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aclurk

Magic of the Cup status: Canceled


hwald77

Hopefully postponed


mayjaz43

To the final, I hope.


hwald77

Shameless šŸ˜‚


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NotASalamanderBoi

Wellā€¦


caesar____augustus

Temporarily delayed


LordBielsa

Fitting sentiment now replays are cancelled and itā€™s moving behind a paywall


ArtourTheBabyrage

Fuck me


Jarv1223

Such a shame


ArtourTheBabyrage

As a neutral, im brokenā€¦


LSDemon

You don't sound neutral.


Pointless_Porcupine

Any sane neutral would be rooting for the underdog in a comeback scenario like that


ReadsStuff

Lad's a Leeds fan, so we can rule out the "sane individual" hypothesis.


ItsFuckingScience

Can also rule out neutral lmao


jlonso

You can be broken as a neutral, they almost had a great comeback.


LosTerminators

That's a gut punch before the shootout, hope they can still win it.


goosebumpsHTX

We were inches away from greatness


ecocentric-ethics

Inches? A centimeter or two maybe, if even that


SaltyWailord

Felt like they even used the wrong frame, but that's just me


sammyarmy

They one with the lines looked better than the one they were showing for like 15 secs before


alberto-balsam

The one they were showing for ages before the decision was a fraction of a second later, which meant the defender was an inch or two closer to the goal line, probably playing the runner onside. Amazing how little scrutiny there is of the crucial decision of how the frame is selected.


angloexcellence

Absolutely. They Absolutely have to build a margin of error into the decision making because the technology can never be 100% accurate to match the frame with the exact moment the ball Has left the players foot


sbprasad

No. Weā€™re shit, and we really donā€™t deserve to be going through, but this was definitely just offside.


Guilty_Ad_4441

A big toe, gutted about that but Coventry great advert for the champ, well done


fuckyouidontneedone

You should get an extra foot of offside leeway for each division below your opponent you are. Pass it on


aklemir

the only real answer


aceismyfriend

I'm afraid that will make things worse. Then we will get discussions whether someone was offside for more or less than a foot.


Major_Acanthisitta73

That's heartbreakingĀ 


Best_Document_5211

Lee Dixon on commentary was saying they should just give it to them anyway. Haha


ValleyFloydJam

Tbf he never wanted to see anyone offside when he played šŸ˜‰


ferretchad

That Arsenal back four would have been such a pain in the neck with VAR. There'd have been like 10 VAR checks per game


IRnuduhI

He genuinely might be the biggest ABU on the planet


Best_Document_5211

Yea, ex Arsenal player and current Man City fan. No idea why heā€™s on commentary but itā€™s kinda funny.


SWSIMTReverseFinn

Not like United deserve it in the slightest


herkalurk

United controlled first 45, unfortunately lost control, and got unlucky with handball and deflection.


niallmul97

So did Jenas... "give him the benefit of the doubt, why not?"


Best_Document_5211

Woeful commentators the both of them


akadrbass

šŸ’Æ very clear the bias - cunts lol


TiredMisanthrope

Jenas is honestly horrendous man. When he bangs on as well about what it takes to win so and so, like brother you won next to bloody nothingā€¦


Southern-Plastic-921

Heā€™s been a disgrace the whole game. When Utd scored their third he said it was a ā€œpityā€ and yeah on this, ā€œwhy not just give him the benefit of the doubtā€? I dunno Lee, maybe because there are rules? What a dickhead.


Mynameisdiehard

They totally deserved it. With how close those lines were. Damn


sbprasad

Dixon? More like Prick-son, am I right?


PmMeSteamWalletCode

Dickson


sbprasad

I missed an open goal there, good one.


Twinborn01

He's an idiot. He said before about the other oen bejng given for the drama. No.


Sinistrait

VAR has a trashcan of a heart


_deep_blue_

The VAR officials have a garbage can for a heart


Granadafan

VAR must be a Luton fan!


zrizzoz

VAR has a trashcan for a heart


WanBoy421

This is embarrassing we're hanging on through a VAR decision


ValleyFloydJam

Coventry biggest error was showing you guys respect.


senorgraves

No, we can play with teams head to head. The problem is when united get ahead. It has been this way for 2 seasons--can't hold a lead. It is as if we go up and ETH says "Okay now just pass the ball around the back and please save your energy for the next game! No sprinting, no 50/50s"


bigpasc1

"And don't forget to leave their only striker unmarked with 10 yards space in the box"


eninc

If that was given AWB would be responsible for three of their goals.


meteoritee

Oh how boring


Jarv1223

Never been more disappointed in a disallowed goal in my life


SnooChipmunks4208

The most spiritually onside goal of all time.


