Football Spoilers 8th-9th March

Rotty · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:27

NokkonWud said:
You are kidding?

not in the slightest, surely you can see that his diving affects his chances of getting genuine freekicks/oenalties

Pigeon_Killer · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:27

Rotty said:
not in the slightest, surely you can see that his diving affects his chances of getting genuine freekicks/oenalties

Ronaldo doesn't dive

Rotty · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:29

Pigeon_Killer said:
Ronaldo doesn't dive

oh sorry, I must have been mistaken

Gilly · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:30

To be fair he's a lot better, a lot better than he used to be.

Don't see how that challenge is a penalty though. Shoulder to shoulder.

el_dazza · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:31

Good lord, just seen the highlights, and this will be the only time in my life I will EVER say this:

United deserved to win that.

Baros wanted that penalty, he didnt really 'go' for the ball after knocking it round the keeper.

Since when does dodgy 'Arry talk to the BBC again?

Andybtsn · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:31

Why did both Anderson and Rooney go after Kranjkar, bad communication there for them both to leave Baros.

Gilly · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:32

el_dazza said:
Baros wanted that penalty, he didnt really 'go' for the ball after knocking it round the keeper.

So?

Andybtsn said:
Why did both Anderson and Rooney go after Kranjkar, bad communication there for them both to leave Baros.

Just lack of communication from Rooney. Anderson needed the shout or Rooney needed to hold his position.

Ripper · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:32

Gilly said:
Don't see how that challenge is a penalty though. Shoulder to shoulder.

Because Distin left the ball and just blocked Ronaldo off. And because the ref gave a foul for an exact replica at the start of the game. Either give them both or dont give either, a bit of consistency would be nice.

Barnsley are playing really well, that guy upfront is a proper handful. Still, Chelsea will probably score and see it out though.

Andybtsn said:
Why did both Anderson and Rooney go after Kranjkar, bad communication there for them both to leave Baros.

Rooney had a moment of madness, he could see Anderson was already going for him, and Anderson even waved his arm at Rooney to track the other guy. Really poor game from him today, could have quite easily been sent off too.

el_dazza · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:33

1437: Fergie has a rant at the fourth official about the amount of added time.

1437: Into four minutes of injury time at Old Trafford. Can United conjure up a miracle?

..

el_dazza · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:33

Gilly said:
So?

Looked like it was easier just to.. you know, kick the ball in the empty net?

Gilly · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:35

Ripper said:
Because Distin left the ball and just blocked Ronaldo off.

He didn't block him off cos he wasn't in front of him. That would be obstruction and would be an indirect free kick (IIRC). It was shoulder to shoulder which is allowed.

Ripper said:
And because the ref gave a foul for an exact replica at the start of the game. Either give them both or dont give either, a bit of consistency would be nice.

Can't comment on the actual challenge cos I didn't see the other one, but consistency is what we always look for in a ref

el_dazza said:
Looked like it was easier just to.. you know, kick the ball in the empty net?

Yeah, I'm sure, except for the fact that he was brought down and there was a man on the line :/

Andybtsn · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:35

el_dazza said:
Looked like it was easier just to.. you know, kick the ball in the empty net?

Not really when Rooney would have been on the line to block any weak flick. Any striker would have took it round the keeper. I can't believe Baros actually did something useful, he's so so bad.

el_dazza · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:36

Andybtsn said:
Not really when Rooney would have been on the line to block any weak flick.

Then bloody smash it!

Ripper · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:36

Gilly said:
He didn't block him off cos he wasn't in front of him. That would be obstruction and would be an indirect free kick (IIRC). It was shoulder to shoulder which is allowed.

Can't comment on the actual challenge cos I didn't see the other one, but consistency is what we always look for in a ref

Well, based on the ref's earlier decision it was a foul so its just strange that it wasn't given.

Andybtsn · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:37

el_dazza said:
Then bloody smash it!

This is Baros we're talking about, the guys spends all his life looking at the ground.

johnyccc · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:37

Rotty said:
oh sorry, I must have been mistaken

He used to dive all over the place.
Now, it is much much less. Does he still go down easily to get penalty's? Yes 100%. But which fans have a team with 11 men who never do this?
There isn't such a team. Gerrard, Drogba, Ronaldo..even rooney have all dived. Its sadly part of the game now and there doesn't seem to be any player who is above doing it.
Still, Ronaldo remains the most fouled player in the league and its up to referees to offer protection, which didn't happen today.

el_dazza · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:38

Andybtsn said:
This is Baros we're talking about, the guys spends all his life looking at the ground.

Ah come on, I won't have that said, as he played for Aston Villa. I once saw him score a GOAL! :eek:

He is bad though. Carew > him.

Fubsy · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:40

hilly said:
Ignore him, he throws his toys outta the pram more often than not.

Are you ever going to let that go?

el_dazza · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:42

Gilly said:
Yeah, I'm sure, except for the fact that he was brought down and there was a man on the line :/

If you can't place a ball into the goal from 8-10 yards against a defender after going round the keeper, then it's a pretty poor job.

Fubsy · 8 Mar 2008 at 18:44

el_dazza said:
If you can't place a ball into the goal from 8-10 yards against a defender after going round the keeper, then it's a pretty poor job.

Tevez didn't in the first half...

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