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[José Mourinho]

This game is so boring.

 

[dc89]

Just got in. City 0-0?! Come on City!!

 

[Plasma]

We're our own worst enemies sometimes, if we could just cut out the really stupid mistakes we'd be defensively sound.

 

[PrematureQuiche]

I hope we don't fucking draw 0-0 again! At least we scored under Di Matteo!

 

[Arnie]

No ball contact, no intention to hit the ball either, from behind.

Straight red.

Hahahaha what?

A challenge from behind isn't a red card. Neither is cynicism.

You're off your tits.

 

[aaaaaaaaaaaa7654]

Ramsey gets caught in possession several times every game he plays. Why does Wenger not see that and keep playing him?

 

[Sloosha]

Lukaku scored?

 

[Griffin]

Hahahaha what?

A challenge from behind isn't a red card. Neither is cynicism.

You're off your tits.

Slide tackles from behind or with both legs extended have now been outlawed due to the injury and danger to other players that it causes. These tackles generally earn the player who commits them a straight red card, even if the ball is won cleanly and the tackle is not technically a foul.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding_tackle

The rules of soccer state that a slide tackle from behind requires an automatic red card.
http://football.isport.com/football-guides/how-to-slide-tackle-in-soccer

FIFA emphasized in the past the great danger in slide tackles from behind because, if this tackle is not done perfectly, the potential for injury is so much greater. Nowadays, if the referee decides that the foul while tackling from any direction–from the front, the side, or the rear–was done in such a way as to endanger the safety of the opponent, the proper action is to send the violator off the field with a red card.
http://www.askasoccerreferee.com/?p=147

 

[The_Hitcher89]

This match is ridiculous. Gerrard is embarassing in most areas of his game these days, but he's one of two on the pitch capable of seeing and executing an incisive pass ona semi-regular basis

 

[Wessiej]

Oh my.

 

[Wilbur]

Lukaku scored?

Yeah, he's doing pretty well there.

 

[Meier]

Not a good start for Javi Garcia. Not sure if it's rust or what but he has been very poor.

 

[spidye]

TYMOOOOO KURT COBAIN

 

[Meier]

Gif of Jordi Gomez's free kick hitting the camera from head on might be fun.

My god, take a damn shot! Team just keeps trying to pass it 3 feet to another attacker in the box and it gets knocked away. Balotelli has been useless -- he's turned off right now. No interest.

 

[Arnie]

Slide tackles from behind or with both legs extended have now been outlawed due to the injury and danger to other players that it causes. These tackles generally earn the player who commits them a straight red card, even if the ball is won cleanly and the tackle is not technically a foul.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding_tackle

The rules of soccer state that a slide tackle from behind requires an automatic red card.
http://football.isport.com/football-guides/how-to-slide-tackle-in-soccer

FIFA emphasized in the past the great danger in slide tackles from behind because, if this tackle is not done perfectly, the potential for injury is so much greater. Nowadays, if the referee decides that the foul while tackling from any direction–from the front, the side, or the rear–was done in such a way as to endanger the safety of the opponent, the proper action is to send the violator off the field with a red card.
http://www.askasoccerreferee.com/?p=147

Tell me the last time a player was sent off for a one footed slide tackle from behind that wasn't last man?

 

[dc89]

Aguero is such a warrior.

 

[Sloosha]

Azpilicueta has really impressed me so far. The game has been pretty dire though.

 

[Kyoufu]

Another 0-0 in the PL. What a shit league.

 

[Timurid]

Oh my.

You forgot the biggest match of all!

 

[José Mourinho]

I hope we don't fucking draw 0-0 again! At least we scored under Di Matteo!

It's got 0-0 written all over it.

We look the most likely to score, but the quality has been poor. At least we don't look like a bunch of tubes at the back anymore, but still. There's no finishing in this team.

 

[K1LLER7]

this team can't cross a ball

Good to see chewlsea and city are still 0-0

 

[Bo-Locks]

Ando having a good game. Let's see how long he can make it last.