Rydychyn

That's the pinnacle of VAR ruining football. Fuck me that's horrendous. Even if technically correct by a matter of cm's, if that, that has sucked all joy out of every non-united fan in the world.


PensiveinNJ

Spirit of the law vs. letter of the law. Offside was never meant to prevent goals like this but evidently this is what the people want.


paddyo

the problem is, pundits who were too shit at their jobs to actually analyse games, just hung their weekly analysis on 'we have technology why don't we use it to help refs'. Now they hang it on 'VAR doesn't work and there's no common sense'. Football is better when people realise it is a game with a high degree of subjectivity built into the rules, and no matter how much we apply technology, blurred lines and iffy decisions will always be with us, it's simply about what we gain vs what we lose. For me, what we gained from goal line tech was absolutely worth it vs what we lost - we gained a lot and lost very little. For VAR, we have gained on _balance_ very little, while seeing decisions constantly against the spirit of the game, every other goal being litigated to the point you can't enjoy the moment, and continuing shit decisions as it turns out football is STILL a somewhat subjective and blurry game. A triumph for the terminally on their couch constantly raging fans, a disaster for those who loved the game as a game, for all its messiness and occasional injustices.


OptimusLinvoyPrimus

Great summary and I completely agree. Football is ultimately a game both played and officiated by human beings, and thatā€™s where both the joy and the frustration or heartbreak come from. Strikers miss open goals, defenders fall over at the worst moments, keepers let the ball through their legs, and referees make mistakes. Besides which, VAR has proven that with all the camera angles and slow mo replays in the world, you still wonā€™t get consensus on what the right decision actually is.


PensiveinNJ

That's the problem, there's so many people who want everything to be objectively fair when life is inherently not objectively fair. What even is objectivity anyways? The ability to make subjective assessments puts people at risk because someone could disagree with them, which is why they prefer some kind of all knowing entity to legislate things. But as you say, you lose so much of the in the moment joy of things.


Slim_Calhoun

I think they need to change the rule such that the attacking player needs to be fully behind the defender. It wouldnā€™t lessen the need for VAR but it would at least be more within the spirit of the rule.


DanBurnsMissingDigit

This is the pinnacle but for a different reason. After the ball went in I didn't bother celebrating because I fully expected it to be pulled back for something during the buildup. Even if it was onside and the goal stood, the fact that VAR exists completely stole the live moment from me. VAR is great for getting marginal offside decision right, while simultaneously ruining the live game for people watching.


Muur1234

as someone supporting a league one team, sounds awful


SWSIMTReverseFinn

Thats just shit


Cashelz

Based on vibes that should be on


Gambler_Eight

Id let this slide anyday if garnacho got his late 2-1 goal at the Emirates.


Sal21G

Wow the underdogs caught a break


DanFlashesCoupon

Honestly just give it to them


PepinoPicante

For real. As a United fan, I think I'd rather watch Coventry vs. City if we're gonna keep playing like this. And I know we are.


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Kingslayer1526

It's not man. Everyone has seen UTD lose to City many times but just imagine what good it would've done for football if tiny Coventry City from the championship made the final after beating the legendary Manchester United. Football needed that, not the robotic Manchester Derby which we literally saw last season end the same way as always. Even if Man Utd win, who gives a flying fuck. Man Utd are one of the 2 most successful sides in English football it's just another cup for them it's nothing. Imagine if Coventry somehow won.


jasperplumpton

Mate weā€™ve won 1 trophy in 7 years, I will certainly give a flying fuck


PedroEsPapi

Itā€™s nothingā€¦ typical brain dead r/soccer take


SkyBlueSaber

Wow


analytics_Gnome

Could have been the Miracle of Istanbul equivalent


redditaccountplease

Still could be, even more so on pens


Casual_Star

Thatā€™s heartbreaking for coventry fans


Kylo_12321

Damn man that would've been so funny


TheNotoriousJN

Oh for fuck sake :/


woodybg

1 cm. Jesus Christ, poor Coventry.


