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Goldstone1976

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From BBC (and no doubt other sources):

On the Forestieri incident: "From my position it was impossible to see. I didn't ask Gordon [Greer] about it."

You have to wonder if he'd have seen it if it were us who were claiming the goal.

There's been lots of comments on here about Oscar's style, with many claiming that they don't like his level-headed and somewhat boring comments to the press. For me, I like the way he deals with the press; Gus' histrionics were often tedious, but I concede it was entertaining. I just hope he's somewhat more animated in the dressing room, though the way we often start the second half calls this into doubt. At least the football philosophy he wants to play seems to be starting to bed in a bit; we are definitely looking to get the ball forward more quickly...
 




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I was reading Fergie's autobiography last week and in his chapter on Wenger, he talks about Wenger's use of the phrase 'I didn't see it' when discussing contentious incidents. Ferguson said that his preferred phrase when asked about an incident was to say 'I need to look at that again' because it bought him time and so by the point that he would have reviewed the incident, the media storm would have then passed and moved on to something else.
 


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joeinbrighton said:
I was reading Fergie's autobiography last week and in his chapter on Wenger, he talks about Wenger's use of the phrase 'I didn't see it' when discussing contentious incidents. Ferguson said that his preferred phrase when asked about an incident was to say 'I need to look at that again' because it bought him time and so by the point that he would have reviewed the incident, the media storm would have then passed and moved on to something else.
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Although he refused to talk to the media most of the time.
 


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Goldstone1976 said:
From BBC (and no doubt other sources):

On the Forestieri incident: "From my position it was impossible to see. I didn't ask Gordon [Greer] about it."

You have to wonder if he'd have seen it if it were us who were claiming the goal.
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To be fair, he'd have to have STUNNING eyesight to have seen tha from his position, regardless of whether it was us or them claiming the goal.
 


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Don't get your issue. OG is on the halfway line, how the feck is that the best position to see if the ball had fully crossed the line. Even the camera in line with the dead-ball [goal] line could only just prove that the ball did NOT fully cross the line, but only an inch or two in it. OG's view was always going to be "impossible to see".
 




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Shropshire Seagull said:
Don't get your issue. OG is on the halfway line, how the feck is that the best position to see if the ball had fully crossed the line. Even the camera in line with the dead-ball [goal] line could only just prove that the ball did NOT fully cross the line, but only an inch or two in it. OG's view was always going to be "impossible to see".
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There's no issue! I was just amused, that's all. After all, there are plenty of people posting on Bozza's thread who claim to know for sure whether it was a goal or not, and they're in the North stand....
 




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Brian Fantana said:
But none of them are likely to be interviewed by the press on the issue!
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Whoa! This thread is going in a direction I wasn't expecting. To be clear, I'm NOT having a pop at Oscar. The quote reminded me of Arsene's infamous "I didn't see it" line when there's a contentious decision that he wants to duck talking about; s'all.

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I must admit, I loved his goal celebration, one fist pump and then dead pan... Level headed class!
 


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And with these stats seems we're trying to play the Wenger Way as well and when we get our cutting edge back of ULLOA,BRIDCUTT,ORLANDI,LUA LUA & AGUSTEIN I'm sure that possession will turn to wins & goals, stats don't win games but a fully fit side will - IN OSCAR WE TRUST- THE SPANISH PRINCE OF FLAIR will be KING
 


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Goldstone1976 said:
Whoa! This thread is going in a direction I wasn't expecting. To be clear, I'm NOT having a pop at Oscar. The quote reminded me of Arsene's infamous "I didn't see it" line when there's a contentious decision that he wants to duck talking about; s'all.

:albion2:
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I was in the East Stand and I didn't see it until earlier on this morning, when I watched the Sky highlights. :shrug:
 




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And with these stats seems we're trying to play the Wenger Way as well and when we get our cutting edge back of ULLOA,BRIDCUTT,ORLANDI,LUA LUA & AGUSTEIN I'm sure that possession will turn to wins & goals, stats don't win games but a fully fit side will - IN OSCAR WE TRUST- THE SPANISH PRINCE OF FLAIR will be KING
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Is that for real? :ohmy:
 


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I find it hard to believe we have an 81.5% pass completion rate. Imagine how that's going to look when we actually start playing really well?
 


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edna krabappel said:
Is that for real? :ohmy:
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Yes watched the rerun of last nights game this morning and those were the stats given by sky

edna krabappel said:
I find it hard to believe we have an 81.5% pass completion rate. Imagine how that's going to look when we actually start playing really well?
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That's what I was saying when we get all the players back, with those stats we might just surprise a few people in the 2nd half of the season
 


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SeagullSarge said:
I must admit, I loved his goal celebration, one fist pump and then dead pan... Level headed class!
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I noticed that as well, and loved it. One double handed fist pump and then hands back in pockets and the same old hangdog expression.

I think "enigmatic" is the word
 


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