Win PL: Leicester City 0 - 1 Arsenal | Saturday, February 25 | KO: 15:00 GMT

Spoiler: And look who we play next, ffs...

 

[freeglennhelder2]

The follow through on Martinelli as he scored looked both late and avoidable. Feels like he left those studs in on purpose. Also, God knows how VAR didn't think the challenge on Saka wasn't worth reviewing. The defender slipped and rugby tackled him to the ground ffs!

They hate us even more now. We got their mate sacked.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Btw remember when Leicester signed Daka and Soumare and everyone was going mad at how ambitious Leicester was and how they were getting all these exciting young players. Crazy how football goes, now both are firmly bench players and Leicester are nowhere near where they were prior to them signing.

 

[MartiSaka]

I can't understand how saka did not get a penalty; like Brentford, all the pundits couldnt believe it and even the TV referee McDermott said it was a penalty.

Furthermore remember when Ramsdale's arm was held on a goal off a corner against Villa and VAR did nothing:

 

[The_Playmaker]

Btw remember when Leicester signed Daka and Soumare and everyone was going mad at how ambitious Leicester was and how they were getting all these exciting young players. Crazy how football goes, now both are firmly bench players and Leicester are nowhere near where they were prior to them signing.

It is so difficult to have a moneyball strategy with football. Essentially Leicester did it with Mahrez, Kante and Vardy turning into massive players and smart signings of Schmeical, Maddison and Tielemans.

They won the league and then raised the tier of signings they made into known young players as they had the profile to attract them. Those players have not been successful and now they are stuck trying to replicate what they did before.

Currently Brighton have done the same, but it simply isn't sustainable as there are too many factors that affect a footballer succeeding. They will see Caicedo and replace him with another young player, but hat happens if they turn out to be a Soumare?

 

[Wryer]

We got the win ultimately so it’s gone under the radar.

What the hell were those VAR decisions against us?

When was the last time such scrutiny was applied to a non violent aerial challenge on a GK?

And what the hell was that non decision on Saka? Stone wall penalty which they did not even get the referee to check.

The club shouldn’t be keeping quiet on this

 

[Sniper Mik]

We got the win ultimately so it’s gone under the radar.

What the hell were those VAR decisions against us?

When was the last time such scrutiny was applied to a non violent aerial challenge on a GK?

And what the hell was that non decision on Saka? Stone wall penalty which they did not even get the referee to check.

The club shouldn’t be keeping quiet on this

Seen too many people here and on twitter going "I'm an Arsenal fan but that's a foul" "To be fair it was the right call". Never seen any other set of fans do that. Us fans fail to set the narrative and expect everyone to play fair. Was it fair that yesterday it was given a foul but Ramsdale against Villa wasn't?

 

[bingobob]

Dewsbury-Hall was good for Leicester

Although i cannor quiet pin what he is good at i like him.

Fantastic result yesterday.

 

[bingobob]

Also never a foul on the keeper

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

I really want to see if Martinelli was offside in Saka goal? Anyone bothered trying to draw lines yet?

 

[Tomb Bombadil]

Brutal call IMO. There were arms everywhere in the box. Ward even got a fist to the ball and didn’t protest the “foul” himself. They were itching to chalk that one off.

Trossard denied a wonderful goal.

GK are more protectet in the 5m box. So it's a foul, although a soft foul. There are some decisions that can go either way. And this was one. Hopefully the next one goes for us.

 

[Van Arshegas]

This was a great away win. We nullified Leicester for the full 90 minutes and once we got the goal, we didn't have to leave ourselves exposed by pushing from the second and it showed.

On the decisions:
- It's a clear foul on Ward and rightfully disallowed. It's also more blatant than Villa's goal where Ramsdale was slightly impeded, it's more like Brentford's goal when Leno was clearly held at the beginning of last season, which should have been disallowed.
- Saka penalty shout was too soft and they're not giving those anymore.
- Martinelli was clearly offside.

The only threat Leicester had was when Jorginho went diving in and leaving us exposed. Or giving the ball away under a bit if pressure. The sooner Partey is back the better.

 

[Riou]

Good to see Big Gabby and Wilo having a little fight yesterday, you need an "edge" like that to be a successful team...shows everyone is focused.

You need a good mix of camaraderie and competitiveness to win, our Invincible side couldn't stop fighting eachother

 

[Xln]

This was a great away win. We nullified Leicester for the full 90 minutes and once we got the goal, we didn't have to leave ourselves exposed by pushing from the second and it showed.

On the decisions:
- It's a clear foul on Ward and rightfully disallowed. It's also more blatant than Villa's goal where Ramsdale was slightly impeded, it's more like Brentford's goal when Leno was clearly held at the beginning of last season, which should have been disallowed.
- Saka penalty shout was too soft and they're not giving those anymore.
- Martinelli was clearly offside.

The only threat Leicester had was when Jorginho went diving in and leaving us exposed. Or giving the ball away under a bit if pressure. The sooner Partey is back the better.

They did a VAR check vs Newcastle where Burns took down Gabriel, then fell and asked for a penalty.

But this is too soft huh. Okay

 

[Mitch]

They did a VAR check vs Newcastle where Burns took down Gabriel, then fell and asked for a penalty.

But this is too soft huh. Okay

There was minimal contact for Saka penalty claim yesterday. I agree that was a soft claim and Saka certainly intentionally went down looking for a penalty.

Gabriel was a clear and obvious penalty as per Les Ferdinand and all the other pundits agreed it was a stone wall penalty. Burns from behind had the front of Gabriel shirt and pulling so much that the front shirt sponsor was actually behind Gabriel.

I thought that Trossard goal shouldn't of been disallowed and agree with the likes of Lineaker, OHara over Gray and keys on this incident. Minimal contact (white had a very loose grip, it wouldn't have prevented Ward from using his hand if chose to do so.

 

[Van Arshegas]

They did a VAR check vs Newcastle where Burns took down Gabriel, then fell and asked for a penalty.

But this is too soft huh. Okay

I don't get your point? They're two different situations.

Saka's yesterday was minimal contact. Gabriel vs Newcastle was a blatant penalty that should have been given.

 

[drippin]

Also never a foul on the keeper

Why isn't it a foul if you keep hold of the goalkeeper's hand in a corner, so he can't grab the ball, but has to punch it with one hand?

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Close? In what world was this close. The only thing that has people nervous is the fact that the title is on the line and we are up against a juggernaut without our number 9.

But when you take a step back and try and behave like you are a neutral.

This Leicester team beat Villa and had 19 shots vs United. They beat Tottenham. We beat Villa, Sp**s and United and restricted Leicester to one shot. Complete domination doesn't event cut it. Without our starting Dm and starting striker.

We are a ****ing good side.

Close loss in terms of the scoreline.

 

[drippin]

I really want to see if Martinelli was offside in Saka goal? Anyone bothered trying to draw lines yet?

Pretty clear one, not sure why the fuzz.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

I think the next step for us as a team is to be more clinical and put teams away early in PL is becoming more difficult to do that specially away from home because the quality is increasing but would be vital we do that.

Good thing the confidence around the team got back the games against villa and Leicester we totally dominate them from minute one

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

That White penalty situation was weird to me.

Maybe by the letter of the law it is a foul but if that's the level of physical contact to warrant a free kick there should be a penalty / free kick given at literally every corner.

Minimal holding / touching happens at every individual duel from a corner. You can't just give these soft decisions in favour of goalkeepers. It has to be applied to every other challenge / duel.