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Football Thread 2011/12 |OT8| Made it to the Championship play-offs
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Metalmurphy
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1-1 Dempsey
THE DEUCE! Dude is having one helluva season.. one for the ages for us Yanks.
SunhiLegend
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Hughes! That was close.
*goal gifs by SunhiLegend
My brother is loving those, he's at work but he can watch those gifs, both of us thank you for them.
No problem, that's what they're there for
I thought that was funny, he lost the ball, ran back to retrieve it and the ball is booted straight back at him.
There was also a penalty that wasn't called against Sporting.
Frei is 18 months older, however and I'm wary about overplaying young players after Fowler and Owen.
Milchmonster
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Schmelzer is (almost) only half the player without Großkreutz. Großkreutz is a must for me, otherwise Robben could totally fuck us.
I didn't really like Kehl in the last few matches that much, he seemed a bit shaky. A fit Bender would be very important. Bender + Gündogan for me, but I totally trust Klopp to choose the best two because I don't have training impressions and can't say who is in the better form.
Götze will be the super sub, I can see him getting in for Kagawa after about 60 minutes if Shinji's not having his best day and the match is still undecided. Or later for Kuba or Großkreutz when they are tired.
Announcers were just saying that Dempsey's goal might go down as an OG. I don't get it, I know it deflected of Cahill's back and went in, but like what can Cahill do when a ball rolls off your back on a corner? Is it an OG because without the deflection the ball might have been wide?
flintstryker
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good on Fulham to grasp a point here, finally these guys will be getting some well needed rest too.
Yep. It did look like it was going wide, would like to see it again.
K then I can understand, however pretty hard on the replay to fully confirm it would have gone wide. I feel like it might have hit the post...
Meus Renaissance
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He didn't have to go to the ground there. I think just sticking out his foot would have given the same result without the penalty being awarded.
Jesus. Fucking Rob Van Dam in thehousecottage.
Not a penalty for me, sorry. Also guys, where are we on the FIFA Clubs situation?
He jumped in 2-footed. Even though the second foot didn't make contact, his body like literally jumped into the challenge.
kelly, but that's actually just hearsay as of now, so shouldn't just be accepted as true.
Meus Renaissance
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Kalou looks like he fell over the ball there. Murphy made clear contact with the ball from that angle
Murphy got a lot of the ball, but the referee was basically right below that camera angle and I'm assuming its the jerky 2 footed lunge in that got it. If that second foot didn't hit the ground it could have been an ugly tackle, I don't know why he didn't jus slide in if hes gonna go to ground.
EDIT: he could make a more effective tackle just doing a Mortal Kombat leg sweep from that distance.
I agree it was a stupid decision for Murphy to go in 2 footed. Looked like a penalty to me in real time.
Shame refs don't have replay tech.
You better.
Shame refs don't have replay tech.
You better.
SunhiLegend
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Switched on the Sporting match, thought I was watching rugby for a second lol
1-1 Dempsey
Looks like it's Ivanovic's fault. He should have been near the right goalpost.
As much as I love you Fady, I'm really happy they dropped points here. What would you think of not making it into Europe next season?
The Friendly Monster
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Glad Chelsea didn't win. It was definitely a penalty though, not lucky at all with that decision, even if the ref gave it for the wrong reason.
The post told him to fuck off cos it can't see beyond his humongous arse.
Meus Renaissance
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We have some tough fixtures coming up. Wolves, Stoke away before Chelsea at home. It could go down to the last game of the season deciding 3rd place
Kieran Colton on Twitter: "Said it before and I'll say it again. people need to stop comparing Ben Arfa with Messi. He's good, but he's no Ben Arfa."
Kieran Colton on Twitter: "Said it before and I'll say it again. people need to stop comparing Ben Arfa with Messi. He's good, but he's no Ben Arfa."
It's understandable bro, you need your team to get as many points as possible, natural and fair. I think Chelsea will not make it, and honestly, will not deserve to with performances like these. I'm just really hurt at how they keep conceding after leading...
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