The Soccer Thread

[wr50l]

Its just soooo much better watching Roon now! He had always been allowed to roam, but now he is roaming with goals in mind, not setting up other as much.

And Im starting to figure out that watching and enjoying Berbatov is like learning to like wine or somehtin. Berba is sooooo smooth anf does hust incredible things with that ball, I think he is almost there now, and it should be sun to watch if he can hit a groove in a Utd shirt.

They needed his win, they couldnt host the Goomers next week and not have any confidence. Bring em on!

Drinking last night 1ke?

 

[Archer]

24million bid for Lescott accepted

Are the drugs in Manchester that good?

 

[davie]

24million bid for Lescott accepted

Are the drugs in Manchester that good?

No, prices this season are going crazy, like Alex Ferguson said. In case you don't know him he's the one who paid £30million for Rooney, Berbatov, Rio Ferdinand, £18m for Owen Hargreaves, £17m for Michael Carrick in previous years. But only this season the spending is out of control.

 

[davie]

On a brighter note Inter 1 Bari 1. Inter got a penalty (never should have been given) from which Eto'o scored, Vitali Kutuzov equalised for Bari.

 

[1ke]

Drinking last night 1ke?

I really should stop that. :stupid:....lol

 

[calgaryballer]

Liverpool 1 - 3 Aston Villa

Back to crisis mode for 'Pool? Lucas with an own goal, the Kop booing the team off at half time, and Gerrard channeling Jamie Carragher with a terrible challenge leading to a penalty.

 

[BigHouseUSA]

They were not impressive at all. It really doesn't matter right now, most big teams start off slow.

 

[1ke]

It always seems to me that Chelski start off fast....then dip...then come back incredibly strong.

 

[davie]

It always seems to me that Chelski start off fast....then dip...then come back incredibly strong.

They've managed to do that with all the different managers they've had recently?

 

[1ke]

They've managed to do that with all the different managers they've had recently?

Yea...even at their worst....they never dropped out of the top 4 and were always a threat to win the title.

 

[Golden Taters]

Seattle Sounders FTW

 

[davie]

Yea...even at their worst....they never dropped out of the top 4 and were always a threat to win the title.

.... thanks

I actually meant did they follow that pattern throughout each season? I thought it was fairly obvious that being one of the best 2 teams in a league where the distant top 4 hasn't changed for 5 years that they wouldn't have dropped out of the top 4.

 

[Archer]

Stabbings and people getting arrested at the Milwall - West Ham game

Not a big suprise at all for a Millwall game .

FA says if they catch whoever did the stabbings they will be banned from watching soccer anywhere in the world.

 

[1ke]

.... thanks

I actually meant did they follow that pattern throughout each season? I thought it was fairly obvious that being one of the best 2 teams in a league where the distant top 4 hasn't changed for 5 years that they wouldn't have dropped out of the top 4.

Haha...yes

 

[Bigpapa42]

Barcelona are apparently trying to buy Shakthar Donesk defender Chygrynskiy. The price is supposedly about 25m. I know he's a promising young player and was a big part of why they won the UEFA Cup last year... but 25m for a defender? Ouch...

 

[Archer]

Barcelona are apparently trying to buy Shakthar Donesk defender Chygrynskiy. The price is supposedly about 25m. I know he's a promising young player and was a big part of why they won the UEFA Cup last year... but 25m for a defender? Ouch...

If Lescott and Rio can go for 25mil+ I rest my case.

 

[wr50l]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8223917.stm

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has accused Uefa of conducting a "witch-hunt" after it charged Eduardo with diving in the Champions League clash with Celtic.

Striker Eduardo appeared to dive to win a penalty last Wednesday and Uefa could ban him for up to two games when its disciplinary body meets on 1 September.

"I find it a complete disgrace and unacceptable," said Wenger.

"It singles out a player to be a cheat and that is not acceptable. We will not accept the way Uefa has treated this."

If Eduardo is suspended he would miss Standard Liege away on 16 September and the home match with Olympiacos on 29 September.

And Wenger added: "I believe you can debate whether it is a penalty or not. But this charge implies there was intent and a desire to cheat the referee. Having seen again the pictures again, nothing is conclusive.

