Quote (fender @ 18 Aug 2017 23:00)
interesting game. overall certainly not a completely undeserved win for bayern, especially considering that with a 3-0 lead it's just natural that you sit back a bit. that being said though, a very spirited performance by leverkusen, they created a lot of good opportunities and with some luck (and cleverness) they could have had a draw tonight.
brandt is so good, he lit up bayern's defense properly - i'm sure they will sign him in the near future...
also, not too happy with the video ref decision to be honest. just to be clear, strictly speaking it WAS a foul from aranguiz so it's certainly justifiable. however:
- it was a good distance away from the ball and the spot lewa could have made contact with the cross to create an opportunity
- it was by no means a harsh "foul" but the kind of holding we see so often in the box, lewa just flung himself to the ground as if a truck pulled him in the opposite direction (similar to when he injured his shoulder last season against dortmund)
- the ref didn't consider it a foul although the incident was isolated enough for him to judge it. it looked like it was the massive protest from bayern and spectators that convinced the video assistants to review the situation and come to their conclusion (this part is speculation though)
had the ref given a penalty immediately, i wouldn't even have mentioned it. but for something like this to be a reviewable offense and immediately considered a clear misjudgement that has to be overruled seems strange. if they handle it like this all season, review all similar situations no matter the club / player / importance of the match / media attantion - fair enough, then i'm 100% ok with it. i just have a slight feeling this won't happen - hope i'm wrong though...
you do have a point, the foul was directly in front of the referee
absolute shocker that he didnt give a pen immediately
i hope it does continue like that, defenders cant get away with this shit anymore
by the way, we didnt sit back, we got outplayed
and badly so, no need to make excuses for completely stopping to do anything
jesus christ, even my farmer team can form two banks of four and defend properly
This post was edited by ampoo on Aug 18 2017 04:37pm