***Official Soccer Discussion Thread*** (5 Viewers)

[QuizGuy66]

26 down 14 to go for Hull City

-QG

 

[The Z Machine]

We now must hope that Real loses at some point. They do look to overwhelm most teams though

 

[Sinn Fein]

Brutal tackle on Matic...shame about the red card

 

[Mjolnirs]

The Carolina Challenge Cup starts tonight.

First match - Charleston Battery v Houston Dynamo

Beasley starting and on the side I'm on. Making runs about 15 feet from where I'm standing. Good stuff.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Sad to see Parma get dissolved.

This is a team that started Buffon, Thuram, Cannavaro, Veron, and Crespo in 1999. Quite a fall from grace.

 

[The Gator]

We now must hope that Real loses at some point. They do look to overwhelm most teams though

What do you mean 'we'...

 

[The Gator]

Brutal tackle on Matic...shame about the red card

Better reaction-

https://vine.co/v/OQhh17a5zPB

 

[Sinn Fein]

Sad to see Parma get dissolved.

This is a team that started Buffon, Thuram, Cannavaro, Veron, and Crespo in 1999. Quite a fall from grace.

According to Parma youth team coach Hernan Crespo, the situation has gotten so bad at the once proud club that they can't even afford bottles of water during training sessions.

While no official confirmation has yet been given, it is understood that all of Parma's remaining games this year will be recorded as 3-0 losses.

 

[AAABatteries]

United - oof. It's scary how similar some of these games look like last year. Lots of possession but no cutting edge. And the defense loses focus and a deflection and there you go. Honestly, I'd be shocked if they make top 4 at this point. Unlike others I don't see that as being a huge deal but LvG needs to get the side playing better and quick.

 

[El Floppo]

I'm sure it got posted earlier...

but re, Mario and the Hendersons PK.... Rogers said that Mario is their #2 behind Gerrard. So the second he stepped onto the field- even though Henderson in their absence was the #1- Mario became the defacto PK taker. story over.

 

[El Floppo]

Sad to see Parma get dissolved.

This is a team that started Buffon, Thuram, Cannavaro, Veron, and Crespo in 1999. Quite a fall from grace.

According to Parma youth team coach Hernan Crespo, the situation has gotten so bad at the once proud club that they can't even afford bottles of water during training sessions.

While no official confirmation has yet been given, it is understood that all of Parma's remaining games this year will be recorded as 3-0 losses.

I have completely missed this story... terrible.

 

[shader]

I'm sure it got posted earlier...

but re, Mario and the Hendersons PK.... Rogers said that Mario is their #2 behind Gerrard. So the second he stepped onto the field- even though Henderson in their absence was the #1- Mario became the defacto PK taker. story over.

I thought I saw an article where Rodgers blasted Mario for the PK. I think Mario should have taken the kick. Henderson hasn't shown the ability to hit penalty kicks at all. So why would he kick a huge kick when Mario is 28/30 in his career?

 

[The Gator]

I'm sure it got posted earlier...

but re, Mario and the Hendersons PK.... Rogers said that Mario is their #2 behind Gerrard. So the second he stepped onto the field- even though Henderson in their absence was the #1- Mario became the defacto PK taker. story over.

:like:

Sturidge caused more problems than anything. Seemed like Hendo and Mario had it sorted pretty quickly

 

[AAABatteries]

Soft penalty and then not taken well. Kane has been great all season AND has a horseshoe up his ###.

 

[Jaysus]

Two things I wanted to point out, I forgot the first one because I ran across this on the way here: http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/22/jose-mourinho-eviscerates-referees-and-media-on-morning-tv-appearance/

That should end well.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Is there a more frustrating player than Lukaku?

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Brutal tackle on Matic...shame about the red card

Better reaction-

https://vine.co/v/OQhh17a5zPB

Don't know how guys get away with tackles like that. Matic had the right idea, just needed to bide his time better.

ETA: ditto that for the Stockport player. Pretty much had it coming.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Brutal tackle on Matic...shame about the red card

Better reaction-https://vine.co/v/OQhh17a5zPB

Don't know how guys get away with tackles like that. Matic had the right idea, just needed to bide his time better.

ETA: ditto that for the Stockport player. Pretty much had it coming.

Veratti had a few on Tuesday against Hazard that were much worse. Perhaps the fact that was a bigger game on a bigger stage is what kept the Chelsea Serbs under control.

 

[The Gator]

Coutinho...omfg

 

[roadkill1292]

Stop cheating, Scousers!

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

"You don't know what you're doing!"

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Wow...I'd be miserable if I were a Southampton fan. The 2nd was an open and shut PK and Coutinho's bomb was ridiculous.

ETA: Mignolet's save on the non-PK was outstanding too.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Random prediction. Southampton are going to get burned on one of those blind back passes.

 

[Prince Myshkin]

So how many really bad decisions has this guy in Soton/Liverpool game made already?

 

[JMon348]

Sterling should have gotten a PK too. Crazy game.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Gave one back to Southampton there. Another clear PK.

 

[The Gator]

So how many really bad decisions has this guy in Soton/Liverpool game made already?

Two really bad ones and one 50/50 bad

 

[GoFishTN]

Are there worse refs than the EPL gang in any top league?

 

[shader]

This ref is bad.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

So how many really bad decisions has this guy in Soton/Liverpool game made already?