"It's a witch-hunt that we see and not an objective judgement of a case."

Wenger said the Croat may have taken evasive action in light of the career-threatening broken leg he sustained two seasons ago.

And the Frenchman added that European football's governing body would have difficulty proving the 26-year-old intended to deceive the referee.

"We will defend our player as far as we can because he is not being treated fairly," said Wenger.

"It's funny in football because you can break the legs of players and it doesn't make a debate for anybody.

"I'm the first to say that it doesn't look like a penalty but it's another thing to say that he went down with intent. I wish good luck in proving that having seen the pictures again."

In charging Eduardo, Wenger claimed Uefa had set off down a dangerous path whereby any decision made by an official can be contested after the match.

He said: "There is completely lack of logic in this case. Why? Because people have reacted emotionally.

"This case has been ruled by the media and emotionally by Scotland, by the Scottish FA and by Scottish people working at Uefa.

"I've fought my whole life against cheating and I've seen some obvious cases where Uefa didn't intervene. On and off the pitch things have happened where no action was taken.

"But now the existing rules of football have been changed just for one case so we will from now on challenge every single decision that is made in Europe by the referees.

"This is the first time since I've been in football that the judgement made by the referee is not accepted by the football bodies."

There appeared to be no contact between Eduardo and Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc but referee Manuel Gonzalez still gave a penalty midway through the first half.

After Eduardo converted the resulting spot kick, the Gunners went on to win 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium. They won 5-1 on aggregate to secure a spot in the group stages.

Scottish FA chief executive Gordon Smith has called for the Brazil-born Eduardo to be banned.

"Eduardo showed disrespect to the game by his actions," he said.

"We have shown courage to use retrospective punishment when it comes to simulation. I'd urge Uefa to do so."

Uefa president Michel Platini believes additional assistant referees behind each goal line would combat diving.

He said: "One day players will give up simulating because refs will see them. I am convinced that you have referees nearby, then you will stop this."

Celtic had travelled to the Emirates 2-0 down from the first leg in Glasgow, when Arsenal had been the better side but had scored with a deflection and an own goal.

The first goal in London, then, was likely to be crucial and Boruc was incensed when Gonzalez pointed to the spot.

And Boruc's team-mate Danny Fox congratulated Uefa for taking action against Eduardo and said he would welcome a ban for the Gunners player.

"It shows that it doesn't matter who you play for and who you are, if you are going to bring the rules into disrepute you should be made an example of, and fair play to Uefa for doing that," said the Celtic defender.

"You can't do anything about the game but I think a ban to make an example of him would stop other players doing it. No-one likes to be done by cheating.

"If you ask any of the Arsenal players honestly, they will way it wasn't a penalty either."

STFU Arsene, Most pathetic parts bolded.

It's a shame this is a one off, cunts like Eduardo should be getting nailed to the wall week in week out for diving.

 

[calgaryballer]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8223917.stm



STFU Arsene, Most pathetic parts bolded.

It's a shame this is a one off, cunts like Eduardo should be getting nailed to the wall week in week out for diving.

I'd be more in favour of the suspension if I thought it was going to set a precedent for future cheating.

I thought these were funny, Michael Platini quotes from his playing days

"I know why players do it, I've dived myself. We did it because we knew the referee wouldn't see it and because there were no cameras".

"It was always my dream to dive and get a penalty in the 1982 World Cup semi-final to make up for how Harald Schumacher fouled Patrick Battiston outside the penalty area. If I could have done it, I would because I hate injustice and I wanted to put things right. I just couldn't get into the box to do it."

"It was wrong to suspend Micoud," Platini said. "It was the referee who cocked up."

Why the change of heart Michael?

 

[Bigpapa42]

STFU Arsene, Most pathetic parts bolded.

It's a shame this is a one off, cunts like Eduardo should be getting nailed to the wall week in week out for diving.

Yup, it was a dive. And yup something should be done. Definitely don't expect action, however. Just not going to happen.

While its irrelevant to the conversation at hand, Wenger does have a good point about horror tackles. I think they need to be chased out of the game just as much as diving does.

 

[calgaryballer]

Bolton playing well, 2-1 up. Dodgy red card decision. Liverpool equalize. What a suprise