so the ref waves play on and you lie on the ground you get a VAR check...ffs
And then a replay comes on in the ground, people see it, start booing and then it becomes a VAR check...
Not debating the red card, but if we're living in a VAR influenced world. Surely replays in grounds shouldn't come up on the big screens to influence decisions before they're made by the guy with all the camera angles at his disposal...
Come on var worked exactly as its supposed to. Bad on field decision over turned after a clear mistake on a major decision
You're missing the point. Read again, and then try again.
Whether there are boos or a replay at the ground first doesn't really matter does it? The VAR was used correctly and the correct call was made. Would have and should have been the same call regardless so what does it matter? What's the difference?
I don't think either the player staying on the ground or the crowds reactions were factors in that VAR decision.
I've calmed down a bit now so fair point's. I've been anti-VAR all the way so just venting some frustrations, mostly from the heart but without using my head. Apologies to the other joker in this thread that I was baiting a few pages back too.
Back to the game itself - we were mere centimetres from taking 3 points away from home against the reigning champions. Football being the heartbreaker that it can be, and unfortunately we walk away 0-2 to start the season.
Usually for a Nix side that loses away from home, we're scrappy, we keep it tight and we usually don't get too much flair and drive going forward, there's a lot of longballs and it's a bit of a hard watch at the best of time. For a long time we've been feeding off scraps and living in a perpetual state of counter attacking type football. Tonight that notion was blown out of the water! Creating pressure, pressing/harassing and challenging Sydney to the point we dominated the game, this was the most pleasing aspect of it all. Sure we didn't get a result, but we will play a lot worse at some point this season and we'll end up winning games, which is just the way it goes.
Despite the result, there is a lot to be encouraged about from that performance. Ball was fantastic and Uli was solid, it'll do him a world of good in terms of confidence getting that goal as well. Bodes well for the season ahead. Looking forward to seeing Hooper bringing a real cutting edge up front from next week too.
COYN!
On reflection, I think this is a little bit OTT - they did have several good chances (which luckily mostly fell to Kosta who had a bit of a mare). I think the fact that we kept the ball so well, but also created chances was the most impressive thing, we've just still got to stay focussed for 90 minutes and not give up those sharkty goals...
I thought on reflection it was that close. On another day the ball hits the inside of the post from Ball's shot and goes in (rather than away from goal) and Rufer's header that had left Redmayne rooted, nestles in the bottom corner rather than skimming past the back post.
Sydney had their chances too, but after the first 20 or so minutes in that 1st half, and for a large part of the 2nd half, we were in the ascendency. Centimetres either way proved to be the difference. Against a class side like Sydney sometimes that's the difference between getting anything out of the game or going away empty handed.
Saying that, still don't feel disappointed at all about losing this game, even though it is a little annoying to know we could have got more out of it. It was a good step in the right direction in terms of the way we should be playing, and like I said, we'll play a lot worse than that at some point this season and still get 3 points. We're a work in progress, but if we play like that throughout the season we'll definitely flog a few teams.
