect he may have wanted a different club this window, but Aston Villa are a formidable side, currently better than Manchester United, with a renowned and progressive coach. Personally, have always felt there was blame on both sides, (club and player,) leading to this situation, but I respect Rashford’s dignified exit. Hope Rashford really focuses now, he should heed Lingard’s downfall so he can progress in his career.
I was disappointed with the briefings from the club that no clubs were in for the player, and Amorim’s thinly veiled barbs at the player. While Sir Alex Ferguson did criticise players, publicly typically he held that back for his autobiographies. Practically Amorim has negotiated down Rashford’s ultimate transfer fee. Not clever considering the club’s current financial predicament, and shows his lack of experience in terms of managing at the highest level.
I have never heard Tom Brady’s analysis, but I’m told it is excellent. Carragher & Neville in my opinion are the best in the English game, (in that order.) I know Richard ‘it was only banter’ Keys believes Andy Gray is the best, but Carragher & Neville have taken the discipline to a higher level. Carragher’s technical deep dives are outstanding. In a way I believe the accessibility of both men and their humility leads to people forgetting how good they were as players. Genuinely surprised Carragher hasn’t gone on to coach.
I thought Carragher was nailed-on for coaching, you didn't see him on a trip without his head in some manager's book. He's been excellent on tv, especially as you say his in-depth analysis. Loves his big screen. Gray was excellent for the right intensity and words at crunch moments. I'm sure you're right on Rashford and club. Barcelona was always ambitious. But Villa are a big club, just has to do it week in, week out now.
Hi Henry
First off. I really enjoy your articles.
Secondly. VAR. I hate it or the way it is applied. I was rooting for Leicester, my wife supports them. The Maguire goal was a farce and embarrassing for linesman AND referee. That is where VAR should be used. No lines should be drawn. Ever! It was clear and obvious.
I think I read in one of your letter that the Championship are considering 3 appeals by the manager. I like that. But again no lines. Clear and obvious.
Best Wishes
Peter
Hi Peter, Van Nistelrooy was understandably furious, and he's one of the more measured people I've met in football. Crazy decision. VAR would have caught that but obviously wan't in use in the fourth round. The idea of 2 or 3 appeals per manager has been floated but no traction yet. Regards, Henry. Tell your wife if Leicester keep playing like that they'll stay up.
3up an absolute must Henry, long overdue and year upon year those promoted show they're not out of place. However, shouldn't be down to the league owners to vote, the lack of leadership from the FA is the root cause now.
Be fascinating to see the vote. 3UP makes sense.
What a win for Plymouth
What a pointless visit to Brighton for Chelsea..... who are looking more and more like track athletes that have been forced to play football, running individual sprints down the wings to improve their stats.
VAR .... nothing wrong with it, what's wrong are the offside rules, if they were changed to adjust the distance between players , triggered upon clear daylight, then I imagine fans would accept this, rather than the absurd cm advantage. Moronic ruling. I watch SerieA every week, they don't have anywhere near the same disruption from VAR, why?
Quality as usual on a Monday Henry. So many issues in the game from the weekend covered. Even a bit of NFL. Brady has had a decent debut behind the Mike but does love himself. The best ex pro commentator in all of sport might just be Tony Romo who was a brilliant QB but his commentary and analysis is outstanding. Shame his network didn’t cover the Super Bowl.
All up to Rashford as you said. Lucky to get a Champions League club. A seriously overrated player but still with a good amount of talent who if he produces can be a big help to Villa until the end of the season. But he needs that fire and desire to return to his game. Get running and taking people on. Enjoy the game and train well.
This weekend proved VAR is needed. It’s not the technology, that works but how it is operated. It’s here to stay and won’t go away but in England we are looking for every little detail and any reason to disallow a goal. It’s got to be quicker and used better by the officials. You can’t have goals like Maguire’s standing and also how was that not a foul before the Orient goal. Pushed him over and fell on Gonzalez. Newcastle goal although I think it is over the line was not 100% clear but technology is needed there. Hopefully semi automated offsides comes into action to soon.
Slot has not got much wrong and I can’t criticise him for his team selection with the Everton game coming up and playing a semi during the week before but where he did make a mistake was the bench. Needed more first team players on that. It was just kids. The squad just needs a few new additions in the summer to bulk up that bench a bit. Another centre back is badly needed and holding midfielder.
Palmer is not playing his best or having a great season like last year but he is seriously missing having a quality forward to hit up front. Jackson and Nkunku are just not good enough for a club like Chelsea. I mean over £50m for Nkunku was crazy. To lightweight. German league is not a good league to buy from at times. Look at Sancho.
Totally agree with 3 Up from National League. Has to happen. Give clubs more hope.
Well said about Leeds fans to and the horrible chanting.
good point about semi-automated, John. Everyone will accept it instantly, and it will quicken the decision-making. Nkunku could be good but he's a 10, or attacking midfield.
We can enjoy Romo next year John!
Great to see Rashford back playing again. I suspect he may have wanted a different club this window, but Aston Villa are a formidable side, currently better than Manchester United, with a renowned and progressive coach. Personally, have always felt there was blame on both sides, (club and player,) leading to this situation, but I respect Rashford’s dignified exit. Hope Rashford really focuses now, he should heed Lingard’s downfall so he can progress in his career.
I was disappointed with the briefings from the club that no clubs were in for the player, and Amorim’s thinly veiled barbs at the player. While Sir Alex Ferguson did criticise players, publicly typically he held that back for his autobiographies. Practically Amorim has negotiated down Rashford’s ultimate transfer fee. Not clever considering the club’s current financial predicament, and shows his lack of experience in terms of managing at the highest level.
I have never heard Tom Brady’s analysis, but I’m told it is excellent. Carragher & Neville in my opinion are the best in the English game, (in that order.) I know Richard ‘it was only banter’ Keys believes Andy Gray is the best, but Carragher & Neville have taken the discipline to a higher level. Carragher’s technical deep dives are outstanding. In a way I believe the accessibility of both men and their humility leads to people forgetting how good they were as players. Genuinely surprised Carragher hasn’t gone on to coach.
I thought Carragher was nailed-on for coaching, you didn't see him on a trip without his head in some manager's book. He's been excellent on tv, especially as you say his in-depth analysis. Loves his big screen. Gray was excellent for the right intensity and words at crunch moments. I'm sure you're right on Rashford and club. Barcelona was always ambitious. But Villa are a big club, just has to do it week in, week out now.