Confirmed Tottenham team to face Newcastle United

There is no conspiracy to keep elite clubs at the top. If so, Newcastle wouldn’t get the penalty. If a team plays well and takes its chances they get their reward. WBA and Leicester showed that. The handball rule is a joke, the media have repeatedly shown Hodgson’s, Bruce’s and Jose’s reaction across the globe. The rule will be scrutinised and criticised on Sky, BT and MOTD as well as every sport related radio station. Is that not an ‘outcry’? If Sky had ignored the controversy I would be inclined to agree, but they haven’t. This handball rule is not going away, it will be in the news every week.

There was no mistake dier put in a shift today if it was toby we would be screaming his praises if you cant use your arms for balance or leverage whilst jumping without risking a pen then the advantage is with the attacker

Wow. You really are blaming Spurs being one nil up for what happened. Quite extraordinary.

Whether you like or disagree with the new rules,all the clubs were appraised of them?You cannot hope to hang onto a 1-0 lead.We should have put the game out of sight by halftime.We were the architects of our own demise.

Most fans say that if they’re only winning 1-0 towards the end of a match.

And, as for – “no problem for teams that can defend” – idiot goal aside we had a clean sheet. What more do you want from our defence, fewer than zero goals?

?!! You mystify me. I’ve seen similar idiot pens given against
players who didn’t turn their back: Sissoko in the CL final is one that comes to mind. Back turning is in no way the problem, especially for a central defender going up for a header while facing the direction the ball’s coming from, as he should.

5Live at half time commentator said I’m getting tweets from Spurs fans that 1-0 won’t be enough as Newcastle will score.

1-0 is no problem for teams that can defend, we have yet to show we can defend especially with a centre back who believes if you turn your back on the ball you’re thereby absolved of all responsibility. He’d already turned his back and the ball hit his arm and he got away with it. Doesn’t seem to learn from his mistakes Eric.

It’s not conspiracy, it’s idiocy.

We surely can’t start arguing that winning 1-0 is now a recipe for deserving not to win because of idiot penalties? Teams have won trophies based of plenty of 1-0 wins. They’re an integral part of the game. Being only 1-0 up when toon were handed a goal by the authorities wasn’t the problem; the toon’s cheap goal on a silver platter is the problem.

I don’t think that there will be a media outcry unfortunately, since most have preferences for the Sky Cabal clubs. ‘Smaller’ clubs will continue to get sh@t upon in favour of those ‘elite’ clubs. Seems to be the FA’s ‘natural order’ of things.

All the players in that match needed a rest I’d say.

Son out with a hammy, could be a long one…yeh

In terms of a ‘punishment’ yes, there will be no fines etc, but the media outcry across all leagues will force their hand to change. Any criticism should be aimed at FIFA, not the referees.

For me, if an attacker heads or kicks the ball at a player who’s back is turned it should never be a foul, short of the defender doing a star jump and it hits his arm.

Even if Kane had been red carded we now have our back up striker.oh no wait a minute…….

Surprised Mourinho started Son. In the Ropey after match comments, someone said Son was dead on his feet by the end of the game. Sounds like he needed a rest.

At the end of the day we should have won handsomely given the chances created.By the time they got the dubious penalty it should have been a mere consolation.We have to learn to kill teams off it’s as simple as that.

Son has a hamstring injury. Great.

Love it – the freeze frame marginal offside decision LEADING TO the marginal ball to hand handball decision

Laurel and Hardy stuff, pure slapstick

The issue with this rule is clear as day when the game is at 0-1 for any team…you could be playing a pub team and the coach just tells them to hit the ball in the box and hope for a penalty, theres no skill involved….

Unfortunately the lawmakers nor the referees are accountable

We looked good that game should of scored more wastefulness was our crime that rule is fifa crime

His cameo was very positive.

if you look at certain angles it looks like it hits his back first (at point blank) then bounces off the back of his arm…no common sense, just rules rules rules…

What an hour later boys one of you go back out and take a pen 🤣🤣 (I know not that)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Ndombele showed some more spirit. When he eventually gets out of the workshop he is going to be legendary.

Refs are simply following the rules put in front of them. The lawmakers are accountable in this. They have tried to make the handball rule clearer, but in reality it is a joke. Most teams will suffer due to this at some stage. We lost a Ch Lg final because of it! Administrators who have not played the game should stay well away from footballing matters. Bit like Levy!

It won’t matter who they use because the current law removes any intent from a hand ball decision. I agree that ex-players would be able to spot whether there was intent or not but that has been rendered irrelevant. Now we have arguments over shirt cuffs – short sleeve vs long sleeve – because the ball can hit the arm above the sleeve cuff and not be deemed hand ball. So presumably you can intentionally use your upper arm to block a goal bound shot under the current rules. This now makes sense as to how your armpit hair can be offside.

Catastrophically stupid result. Completely undeserved draw for toon. VAR
is a fine idea made to look bad by cretinous rules & decision
making. As if this season wasn’t diminished enough by no crowds, it’s
also becoming a ludicrous waste of time. Perhaps the players & fans
should find something better to do and matches could be decided by
tossing a coin. What a silly state of affairs.