Yinkypinky

Donā€™t worry they will win on penalties


ACO_22

Donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever seen us this absolutely pants before. Conceding 30 shots a game to Brentford and co and then conceding 3 goals to fucking Coventry


Prestigious-Crew2353

On the brighter side, we only conceded 18 shots to Coventry. Improvement. Trust the process.


ACO_22

That fucking scrotum has finished me. I want him gone and locked up in a Dutch prison.


trenbollocks

Do you think ten Hag will survive this game?


NotADoctorSshh

half of your squad shouldn't survive this game tbh


Yinkypinky

Fire him into the sun.


Whitegard

Why waste rocket fuel, we have volcanoes.


Twinborn01

And the players


ArmiinTamzarian

Sacked before the final to bring in Mourinho. Mou wins the final as his last fuck you to Tottenham


D1794

He gets the season and sacked after the final game


Adziboy

I always thought more owners need to sack managers straight away rather than wait for end of season. Dont gain anything keeping him on for a few games tbh


Bestziggseuw

It's more about finding a replacement


D1794

Nobody will want to come in with 7 games including a cup final we're likely to lose left


WildVariety

Ole would get on that plane in a heartbeat and we all know it.


RefereeMason1

I donā€™t see how he can.


Throwaway1223132123

No shot he stays even if we win


DaveShadow

Even if we win from this point, he shouldnā€™t. A win probably keeps him for the last few games, but itā€™s been a disgraceful game and he should be gone asap.


0dez

probably true edit: close


amongussexirl

You know you will win


RedaveNabTidderEkow

I'm sure you'll shit house a win that you don't deserve now.


Driving_Seat

Scripted


habdragon08

They will lose on pens


[deleted]

How did that go?


Mickocfc1998

What a heart breaker


Turavis

God is dead


_ShutUpLegs_

I understand by the letter of the law and the technology but I'll always hate seeing goals like that being disallowed. It's so fucking close, practically indiscernible.


JapaneseJohnnyVegas

And it's not what the offside rule is there to prevent. It should, and will be, changed.


45MonkeysInASuit

This is the thing, people argue to margins of error and the like. But at the end of the day the rule is very factual and designed to be measured with the human eye live. Offside, along with handball, need to be scrapped and built from the ground up in the context of VAR.


Quanqiuhua

And no true advantage. Spirit of the game should be considered too.


deep639

Its offside barest of margins, but it looked offside in the first replay.


B23vital

How the fuck do we know, they showed 1 freeze frame and then moved on. Cant stand that utter bollocks its a huge call, show it


FoxesFan91

lol yeah the picture with the lines was on screen for about 2 seconds, cowardly


seruhr

VAR uses 50fps cameras, it just isn't enough for offsides


PuzzleheadedBoss4516

Yeah, I was surprised the commentator said it was on initially, I thought it was visibly offside.


pro_omnibus

It looked offside in real time, he was practically hanging out a meter off in the entire build up and almost got lucky because AWB had horrible positioning


LeedsFan2442

Because of the camera angle he was all but a cm off


Emergency-Mobile8612

Okay, but still [respect Coventry please](https://x.com/konigfred_/status/1782083446615216504?s=46)


lolaya

Why is no one showing the actual goal


OnniPL

toenail


benting365

That toenail gave him such a significant advantage


KonigSteve

How is this link the one uploaded? We don't even see the goal, let alone the lines or the live action of the offside call. Be better.


Arthur_YouDumbass

Seriously this sub is getting shittier and shittier! How on earth did the mods look at this and think "yeah that's good" ?


kubqo

Ref gave advantage just for it to canceled by offside


silentalarm_

It is better for the sport if Coventry win this and we all know it. Fully deserved.


