Alain Multini

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

@LewisJRolfe Not to worry we’ll get Liverpool to drop points tomorrow 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

[Munya Chawawa @munyachawawa]

WHY we should vote 🫵🏽🗳

The final episode of 'Electile Dsyfunction' - thank you for watching and for more election bants, listen to my Radio 4 show below!

https://t.co/VRJyeKgWA6 🎧🔥

[Emirates FA Cup @EmiratesFACup]

The moment Old Trafford ERUPTED 🔊

#EmiratesFACup

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

@Tgarratt10 Nearest to it was Neymar and he just gets slaughtered by every media outlet 😂…

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

What makes me laugh is that no one really cares 😂.

Love to see the difference in viewers tonight between Newcastle and City game.

[Simon Stone @sistoney67]

2-2. Phil Foden.

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

Oh yes 😂😂😂😂 🇧🇷 aqui é Brasil caralho!!!

[Ginga Bonito 🇧🇷 @GingaBonitoHub]

A Brazilian beach vendor humiliated an Argentinian in a juggling battle 😂

He won holding a tray of drinks, having the opposition throwing sand at him & also added some around the worlds 😭 https://t.co/tzX101wEgf

[James Foster @JamesEFoster]

"I’m closer to a Jamaican born brickie than I am Jacob Rees-Mogg.

I've got more in common with a Polish hotel maid than I do with Nigel Farage.”

#ImACeleb

[The Swedish Rumble 🔰 @SwedishRumble]

This gives us an insight into what is wrong with VAR and how its a systematical issue rather than incompetent individuals running it that really is creating anger amongst the fans.

In this sequence, VAR concludes that (1) he sees two arms on the back of Gabriel but (2) that it is not sufficiently clear that the push is forceful enough to send Gabriel flying. In other words -- this VAR ref puts the bar high for a foul, its not enough with two arms to the back and a pushing motion, you must be able to tell that it's a forceful push and not a softer push combined with a dive. Lets call the fact that both 1 and 2 are required here as "Option 1".

Meanwhile in for example the Manchester derby, Michael Oliver deems that Hojlund's pull on Rodri is a penalty despite not being called by the on field ref. Can you conclude (1) that his arm is on Rodri's body? Yes. And (2) that Hojlund's is pulling Rodri hard enough to impede his movements? No, not even remotely. Its in addition very clear that Rodri exaggerates and dives when he feels the hand on his body. But Oliver seems to reason that since Hojlund's hand is at a place it shouldn't be -- its on his risk that the player sells it, only "(1)" is required, not "(2)". Right? Lets call this "Option 2". Applied to the Joelinton situation, the effect is 100% that the goal is disallowed, or vice versa if Option 1 is applied on the Manchester derby situation -- the effect is 100% that its not a penalty.

This has -- nothing -- to do whatsoever with the rules being open for interpretation/subjective -- which is an argument often made for why fans shouldn't expect VAR to be consistent.

It is instead an aspect that comes into play -- every single time -- VAR reviews a potential foul for a penalty, disallowed goal and so forth. On one play you give the player committing the foul the benefit of the doubt and on the other play you give the player subject to the foul the benefit of the doubt. Either, there are clear guidelines here -- which means that either Michael Oliver or Andy Madley made a huge blunder or there is -- not -- any clear guideline for how VAR shall act in these situations in which case Howard Webb should face some very very serious questions.

VAR in the PL seems to be designed for preventing refs from being made to look bad rather than for the benefit of the fans and the game. Listen to Howard Webb talk when he was appointed head of PGMOL. Its only about what he would have wanted when he was a ref and so forth -- what the fans want isn't even a consideration. This is why VAR is designed the way it is, the more freedom the ref gets the less risk there is that someone will claim that he committed an mistake. If there is no right or wrong you can't make the wrong call, its as simple as that.

Take a situation where a forward skips past a defender with the ball, and while doing so his foot hits the defenders leg and the forward goes to the ground. Very common situation in football. If a call is not made by the ref on the pitch, most of the time, VAR will require more than a touch + a player going to the ground, i.e. like "Option 1" above, both (1) + (2). Hence, it drives fans mad when all of a sudden VAR jumps in and award a penalty when there obviously is a touch -- but it's far from obvious that the touch was enough to send the player to the ground. Or in other situation does -- not -- award a penalty when there actually both is (1) a touch on the player that (2) clearly send the player to the ground.

Sure, if you sort these things out, everything wouldn't be perfect and everyone wouldn't live happily ever after. But I can guarantee that it would lead to less frustration over the referees in the PL because nothing frustrates a fan more when VAR steps in and kills your team on Saturday and then on Sunday when your rival play -- something completely different applies according to VAR.

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

Stop going by the letter of the law and use some common sense.

Players, Fans, Managers will always call for decisions it’s part of the game. But no one would be annoyed if Refs started using their common sense more.

[Sky Sports Premier League @SkySportsPL]

"No I wouldn't" 🚫

Mike Dean says he wouldn't enjoy refereeing at the top flight right now

[MR14 @MarcusRashford]

@UnitedStandMUFC Please STOP spreading malicious rumours.

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

So the Glazers value the sporting/football operation of Man Utd to be just 25% of its importance.

Fuck sake. 🥲🥲🥲

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🔴 Sir Jim Ratcliffe expected to have control of football/sporting operations once vote of 25% minority stake will be confirmed.

Key days ahead for Manchester United future as process will enter final stage.

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

Peter Drury just gets it.

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

Just minus the sellout crowd 🙂…

[Transfer News Live @DeadlineDayLive]

🚨 This is what Manchester City’s redeveloped Etihad Stadium is expected to look like when it is completed. 🏟️✅

(📸 @TeleFootball)

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

This Tory government is patently corrupt and cruel.

Prove me wrong

Our #NHS deserves better

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

One is the reason he became prime minister… Useless bumble jook

[LBC @LBC]

'Apart from lockdown and Brexit, Boris Johnson has been a superb and underrated Prime Minister.'

In this monologue, @RachelSJohnson shares her thoughts on her brother resigning.

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

Is everyone in the media just gonna ignore the 115 charges then..

[Gary Lineker @GaryLineker]

Champions League winners. Treble winners. What an extraordinary season for @ManCity. Congratulations to a superb football team. 👏🏻👏🏻

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

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[Italian Football TV @IFTVofficial]

Inter fans already in fine voice in Istanbul 🇹🇷

https://t.co/89w4d2R8Xg

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

What makes me laugh is he clearly hits the bloke there. Not even a slight apology 😂😂. Just carries on like nothing happened. What a helmet

[MUNDIAL @MundialMag]

Good grief. Galatasaray have won the league and Graeme’s got his big flag back out.

[Alain Multini @AlainMultini10]

@AlexSpinks7 All about that 💰🤑🪙 if something doesn’t affect that, they’re not arsed.