QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 26 2023, 08:43 PM)
Strange game.
We scored three times despite being mediocre for the most part. Until the 25th minute it felt like the game had not even started. Too many back passes to Maignan, stationary players in midfield, no options for passing. Our ball possession is absolutely shite.
The penalty was a gift from the ref. For me that's never a penalty. Similar to the one conceded to Juve last week. You can't just see handball and indicate the spot. The dynamic was clear. The Torino defender was pressing on Giroud, that's why the ball landed on his hand.
Also, that was an asinine goal to concede. Lucky Torino how a miss-kick ended up being an assist, but we left so many players unmarked.
I wouldn't say we were mediocre. Yes, we kept it relatively slow and stale in the first 20, but we really showed some great patterns after the 1-1 imo.
For me, it's just a relief know that we can still score when Rafa is half asleep. Because last season, both this and Bologna would have been draws/losses without Rafa driving the team on
The passing around at the back is annoying, can't say anything there other then to agree with you.
Meh, I think it's a pen going by the rules. His arm was out, it deviated the trajectory of the ball. You know if it was in the other penalty box it would have been given also. So I'll take it.
The relaxed stances when we're in the lead really annoy the sh!t our of me. One of our worste traits as a team. Everyone falls asleep. The nth sh!t goal we've conceeded