@mcfclou Crazy to see this from a Man City fan. He never does this against Haaland and Haaland is nowhere to be seen in the comp. Same with Brobbey. If you striker is good and smart about how he handles contact than Gabi can't use the rules to his advantage ๐คทโโ๏ธ
@JimmyMu35984013 Just think about it. 24/25: too many players sent off and too many penalties conceded because of the way our players defend. Summer: Arsenal hire a new defensive coach. 25/26: Our defense is better and more disciplined than it ever was.
It's not rocket science, it's planned.
@Freddie93506994@TerryHall8888@Gavgunner1@SimplyScalvini Isak did hit him in the face though. Gabriel didn't appeal to the ref, got up when play stopped and stayed on the sideline for a minute like the rules say. I don't know why people are making such a big deal out of it.
@TerryHall8888@Gavgunner1@SimplyScalvini Again, I've seen Haaland and Brobbey be 5x rougher with him than any of theses clips without it being called a foul. If you challenge smartly and respect the rules, there's nothing he can do to get favorable calls
@TerryHall8888@Gavgunner1@SimplyScalvini Notice how none of theses clips have Haaland? Even though the both of them go back and forth aggressively everytime they play? Gabriel is just smart about how he takes contact and knows the rules. The opponents just need to smarten up about how they deal with it ๐คทโโ๏ธ
@d_penrose@97RedSlots@HACKETTREF@Refsplaining@RefereeHalsey The Gabriel outrage this time around is so blown out of proportion imo. He received a stray slap to the face and went down, didn't appeal to the ref or anything and then sat out the game for 1 minute like the rules say.
@d_penrose@97RedSlots@HACKETTREF@Refsplaining@RefereeHalsey Totally true, but Nyoni's bad tackles could have also changed the game early on. There were some bad decisions all around but that's par for the course in big games like these.