Just watching the Villa game again on the TV and I noticed that Jota has Silva on his shirt. Apparently was not allowed to have Jota on it. Also noticed that he took a nasty stamp on his calf that went unnoticed.
Never noticed it at the game, but we should have had a penalty when a high boot caught Costa in the face in the penalty area. A Liverpool player was sent off for the same earlier this season.
Re the shirt, I wonder if the reduction by one letter would vastly deplete the merchandise income? ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by abbobrom
We don't seem to get the 'rub of the green' with penalties. There was a later incident which looked so contrived that I suspect it wasn't because I am not aware of any evidence of our players cheating so far this season. Since we won with a 'masterclass' performance it is not a problem. Let's hope it doesn't cost us a game in future though.
Taken from Wikipedia:Quote:
Originally Posted by abbobrom
This is probably the reason we see Silva on his shirt!Quote:
His full name is Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (born 4 December 1996), known as Jota. This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
There was a couple of shouts for penalties in the first half for both sides. The one you've already mentioned with the high boot. The Liverpool player you were referring to was Mane, he was sent off for a high boot against Man.City. The other penalty appeal that quite a few was shouting for in my opinion was a perfectly timed tackle from Hutton to stop Costa in his tracks.