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Football Thread 2015/16 |OT| The Great American Sport
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Steverulez
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Costa will probably get sent off within 5 minutes of starting the second half 
toythatkills
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Coquelin injured, Chambers the only CB on the bench.
Steverulez
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He picked up a knock earlier in the game iirc so might have been to do with that.
Tbf to Wenger he does put a lot of trust in his younger players
Ramires? Also
Bayern line-up against Darmstadt is:
Neuer (K) - Costa, Rafinha, Boateng, Bernat, Götze, Rode, Vidal, Alaba, Coman, Kimmich
Makes the game more interesting to me. I've been wanting to see some of the younger players like Kimmich and Coman.
It'll probably be: (my guess)
Neuer
Rafinha, Boateng, Alaba, Bernat,
Kimmich
Costa, Rode, Vidal Coman
Götze
Neuer (K) - Costa, Rafinha, Boateng, Bernat, Götze, Rode, Vidal, Alaba, Coman, Kimmich
Makes the game more interesting to me. I've been wanting to see some of the younger players like Kimmich and Coman.
It'll probably be: (my guess)
Neuer
Rafinha, Boateng, Alaba, Bernat,
Kimmich
Costa, Rode, Vidal Coman
Götze
Oh he had injury? I didn't think it was anything major...
FootballFan
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Zouma goal
That was coming
That was coming
Bubble Metropolis
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The Jews did this
A Serious Man
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<3 Zouma
It's Gabriel's own fault that they're down to 10. Costa does that in literally every game - it was only a matter of time before someone took the bait.
The 4th official should have seen Costa's hands on Koscielny, but he didn't and you have to let it go, can't let him wind you up or the terrorists win.
The 4th official should have seen Costa's hands on Koscielny, but he didn't and you have to let it go, can't let him wind you up or the terrorists win.
Bubble Metropolis
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TW: victim blaming
Portugeezer
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But he wasn't, and Gabriel took the bait... Gabriel wasn't even the person Costa pushed over in the first place, Gabriel is just stupid.
Steverulez
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This thread has been amazing today, fascist fans, terrorists... FootyGaf has never been more alive
papercan55
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I'm shocked because costa did the same the whole of last season, why anyone would fall for the bait this season is beyond me.
If you don't react then he will eventually get himself sent off.
the fact that gabriel had nothing to do with the first incident just makes the whole thing even more stupid.
Steverulez
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Bubble Metropolis
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While Chelsea have still been the better team throughout, this is only game I can remember Arsenal playing against them where they've looked completely vulnerable and ordinary and we've still fucked it up.
StealthGoblin
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Chelsea have a habit of having goal scoring defenders. If zouma picks up where JT leaves off it'll be very annoying. When they scrape wins goals can come from anywhere in the team.
Bubble Metropolis
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No, you forgot "Everyone used to do that 15+ years ago."
How is Gabriel a victim??
It was between Koscielny and Costa. Gabriel stuck his oar in and paid the price.
He'd just been given a yellow and then he decides to kick out before the game had even restarted. His own fault.
You think Gabriel was the victim in this case? He wasn't the subject of aggression, he got himself involved because he fell for Costa's trolling. He wasn't even the original recipient of the foul.
Arsenal are on the end of this kind of thing more often than on the benefitting side because their naïveté is chronic.
Portugeezer
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Reacting to it (especially by kicking) is stupid, especially when you have just been carded.
StealthGoblin
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I don't actually have a problem with added physicality in games. Costa doesn't wind me up. I'd actually like a lot more of that in the modern game. Cut out the diving and drama and have grabs, arms etc allowed.
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Diego Costa is such an übercunt, how the fuck does he consistently get away with this shit?
http://arsenalist.com/f/2015-16/chelsea-vs-arsenal/diego-costa-dive.html
http://arsenalist.com/f/2015-16/chelsea-vs-arsenal/diego-costa-dive.html
I wasn't talking about Gabriel. Costa should be off.
papercan55
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Yes please, i wish every team had a player just like him.
Life isn't fair. Sometimes the bully gets away with it. I learned in grade school that the retaliator is always the one to get caught.
There are ways to bring it to the refs attention, or just do like Koscielny did and square up without overstepping the line. Gabriel did exactly what Costa wanted him to.
Bubble Metropolis
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Pedro has had a really disappointing day, all slices and slips.
StealthGoblin
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I'd have it so the rules didn't squander a physical game. I'd punish people playing like little girls or just not blow the whistle when they get outmuscled or out thought.
Emi where did Costa cheat there? He fouled Koscielny and didn't get caught - that doesn't make him a cheat. He risked a yellow, possibly a red and got lucky that he wasn't seen.
Sun Bather
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Why is Arsenal such a dirty team?
Steverulez
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Don't like the way Cazorla immediately ran over to confront Cesc there, poor lad has been on the end of a mistimed tackle
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