OneFootball
Dan Burke·29 November 2021
OneFootball
Dan Burke·29 November 2021
It was a hot weekend of Premier League action played out in freezing cold conditions.
And now itâs time to hand out our awards.
The line between fantasy and reality was blurred at Anfield on Saturday when Diogo Jota took his FIFA 22 form onto the pitch with him.
Imagine being that good at FIFA and real football? We canât even manage the first one.
Those who tuned into Sundayâs games at the Etihad and King Power Stadiums will have had trouble picking out the yellow ball amid a backdrop of snow.
It makes you wonder whether the winter ball should actually be orange rather than yellow.
Donât let anybody ever tell you that Pep Guardiola isnât a man of the people.
While Burnley boss Sean Dyche attempted to prevent their game with Tottenham from being postponed by striding onto the Turf Moor pitch and offering the snow outside for a fight.
You canât fight weather, Sean. Everyone knows that.
Try telling 34-year-old Leicester striker Jamie Vardy that heâs in the twilight of his career.
You might regret it.
In fact it was a good weekend for old boys in the Premier League, with Aston Villaâs Ashley Young making a little bit of club history.
Age is just a number.
People scoffed at Arsenalâs decision to sign Aaron Ramsdale in the summer but they arenât scoffing now, and he came to his sideâs aid with another big save in Saturdayâs win against Newcastle.
Maybe next summer theyâll invest in some more goalkeeper kits and wonât keep having to put their goalie in the away strip.
Concede a penalty to Brentford while Ivan Toney is on the pitch and youâll live to regret it.
Move over Bruno Fernandes, thereâs a new spot-kick specialist in town.
It was pretty bold of Graham Potter to suggest the Brighton fans who booed the team off on Saturday donât understand football.
Maybe they were saying âBoo-righton?â
Oh to have been a fly on the wall when Michael Carrick told Cristiano Ronaldo he was on the bench for Manchester Unitedâs trip to Chelsea on Sunday.
But Carrick insisted before the match that Ronaldo had taken the decision well and we donât doubt him.
Any potential future employers watching will know that Carrick isnât afraid to make big decisions, and he also seems to have a knack for bringing the best out of Jadon Sancho after the 21-year-old scored his second goal of the week.
Poor Ole.
*record scratch*
*freeze frame*
Yep, thatâs me. Youâre probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.
Fortunately for Jorginho, he takes Chelseaâs penalties and was able to atone for his blunder for Unitedâs goal on Sunday.
Weâre not sure what the clichĂ© âspared his blushesâ even means, but it feels applicable here.