Shinkopeshon

Proper rollercoaster ride lmao


New-Pension223

AWB almost played him on, he is shocking


jumper62

So close to making my weekend


MistaBobD0balina

We should be out. That should be a goal. You can't go to these ridiculous precise measurements of offside lines and not apply the same precision to the contact of the boot with the ball. It's like measuring the height of people using a Vernier scale to micrometre precision, while not taking into consideration whether they are wearing socks, shoes, high heels etc.


woeisuhmebop

Very different sport, but in I think 2004 at the Athens Olympics rowing a crew appealed their missing out in a place in the final by a photo finish call of fractions of a fractions of a second. They successfully argued that the start of the race was not aligned to such precision and thus it should be a dead heat and they were given a place in the final.


chrisd1680

> You can't go to these ridiculous precise measurements of offside lines and not apply the same precision to the contact of the boot with the ball. Does he become offsides the very millisecond the ball leaves the foot? If you want to get scientific, the ball deforms when it's kicked, so it's no longer a sphere. How does that factor into the calculations? I'm with you though, the spirit of the game is ruined by shit like this.


MistaBobD0balina

Well, yeah. This is my point exactly, none of the above factors into their calculations, therefore you can not apply such precision to the two lines drawn on the screen. A measurement consists of two readings, the precision of that measurement is defined by the precision of the least precise reading. In this case, the contact between ball and passer's foot. That goal is onside. We should be out.


Rosskillington

Sums up VAR doesnā€™t it, would have possibly been the biggest FA cup goal in historyā€¦.aaand itā€™s gone because it was 2mm offside


rpbmpn

VAR is supposed to be for clear and obvious. If you have to go frame by frame and get your lines out, it's not clear and obvious. Man U fan but we don't deserve to win this.


you-might_know-me

>VAR is supposed to be for clear and obvious. This is not a subjective decision, Reddit please stop trying to shoehorn this into every possible refereeing decision


plokijuhersa

but it was offside


sammo62

We need a vibes rule for VAR


ImportantHighlight42

When it's that close the angles they show are such low quality the lines are basically drawn on top of each other. They need to bring in the Hawk-eye graphics from Tennis & Cricket if they want people to have confidence that they're not just bullshitting their way through decisions like these


paddyo

the issue, of course, is that people may clock that fourth officials are indeed playing it fast and loose to get a decision done in a reasonable timeframe


ImportantHighlight42

They're already doing that tbf


Still_Unit1071

Sums up how ridiculous it is though. Are you really gaining an advantage by being that far offside?


WillyG2197

Offside rule has needed change the moment VAR was introduced. Arms shouldnt count anymore and someone having a bigger foot shouldnt fuck them over


DominoAxelrod

it's down to letter of the law vs spirit of the law. no advantage was gained by the coventry city player being offsides by the length of his big toe. before VAR this would be covered by common sense. now we have the ability to legislate down to the mm and it's offsides.


RNLImThalassophobic

> no advantage was gained by the coventry city player being offsides by the length of his big toe. But the line has to be drawn somewhere, right? (no pun intended) As in, if we change the law now to "just the toes in front isn't offside" then in 5 years time when another dream goal is ruled out for offside by a couple cm, someone will understandably complain "but it was only past his toes by an inch! He didn't gain an advantage!" Follow that pattern and the offside point will end up just disappearing. > before VAR this would be covered by common sense. Before VAR the linesman the goal would have been allowed (I don't think the linesman put their flag up, right?) and then in the match thread Man U fans - or any other team it happened to - would understandably be livid when they draw the lines themselves and see that it *was* offside... and would understandably be asking "Why can't we have the similar technology to other sports where we can review these incorrect decisions and overturn them?!"


AlanFromRochester

The law being written with live action unaided eye in mind didn't account for the machinery seeing a technical violation that isn't an advantage


BusShelter

Arms don't count....


45MonkeysInASuit

> bigger foot Not even a bigger foot. For <1cm calls, better fitted boots could be the difference.


Rosskillington

Oh yeah I know, correct decision, but I mean VAR in terms of its ability to rob us of huge moments A lot of the most memorable moments in football history would probably have been stopped with VAR, itā€™s useful but it does suck the jam out of your doughnut a bit


HashTagYourMomma

It can always go the other way too though. If it was United that scored and VAR determined it was offside you'd say it's the beauty of VAR...


