HOLY SHIT WHAT A GOAL

DIRTYYYYY

[Edited on April 30, 2011 at 12:54 PM. Reason : Sandro just blew my mind right there]

4/30/2011 12:52:19 PM

LOL Gomes

4/30/2011 1:18:02 PM

WHAT IN THE FUCKING HELL

THE BALL WASN'T OVER THE FUCKING LINE YOU PIECE OF SHIT REF

4/30/2011 1:18:10 PM

Lolho Gomes strikes again. he needs to trademark that move.

4/30/2011 1:37:19 PM

lucky, lucky tottenham

4/30/2011 1:58:14 PM

Tottenham got proper fucked today

4/30/2011 2:21:37 PM

^u mad?

While the first goal was Chelsea scored was not a goal, Malouda was pulled down in the box and a penalty was not given. Chelsea were the aggressors most of the game with the exception of Sandro and his rocket goal, Spurs were not really a threat on goal much.

The Kalou goal while maybe he was slightly offsides it wasn't egregious.

4/30/2011 7:26:03 PM

Neither of those goals were goals, and the honest truth is Spurs might've been pinned back but they got FUCKED because of poor refereeing decisions.


It all doesn't "just even out"


it's a fucking farce of a job by the refereeing staff

4/30/2011 9:46:24 PM

^ respect

5/1/2011 2:23:53 AM

Wow. Just had a chance to see the replays. This might be worst refereed game of the season because of how dramatically it changed the game. Absolutely disgraceful. No way either of those goals should have been given.

5/1/2011 6:12:31 AM

Nothing about the foul by Kaboul on Malouda in the box, guess you feel that was the proper call. The fact of the matter is Chelsea can't do anything about bad officials, and will take the win whether people think it is fair or not.

Until they get some kind of goal line technology calls like this are possible, and if Gomes hadn't pulled a Green we wouldn't be talking about this at all.

And bullshit it didn't change the complexion Chelsea was already dominating possession.

The fact of the matter is ManU controls their destiny they win today they are still 6 points clear. Chelsea all they can do is win to keep the pressure on.

5/1/2011 8:46:47 AM

Spurs absorbed everything Chelsea threw at them, including those bullshit goals. Possession doesn't matter. Looks at the CdR final in Spain. What matters is when a team doesn't get scored on - which is what happened yesterday. That was a fucking 1-0 Tottenham win with any other refereeing staff.


and stop discounting Tottenham like they weren't playing on the counter and getting their own opportunities. Chelsea's not that fucking good. They had to have help from the referees to even get a sniff at this game.

[Edited on May 1, 2011 at 8:53 AM. Reason : .]

5/1/2011 8:51:50 AM

maybe but thats not what the record book will show.

A win is a win no matter how controversial, it may not have been pretty but I am sure Chelsea will take it.

5/1/2011 8:54:02 AM

It's nice to be in 5th again.

[Edited on May 1, 2011 at 10:01 AM. Reason : .]

5/1/2011 10:00:35 AM

best form in the league right now

5/1/2011 10:14:59 AM

knock Citeh out of 4th plx

5/1/2011 10:15:46 AM

RAMSEY!!!

let's go Arse

5/1/2011 10:20:09 AM

I swear to god


if United somehow lose and then lose to Chelshit, I'm quitting football forever

5/1/2011 10:23:21 AM

ha

This shit makes the end of the season pretty awesome, even for non-United haters like me

[Edited on May 1, 2011 at 10:31 AM. Reason : United will tie it up late though]

5/1/2011 10:31:07 AM

Quote :

"they're going to beat United but not win any of their remaining games"

5/1/2011 11:00:52 AM

how big is that game that Chelsea didn't win and got handed to them now



not only did it fuck Spurs out of Europe but it could very well hand them the title


something very wrong with that

5/1/2011 11:12:39 AM

we're still in the driver's seat. man u damn well better take care of business at old trafford next week though.

5/1/2011 12:03:38 PM

^^
still mad

5/1/2011 12:07:32 PM

That was a decent consolation prize.

5/1/2011 12:30:53 PM

^^^^

[Edited on May 1, 2011 at 12:37 PM. Reason : ^]

[Edited on May 1, 2011 at 12:38 PM. Reason : ^]

5/1/2011 12:37:31 PM

kiljadn must have missed this stretch of games from Feb 22 to Apr 2 for Spurs

1-3 Blackpool
3-3 Wolves
0-0 West Ham
0-0 Wigan

Arguably the 4 worst teams in the league in a row, and they got 3 points from a possible 12. That kind of shit is what fucked them out of CL, not getting screwed by referees in a game they weren't supposed to win anyways

5/1/2011 2:47:09 PM

If Chelsea beat Man U I will lolol all the way to t-dub.

It seems like the only time I read this thread nowadays is when one of the big four fuck up. I love hearing the excuses.