 

[Sloosha]

It's got 0-0 written all over it.

We look the most likely to score, but the quality has been poor. At least we don't look like a bunch of tubes at the back anymore, but still. There's no finishing in this team.

I'm just hoping for a German Messi sighting.

 

[K1LLER7]

Cleverly having a bad one.

shoot!!

 

[Kyoufu]

Oh my.

Bilbao are turd. Barcelona are going to walk all over them.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Silva's through balls almost never come off these days

 

[Clegg]

Ando's been alright. Clev hasn't.

This team doesn't know how to play through the middle.

 

[dc89]

Nastasic is pro. I can't see Mancini dropping him when he's really done nothing wrong in every game he has played.

Sogood.jpg. The new Vidic indeed and only 19.

 

[Brinbe]

Pressing well at the moment, probably as good as I've seen in a while from us, just not connecting and executing well in the final third.

The most important thing is that we've held up well defensively. Nothing as bad as we've seen in prior games in the recent weeks.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Ando's been alright. Clev hasn't.

This team doesn't know how to play through the middle.

So you can't play through the middle, and your wingers are shite, yet you're top of the league?

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

RVP goal

 

[K1LLER7]

Ando's been alright. Clev hasn't.

This team doesn't know how to play through the middle.

no real no.10. Could've done with Kagawa

 

[elseanio]

Heard Rafa is wearing a red tie tonight.. Probably nothing in it, but funny if intentional

 

[PrematureQuiche]

It's got 0-0 written all over it.

We look the most likely to score, but the quality has been poor. At least we don't look like a bunch of tubes at the back anymore, but still. There's no finishing in this team.

. I'll watch MoTD latter if I can be bothered :lol

 

[Feorax]

How wa Sahin at LB for Madrid pre-season? Cant have been worse than Downing surely.

 

[Meier]

Yaya sucks right now. This team can be very frustrating to watch when he is doing shit.

Silva's through balls almost never come off these days

All too true.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

RVP goal

Flukey bastard. We're getting the opposite today

 

[dc89]

Assassin down. I repeat, Assassin down.

 

[Clegg]

So you can't play through the middle, and your wingers are shite, yet you're top of the league?

You can do an awful lot with some world class strikers.

 

[Wilbur]

Relatively happy with that half. We've got control of the midfield, but Clev/Rooney/Hernandez have been poor. The former is anonymous and the latter two have been clumsy, untidy and keep getting caught in possession.

Anderson's been good. Lovely pass after lovely pass, a bit of drive in midfield, running forward as opposed to sideways. Loving it.

They're threatening from set pieces but that's to be expected.

 

[Brinbe]

Could be better, but I'll take that any time over the invisible midfield and useless crosses out from the wing... you can see it's just a matter of patience and better execution, and at least they're putting themselves in position for those chances in the first place.

 

[FootballFan]

This game is so boring.

Liverpool can still come back, just gotta get Gerrard off. He is truly past if for you guys.

 

[Meier]

Oooh, nice effort from Yaya.. great dribbling to get to goal although al Habsi saved as it was a tough angle. Surprised they blew for time with City possessing just outside the box. Maybe that will get Yaya going.

 

[Rad-]

Rafael and Anderson have been the best so far. Others need to step up.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Loving Ando.

Clev needs a kick up the ass.

Roon needs to wake up.

Chicha still needs a first touch.

 

[K1LLER7]

Love having Ando in midfield, great having someone who doesn't get pushed off the ball easily.

teams playing well, Think RVP and Rooney have to go out wide a little more, West Ham have everyone defending around the box.

 

[bud]

giroud just did the impossible

lulz

 

[LTWheels]

Haven't seen any of the Liverpool game. How poor have we been?

 

[Wilbur]

That Suarez touch round Gallas was fucking gorgeous

 

[Kyoufu]

LOL CISSE SCORED

IS THIS REAL LIFE