Being combative doesn't make you a total prick.
Raheem Sterling is a total prick, for example, and has never tackled anyone in his life.
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Football Thread 2015/16 |OT| The Great American Sport
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Being combative doesn't make you a total prick.
Raheem Sterling is a total prick, for example, and has never tackled anyone in his life.
Steverulez
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He does need to know when to stop though. If we're going to get anything out of this game... then we need 11 men on the pitch, both physically and mentally.
He'd be much better off trying to wind up Kompany and/or Fernandinho and getting them sent off than laying them out flat.
GHG
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This is football in England for you. These sorts of things happen to most players across the country every weekend.
Costa makes a bigger deal of it than most, hence here we are talking about him.
It's a tit for tat league, he needs to learn to deal with it. If not, I'm sure he won't struggle to find a top club on the continent that will take him.
He hasn't been booked, he's not really gone into any challenges yet we're talking, for some reason, about him rather than about the challenge.
Bubble Metropolis
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Diego Costa always amazes me at his dedication to his odious theatrics, like he's demented enough to genuinely believe in all the feigning of injustices and injuries he does out there. Maybe that's where his power comes from.
Because it was a nothing elbow that came from a natural movement pertaining to the game that didn't even warrant a yellow. The bandages he came back on with was an absolute farce.
Because it was a nothing elbow that came from a natural movement pertaining to the game that didn't even warrant a yellow. The bandages he came back on with was an absolute farce.
GHG
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There was nothing wrong with the challenge, that's why. The first is petulant (Kompany) and the second just happens sometimes if you get caught under the ball.
He's the one losing his head at half time rather than storing the adrenaline for his second half performance - hence we are talking about him.
Steverulez
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He hasn't been booked, yet. But it only takes one stupid push down the tunnel for the ref to send him off, I can't imagine Martin Atkinson will be very generous with him.
Of course, Fernandinho led with his elbow and may well be lucky to only have a yellow card
Bubble Metropolis
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Hahahaha. Oh yeah, sure, great. The ref gave a foul for it, discussion over. There's never been a contentious referee decision in the history of the sport, couldn't possibly be one now.
So now it wasn't a foul?
GHG
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I'd lead with my elbow too if I'm going up for a challenge with Costa. He's a cunt who loves a sneaky elbow so you have to protect yourself. Having said that, he didn't swing his elbow at him, hence it's just a yellow.
I find it greatly ironic that Costa is complaining about the treatment being dished out to him when he's the one giving it week in week out.
Its like you dont want to understand.
Is this Costa?
I remember when this thread used to be fun. OK guys my bad - it wasn't a foul, Costa overreacted and should probably have been sent off or something.
They're both pricks for different reasons. It's like you've completely forgotten last season and all the times Costa lashed out at players.
brokenbeans
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I shouldn't say this but... COME ON CITY!
fernandinho shoulda been red carded bro
Steverulez
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JT off for Zouma? If he's not injured I wouldn't have made that call personally
GHG
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I never said it wasn't a yellow or a foul. Guess what? Fouls like that happen in almost every game played, but you don't see overreactions like that. That's why people are focused on it.
2nd half bye Terry.
slightconfuse
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Wow terry off.
Oh no, I haven't. I'd be the first to complain if he got sent off for being a twat today
Steverulez
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MultiJhonny
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Ramires juuuuust offside
Ape Gone Insane
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Apparently it's the first time Terry has ever been subbed off by Maureen. Looks so mad
Steverulez
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With the way Ivanovic is struggling and JT has been subbed, I could easily see a back 4 of Rahman, Zouma, Stones and Azpili way before the end of the season being the norm. Assuming we sign Stones that is
Ape Gone Insane
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Fuck sake
A Serious Man
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Cuadrado hat trick incoming.
Steverulez
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Mangala on loan the other way too I saw? Which admittedly I found hard to believe given he's on the pitch right now, but stranger things have happened.
Cuadrado on will either be a master stroke or a death sentence
Where's my DeBruyne>>>
Anyways Mangala seems to finally be settling in, doubting he is moved
A Serious Man
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Holy christ.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Yeah, I read that too. Found it weird, but it is plausible I guess.
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