Caporegime
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Class manager, class club. More Mansfields are needed in English football.
The FA CUP Third Round - 5/6/7 January *** Spoilers ***
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Short of winning 10-0, it was a no win situation for us today. We're through and that's all that matters.
His desperation for a pen to Mansfield earlier in the half was best. I thought he was going to start crying at one point.
Champion sounds quite butthurt
His desperation for a pen to Mansfield earlier in the half was best. I thought he was going to start crying at one point.
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I suppose the only defence is it happened very quickly and arguably it may have not been deliberate, but 99/100 referees would give that as handball.
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Speaking as a Liverpool supporter it looks like both arms are outstretched as he's trying to balance himself, it hits his hand which he then tries to pull away as quick as possible and finally kicks the ball in the back of the net expecting the whistle to go.
Don't think he should be vilified for this, he's done far worse, but the accumulation of incidents won't do him any favours so you can understand the hate. If I was a supporter of any other club my reaction would no doubt be completely different though.
Don't think he should be vilified for this, he's done far worse, but the accumulation of incidents won't do him any favours so you can understand the hate. If I was a supporter of any other club my reaction would no doubt be completely different though.
That was pretty deliberate. However the way he kicked the ball into the net after you would have to assume he thought it was not going to be given.
Handball = yes
Ref missing a decision = yes
Not the end of the world, hope the rag's don't go to town on him tbh.
It should have been a free-kick, that's clear but it's just as clear that his reaction could only have been instinctive. It's happened so quickly that I'm not sure how it would be possible for Suarez to make a conscious decision to handle that in order to gain an advantage.
lolwut.... Downing has to be one of the worst players I've ever seen in a Liverpool shirt.
To be honest what's concerning for us is that our Championship quality players (Henderson, Downing et al) didn't dominate the mighty Mansfield or even put up a particularly good show against them.
Would it be Drogba?
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9 times out of 10 in cup ties the bigger side sinks to the level of the smaller side, probably through a combination of resting players and the smaller side being more up for it.
The only exception to this seems to be Chelsea but they get plenty of practice beating crap teams with their luck in the Cup draw.
Providing an example of a player that no longer even plays for the club? Who's to say G-MAN condones Drogba's previous behaviour?
Most probably not deliberate, more instinct then anything but we'll never know. Major **** up is from the officials as it's so bloody obvious.
Wait until you get beat by Leeds (if we get through)
