That goal is exactly why teams are interested in Osula for the price being thrown around. All the ingredients are there, it’s just about if he can put them together consistently #nufc

We’ve seen that Osula goal before!! Against a similar level of opposition 😉 #nufc

I’ve said a lot more today than I generally do after a loss. However , having flown out of Dubai this morning the more I see of what’s happening in that region currently the more grateful I feel to have been able to watch the match in the comfort of my own home #nufc

I think the frustrating thing for me this season is it often feels like we beat ourselves. The opposition just have to bide their time and wait for us to do something stupid #nufc

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I get playing against a low block isn’t pretty , but more often than not we find the goals. It’s the goals we’re conceding that are the pro or in my eyes (reflected in the scoreboard) #nufc

Honestly all this talk about us being toothless going forward just avoids the issue that we constantly concede stupid stupid goals. #nufc

What the actual fuck 😂😂😂 honestly just have to laugh #nufc

Always believe in the Jacobs #nufc

Saying that very few of those playing currently would attract interest from sides better than us (on paper).

Our defending is really starting to frustrate me , even in our wins it’s just inexcusably bad at times for how good our defenders are as individuals #nufc

I can’t think of a single example where a free kick or penalty has been awarded for an offence of any kind when the ball was out of play. That is the first line of Law 12 which covers both fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct, seems pretty clear.

The first line of Law 12 which you already quoted part of says “Direct and indirect free kicks and penalty kicks can only be awarded for offences committed when the ball is in play.”

The part that he doesn’t mention how it should be addressed and that I still have a question on is that the push occurs before the ball is in play. Surely they can’t give a penalty for something that occurs when the ball wasn’t in play ?

I didn’t watch the game so haven’t seen it as I’m in Singapore. Presumably the push was before the ball was in play ? I can only assume that’s why they wouldn’t have been able to give the foul

I’d been seeing people talking about his impact in the 10 the last couple games and thought I was going crazy because I was sure he was playing as an 8

See this game out professionally and they’ll have the opportunity to play much greater minutes in the homes leg

With Ramsey speaking about relearning the basics of playing centre mid after playing lw/lm for a few seasons at Villa I’d be inclined to leave him there, especially given he’s improving every game

The performances we put in in semis and final to win the carabao cup, sometimes genuinely make me feel like thy could win any competition they want when they put their minds to it and manage the pressure. This is my delusion and I’m okay with it #nufc

Tripper crosses from wide of the box and the Ref somehow manages to award us a free kick for handball in front of the box. Beggars belief #nufc

Have the officials been instructed to produce an advertisement for VAR tonight ? #nufc

And we probably should have had a penalty

Don’t get me wrong, I’d be over the moon to win it. However with how this season has played out so far, If we were to lose in the early stages I can’t say I’d be too upset.

My feeling exactly

Honestly not too fussed about the FA Cup. Go do something different with the team against Villa , if we win great! If we don’t , ohh well at least we’ve tried out something new #nufc

Anyone catch what position Woltemade came on in against Spurs ? He was playing centre mid after Bruno went off but that was so soon after he came on I couldn’t tell if he was brought on to play there or not #nufc

Apost from a message board.

A great post from elsewhere, exactly the situation we face.

I couldn't have said it better myself, so I stole it.

The Howe out, simple fix merchants should give it a read. #NUFC

We had to try something different , we did, it hasn’t worked. City far too good playing through the press so the man to man is leaving us way too open, but it’s worked in other big games. They didn’t need it but they got plenty of luck with first , arguably the second too. Is it what it is #nufc

When that’s how you concede it was just never gonna be our night 😅 #nufc

Seydou Doumbia. As a big fan of the FIFA game back then it felt like we’d signed Jesus. Only to get relegated anyway as he could barely manage an appearance.