That comment is as ridiculous as the ‘handball’ decision. When you go up for a header you have to be facing where the ball is coming from, just the same as the attacker, so if you’re in front of the attacker as you should be, if he heads the ball you’re bound to have your back to him. No one jumps with their arms by their side, so of course your arms are out. The ball was headed at point blank range into the arm of Dier while he was facing the other way. How is he supposed to see it coming or adjust to avoid contact. Dier did nothing wrong, the decision was ridiculous.

Much better than the last time we played them, but the cold hard facts is we have dropped 2 points. We have to be more clinical. We look ponderous in attack, when it should be simple. Attack the space and shoot! So easy😁😁😁

thought Jose’s comment about Spurs was very apt…no one whats us to break into the elite and he see’s that now..

Waddle saying use ex players, referees know the rules but don’t understand the game.

I totally agree. Today’s performance was much better than the post Lockdown encounter against this sorry bunch, yet we won that and have been well and truly stiffed by a ridiculous rule. At 1-0 a game is far from over. We should have put these to the sword. I liked Ndombele today, but Bergwijn looked lost……again. He needs to play on the right for me.

Stop feeling sorry for ourselves, start taking advantage of the VAR rules and drive the ball arm wards.

Our next match is unlikely to end well either.

Jose very happy with his team and performance, but refused to speak about the pen on 5live.

Odd, Dazn and Sky say the asst. coach got it. Nuno Santos

We played, very, very well. Poch lives.

Wow. Is that Jose Lite ?

Our own fault for not scoring enough and Eric Dier turning your back on the ball, and not for the first time either, is no defence mate, that’s not defending it’s pathetic. How many points are you going to cost us?

Worse!

Now we know how Brighton felt yesterday. They probably should have had at least 4 goals against the Mancs. At least VAR managed to award the penalty before full time this time.

Stop bleating about “the rules”…no one in football would’ve made those rules so it doesn’t make it right, more unelected wa@#nkers

Yup.

Or take the card off him and rip it into tiny bits and throw it back at him.

So far we played Everton, Southampton and Newcastle. Before the season you would have expected 2 of those fighting relegation and Everton mid table, pushing for Europa and we have 4 points from 9 and bar one half against Southampton we have not looked convincing at all.

🤣

Or replay was it handball?

Bbc reported harry go it

if you are going to get a red at least smack him in the chops!

If Lascelles was deliberate it should have been reviewed. Technically can still be reviewed until match card signed off?

Sacramento got the red.

Two PL games in a row we get done for handball pens at the dying minutes, one cost us 2 points

I demand you allow swearing now please harry

Man U

VAR is there to protect the interests of the Sky elite. Current hand ball law is a total joke that will be absolutely abused this season. Well, its already happened to us two PL games in a row.

No was Joao Sacramento red carded

Who makes the decision to stop for a VAR? The back room boys or ref?

An absolute disgrace. A law that is belittling the game. We dominated, Ndombele’s cameo was great but we should have been 4-0 up by the time the penalty was given.

N’Dombele will be world class one day but Lo Celso won’t imo.

Lascelles was a deliberate handball, Dier didnt know anything, games GONE !

Tell you what Harry was obviously knackered towards the end but couldn’t be substituted because there was nobody. Pity Levy didn’t spend a bit less on his Palace and buy a striker instead. What’s it going to be like in a few months?

Haven’t seen it so hard to comment but I thought the rule included making your body unnaturally larger as a condition. Can’t say turning you back on the ball is doing that unless your arms are out.

Harry red carded before we get another striker?

Might need to find a new sport lads – RIP

This is going to be a long season if every game any team plays has a pen due to the new rule.

Daylight robbery, I hope Newcastle get relegated.

Harry misses a game….JOKE.

Garbage.

Fkin joke ting

I wonder if Jose regrets his comment regarding VAR in the 95th minute

Any ideas as to why Lascelles hand ball not given? Our players seemed convinced it was hand ball but no VAR review announced?

So extra 6 mins of injury time to be added on?

That’s Dier turning his back on the ball more than once just playing into VARs hands.

Lloris useless at penalties.

calamitous sh’te

The joys of Jose’s scintillating football witnessed from the stands… it was bad enough when I did it in a full stadium!

That pristine Spanish golf course suddenly feels very far away… 😂

Sitting on a 1-0. Pathetic.

Players may have to amputate their arms to play now.

This is why you need to finish poor teams like this!

joke

Deserved this.

VAR joins the party – incoming penalty

Haha stonewall pen these days

Clinging on, we don’t need a striker though! 😂

Only 5 more minutes lads 😂 Be thankful it isn’t Man Utd as it would probably be longer. 🤣

He’s doing well here

Nah, it’s fine. Unlucky with the fixture fatigue and it was a 3-0’er performance first half – Bale will want to get stuck in. We carved out loads of chances 1st half he’d bury.

lots of goals hopefully

Tanguy is that guy.

Ffs

Still missing that confident playmaker (Modric)

Two counter attacking teams with no room to play in.

Bale must be wondering what he’s let himself into

This is still disturbingly very bad build up play. Jose has got to sort it out. Newcastle are rubbish and we are failing miserably.

Make that 3 players.

😂

Did it for Amazon, he’s a Levy ‘ho’!