5/1/2011 3:32:28 PM

Quote :

"Nothing about the foul by Kaboul on Malouda in the box, guess you feel that was the proper call. The fact of the matter is Chelsea can't do anything about bad officials, and will take the win whether people think it is fair or not. Until they get some kind of goal line technology calls like this are possible, and if Gomes hadn't pulled a Green we wouldn't be talking about this at all. And bullshit it didn't change the complexion Chelsea was already dominating possession. The fact of the matter is ManU controls their destiny they win today they are still 6 points clear. Chelsea all they can do is win to keep the pressure on."

It's not so much that the wrong calls were made as much as it is the manner in which they were made. How in the world the AR makes the call from 12 yards up the field and thinks he has a right to award Chelsea a goal from that position is beyond me. One of the first things you learn as a referee is that you never make a call like unless you're absolutely sure. This guy's career is pretty much over. That was a HUGE mistake not only because he got the call wrong but from a technical refereeing perspective as well.

And how they let the second goal go when Kalou is clearly offsides is atrocious as well. The play happened quickly but at no point was Kalou onside in the run-up to scoring anyway so I don't see how the AR on that side could miss it. That was a really bad call. He was probably too busy being dazzled by Drogba to notice Kalou.

As for the penalty, I'm not entirely convinced either way. I never really saw a good replay of it but from some angles it looks like Kaboul gets a touch to the ball before Malouda goes down even though Kaboul went through him a little. It was a tackle around Malouda that caught him a bit though and if you can get the ball at all from a position like that a penalty is not typically called. I'm not sure on it one way or the other because I never saw a good replay but it wasn't a clear cut penalty to me.

And I don't give a flying fuck about Chelsea winning the PL. I care about Spurs getting into CL next season and that's almost definitely not going to happen. aimorris is right that Spurs shot themselves in the foot when they took 3 of 12 from shitty teams, but it still burns to have points taken away from them in this fashion. Worst refereed game all season.

Upon further review: I am sure that was not a penalty. Anyone who thinks it was is letting the crowd and announcer's opinion influence you. If you look closely, the heel of Kaboul's foot steps on top of the ball and there really wasn't all that much contact with Malouda anyway. There was some shoulder to shoulder contact going on but there was no trip or use of arms or anything. It was just a really good last ditch tackle.

[Edited on May 1, 2011 at 4:02 PM. Reason : ]

5/1/2011 3:52:27 PM

I see no one in this thread disputing the bad calls. The reality of the situation is that Man City would have been 4 pts ahead of Spurs with a game in hand even if Tottenham somehow held on and beat Chelski, and 6pts up if they had tied.

Spurs' Champions League dream ended before yesterday morning.

5/1/2011 4:00:50 PM

Chelsea's got this shit

5/1/2011 5:25:01 PM

No, they would have been 4 points up on Spurs with 4 games left, one of them against each other. It would have taken a pretty spectacular finish to the season to make CL, but it was still within the realm of possibility. Now that's gone.

5/2/2011 6:15:58 AM

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"For the life of me I cannot comprehend taking Chicharito off for Berbatov. I can understand taking off a top class goalscorer for another (i.e Chicha for Owen) but for BERBATOV? The man needs to go. Just because he scores 5 goals against Birmingham doesn't mask the fact he is slow, poor in the air and generally so inferior to Owen... it's ridiculous - yet he is above Micky in the pecking order. Might I remind Alex of Man City at Old Trafford, or Wolfsburg? Giving Owen 5 minutes everytime we are 1-0 down is a joke. He should start away from home, he's clinical."

this has to be trolling

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5/2/2011 10:05:09 AM

I don't watch Manchester United that regularly...but when I do watch, Berbatov generally strikes me as unimpressive, and almost not worthy of playing for Man U

maybe I've just caught him on his off days, but it's been a long time since I've seen him do anything even remotely sweet. whereas Rooney and Hernandez do sweet things in pretty much every game

5/2/2011 2:37:08 PM

I was referring to the Owen love

5/2/2011 2:39:07 PM

ah
I am not really qualified to speak on Michael Owen, although I think he is rather old

and this

Quote :

"He should start away from home"

seems pretty ridiculous, unless "against crap teams" is added
and even then, it's questionable

5/2/2011 2:43:01 PM

Michael Owen is solid enough that he would play for a lower-table team regularly. Someone like a Fulham, Everton, Villa, etc.



His game was never about speed, it was always hanging out with the last defender and placing a shot when the ball breaks for him. He's still by far one of the best in the world at doing that and his age has nothing to do with that sort of ability. Teddy Shearingham did the same thing until he was 40 years old.


but it doesn't surprise me that it's just aimorris enjoying his sour grapes again

5/2/2011 3:22:31 PM

"top class goalscorer" and "clinical"

5/2/2011 3:56:36 PM

Want

5/2/2011 4:02:46 PM

Quote :

""top class goalscorer" and "clinical""

what about that is wrong? jesus you are so fucking bitter about it you're going to gloss over the fact that the dude has lifetime goalscoring ratio of a goal almost every other game?