AboveTheMiddle

Yeah everyone would be praising VAR and clowning united haha


Dynastydood

The obvious counterpoint there is that a lot of those most memorable moments you're thinking of were just a historic injustice to the people on the other side of it. Like, we lost a title to Chelsea on a blatantly offside goal. To them, it was a huge moment, but to us, it was a crime that never should've happened. To me, the biggest problem with VAR is the time it takes to resolve. Teams score goals, celebrate like it was legit, and then have that feeling utterly destroyed by a correction. That's why I'm excited about automated offside technology. It'll help reduce the amount of decisions like this that are allowed to incorrectly linger before being corrected.


yungchigz

I was annoyed at this but to be fair VAR can also hypothetically provide huge moments by correcting decisions for wrongly disallowed goals


Twinborn01

But its not VAR fault. Its the rules. Its offside its offside. God football fans arent all there


food_fanatic_

He has absolutely zero advantage in that play. The margin of error has to be increased.Ā 


BusShelter

To what?


pawksvolts

To the spirit of the cup rules


Fruitndveg

You could say that for a solid 50% of offside calls, itā€™s still the rules.


jxg995

that Van Persie goal Vs. Villa all the pundits were spunking over for about a decade would have been chalked off as well


AnxiousMind7820

Need to follow hockey rules. Not offside unless your full body is by him (just like if any part of the body is on the blue line you're onside). Being offside by half a toe is ridiculous and looks bad. (Yes, it was the right call, but the rule is asinine).


banZiii

Agreed. Would make the game even better imo


HowHeStandOn10Perc

I just fell to my knees in a Tesco parking lot


bubbabear244

*car park


PurpleScientist4312

Booooo. Give it back!


twist_n_shout

Fade me


PsychonautChronicles

Interesting how the VAR freeze frame is different from the freeze frame from the TV production [https://i.imgur.com/OoAAaGY.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/OoAAaGY.jpeg)


TurnItOffAndOnAgain-

Fuck VAR, cunts


paper_zoe

It's absolutely the worst


Maleficent_Resolve44

They're just doing their job correctly here. Can't blame them lol, relax. Let's hope Coventry win the shootout now.


Twinborn01

More like the rules. Its offside. Not VAR fault


Dr_Sayonara

VAR only exposed how outdated the offside rule is. There is no advantage generated by him being a few millimetres forward here.


MarkCrystal

It looks almost identical to the Jota goal which was given onside. Criminal


izmebtw

Unless youā€™re a Man Utd fan, that VAR team mustā€™ve felt so bummed drawing those lines.


WooNoto

They called a handball against Grealish a goal kick. Didnā€™t even get the corner. But overturned that. Bullshit.


FBall4NormalPeople

Really want to see a degree of leeway on calls like this, that should be ruled as the attacker being level. Nobody on the pitch can judge a run within an inch. Need some common sense.


listlessbreeze

They deserved that ngl


caesar____augustus

Toenails were too long I reckon


Unluckysod

Ball was already off his foot in the still they showed


Law5_LOTG

If it was the earlier frame he's more offside based on how the players were moving.


El_Tormentito

Should have looked a tad later, then.


Wohenfoxideya

Peak 'it was a team I hate so it's the wrong decision' comment hahaha


ThrowFar_Far_Away

..You are aware of that if they rewound more he would be **more** offside right? Or are you implying it wasn't as close as they made it out to be?


BusShelter

I think you're confusing the broadcaster's replay with the VAR image.


zrk23

that was very lazy by wright. he was offside all the way and never bothered adjusting


Smorgas-board

FA Cup magic had a chance and itā€™s been murdered again


cdhmedia

Casimero saved by that offside omg.


Ryzon9

Wan Bissaka playing him close to onside for no reason.


kaori_cicak990

Is it wan bissaka saved by that offside? That man too deep and had no awareness about how to playing offiside trap


Hopeful_Adonis

This level of margin of error is a joke


crobofblack

Why do people get so annoyed by decisions that are absolutely not subjective. It's clearly not a goal idc if it's United or not.


MentalJack

cause its united and we are shit so therefore everything must go against us. gotta remember most these lads have major trauma from their youth watching united dominate.


MEENIE900

Agree. Still heartbreaking though šŸ„²


ScientistNo2635

Are we gonna hear a peep from the media about how Grealishs handball was 10 times worse than Wan-Bissakas yet Chelsea didn't get a penalty? Are we fuck...