Two really bad ones and one 50/50 bad

Make it two and two after the Mignolet handle at the 18.

 

[roadkill1292]

Very gritty defending by Pool today.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Bad News Bears stuff on the second goal.

Great run by Liverpool to get back in the CL race. Rodger's with some great work blending all the new pieces after a rough start.

 

[roadkill1292]

Hope Elia's balls are ok.

 

[jonessed]

I don't see Friend getting a lot of EPL games anymore and this is probably why. He has been atrocious.

 

[Sinn Fein]

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Harry Kane is so good that when he takes a penalty he plays a one-two with the keeper before scoring.

 

[bentley]

Blowing that 2 goal lead against Liecester was such a bad deal.

 

[gianmarco]

Would the stadium have exploded if the referee blew the match whistle right after Kane's PK went off the goalie and before he put in the rebound?

 

[The Gator]

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Harry Kane is so good that when he takes a penalty he plays a one-two with the keeper before scoring.

He made Rooney's dive look legit

 

[Sinn Fein]

Gary Linekerhttps://twitter.com/GaryLineker ✔ @GaryLinekerFollow

Harry Kane is so good that when he takes a penalty he plays a one-two with the keeper before scoring.

He made Rooney's dive look legit

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[Sinn Fein]

Would the stadium have exploded if the referee blew the match whistle right after Kane's PK went off the goalie and before he put in the rebound?

West Ham supporters are calling for an FA investigation as to why the game was allowed to continue...

 

[El Floppo]

So how many really bad decisions has this guy in Soton/Liverpool game made already?

One

 

[gianmarco]

Would the stadium have exploded if the referee blew the match whistle right after Kane's PK went off the goalie and before he put in the rebound?

West Ham supporters are calling for an FA investigation as to why the game was allowed to continue...

Is there a history for that? I'd have to think it's pretty rare for a PK to be given in closing seconds and even more rare for the PK to yield a playable rebound like that.

I honestly can see an argument that the game was over the moment the PK was taken.

 

[Sinn Fein]

West Ham Supporters:

Nice to see England's new hope is a cheating b*stard.
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Never a penalty, there shouldn't have been enough time for the ball to be back in play after the save.

Every time we play them they score in 90 something minute.... Livid doesn't even come close
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it was a penalty every day of the week and twice on a Sunday - Song clipped his heels from behind like a #### and Kane fell over. 100% a penalty.
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Never a penalty in a million ****ing years. Look at Kane's completely unnatural left leg movement. Very very very poor from the officials.
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Never a penalty in a million years. These ***** need pure luck and a cheating **** of a future England forward to get anything from us these days. They should be ****ing embarrassed and ashamed of that. They got a draw at home vs a vastly superior team so they will be over the moon with that. I've seen the final whistle blown straight after a cornerstone been taken so not sure how They get to follow up a ****ed up penalty WELL after the games finished. JOKE...
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I wouldn't call it a dive more of a manufactured penalty.

He halts his movement and waits for the contact, refs fallen for it cause he's a ####nut.
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We bossed that game from the 15th minute on and I feel sickened. I want to kick something

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Would the stadium have exploded if the referee blew the match whistle right after Kane's PK went off the goalie and before he put in the rebound?

West Ham supporters are calling for an FA investigation as to why the game was allowed to continue...

You could say that their fans are raising...

...meh, too easy.

 

[T Bell]

"Everyone does it"

I don't think anyone's really got the moral high ground when it comes to this stuff.

If your point is that every group of thousands of fans has drunken idiots who spew hateful stuff, I agree with you. (Equally, there are wonderful fans with every club as well.)

If your point, however, is that every club's fan culture is the same overall and equally tolerates or supports this stuff, I reject that. This is more than a few fans on a subway with Chelsea.

Yeah, claiming Chelsea has just another fan base is like claiming Millwall has just another fan base.

Chelsea had some well known violence issues back 30-40 years ago. The past 15 years the club has regularly featured African and other black player whose names we all know including four of the most prominent Africans ever in Weah, Drogba, Essien and Etoo. There are songs and banners for Drogba, Essien, Cole, maka, Kalou, Mikel just to name a few. The club featured I believe one of the first ever foreign managers in English football, the first ever all-foreign lineup in England in the late 90s and I believe one of the first black managers in England. It has a very prominent Jewish owner, a superstar west African president, a long line of foreign managers and is run by a woman. Does that describe Millwall or ony other club in England today?

"But some of our best friends players are black!"

 

[GoFishTN]

West Ham Supporters:

Never a penalty in a million years. These ***** need pure luck and a cheating **** of a future England forward to get anything from us these days. They should be ****ing embarrassed and ashamed of that. They got a draw at home vs a vastly superior team so they will be over the moon with that. I've seen the final whistle blown straight after a cornerstone been taken so not sure how They get to follow up a ****ed up penalty WELL after the games finished. JOKE...

OK, they don't like the penalty, but let's not get delusional.

 

[The Gator]

Isco...

 

[El Floppo]

Yeah- that Kane PK was less deserved than the 2nd PK call for the Saints today.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Yeah- that Kane PK was less deserved than the 2nd PK call for the Saints today.

Where does Sterling's shout rate?

 

[El Floppo]

Yeah- that Kane PK was less deserved than the 2nd PK call for the Saints today.

Where does Sterling's shout rate?

Not a pk to me