He is still clinical and he is still top class


The only other player on the planet that plays close to how he does right now is Chicharito, who plays in the exact same mold.


Just because he doesn't play that often anymore doesn't mean he's not good, it just means that there are players on United's bench who are better than he is. Like I said, Owen could go to any other club and be a regular in the starting lineup.

[Edited on May 2, 2011 at 6:14 PM. Reason : take off the damn LOLverpool bitter red glasses, Jesus]

5/2/2011 6:14:08 PM

michael owen is ok, a good bench player, but i don't know if he could handle the load of starting a lot of games for a team with his injury history.

berbatov has amazing technique, but he just seems so lazy. chicharito and rooney should always start.

5/2/2011 6:37:22 PM

Quote :

"what about that is wrong? jesus you are so fucking bitter about it you're going to gloss over the fact that the dude has lifetime goalscoring ratio of a goal almost every other game? He is still clinical and he is still top class"

Ronaldo has the most World Cup goals in history, I think Chelsea should sign him up. Michael Owen at his prime was one of the greatest forwards of all time, I'm not throwing that all away because he's a scrub for United. I could give a shit about that, I'm not "bitter" in any kind of way.

I thought it was clear we were talking about 10-11, not a lifetime body-of-work - you know, the same 10-11 season where Owen has fucking 10 appearances in the PL, with 1 start, and 1 goal. I honestly didn't make the post looking to stir up anything, I didn't realize all United fans were so defensive about a washed up reserve forward who does nothing but trip over himself to try to win penalties anymore - I just assumed this guy was an idiot.

Quote :

"Owen could go to any other club and be a regular in the starting lineup."

you were saying something about biased glasses? because wow, that's fucking dumb

[Edited on May 2, 2011 at 7:41 PM. Reason : PL]

5/2/2011 7:40:15 PM

Quote :

"I didn't realize all United fans were so defensive about a washed up reserve forward who does nothing but trip over himself to try to win penalties anymore"

Washed up former WPOY reserve forward that plays behind the league's top scorer, the league's hottest striker, and a FIFPRO World XI shortlisted striker. Right.

Quote :

"Owen could go to any other club and be a regular in the starting lineup."

how about you quote what I said in full regarding the matter instead of cherry-picking, dipshit?

Quote :

"Michael Owen is solid enough that he would play for a lower-table team regularly. Someone like a Fulham, Everton, Villa, etc."

Quote :

"Like I said, Owen could go to any other club and be a regular in the starting lineup."

all credibility lost


shut the fuck up


aimorris bitter madness LOLverpool crybaby credibility watch ITT

[Edited on May 2, 2011 at 8:08 PM. Reason : .]

5/2/2011 7:57:04 PM

You must have access to training footage

has to be the only way you know for a fact Owen is top class considering he only plays about 10-15 garbage minutes when United is grinding out a 1-0 win

5/2/2011 7:59:16 PM

Quote :

"Michael Owen is solid enough that he would play for a lower-table team regularly. Someone like a Fulham, Everton, Villa, etc.""

Because "solid enough" = "top class" now?

and "any other club" = "lower-table team" (Everton/Fulham are both top table teams, btw)

and "lifetime goalscoring ratio of a goal almost every other game" = still "clinical"

Seems like you don't even know what you're arguing. I think you're the one with

ALL

CREDIBILITY

LOST


nobody was crying bitter or mad about anything until you came in here

5/2/2011 8:15:31 PM

no I only need access to the roster of the top team in the league that has a foot in the Champions League final again for the 3rd time in 4 years.


I've already put cause to the reason he doesn't play - he's behind three of the best strikers in the league


people would argue that Torres is top class and he's scored once since his transfer


you really cant be this fucking incredibly stupid

[Edited on May 2, 2011 at 8:24 PM. Reason : although it is par for the course for you]

5/2/2011 8:19:53 PM

so tuffffffff

To all TWW soccer fans, please speak up if you would describe Michael Owen as "top class"

5/2/2011 8:29:24 PM

sorry dude, you aren't going to gain any credibility if someone agrees with you or not



might as well pack it in now before you get even madder

5/2/2011 8:35:23 PM

wait...are we talking about voronin?

5/2/2011 8:36:46 PM

haha nice preemptive "who cares what anybody else says I know I'm right"


again, nobody's mad but you. I just though it was funny somebody thought so highly of someone who never plays but apparently that's a common view with biased Man Utd lunatics

5/2/2011 8:39:07 PM

I just thought it was funny that you ignored the obvious fact that Clichy tripped Owen in the box to gloss it over to support your argument


an entire argument that is based around a blatant inaccuracy


and you expect people to take you seriously



that's what I think is funny. anything to prove someone wrong about how mad you are though, right?

5/2/2011 8:41:25 PM