Match Thread: Chelsea -v- Manchester United [All Pre/During/After Match Discussion]

roryc · 21-09-2008 3:44pm

United should have finished this game long ago, should be 2 or 3-0. Berbatov hasn't even shown up today

Guy:Incognito · 21-09-2008 3:44pm

Shocking defending for the goal there.

Bubs101 · 21-09-2008 3:44pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhzOD1amluc

Thanx 4 The Fish · 21-09-2008 3:45pm

ntlbell wrote: »

un fcking beliveable

reasonably believable in fairness, united have been crap since they took the lead.

Chong · 21-09-2008 3:46pm

Bloody Berbatov is absolute rubbish today, and against Pool, he does nothing, I havent seen him offer nothing all game.

estebancambias · 21-09-2008 3:47pm

You know whats brilliant? The fact that begrudgers were getting at Keane, an Irish player and talking up Berbatov. And the funny thing is Berbatov is even worse than Keane. Like at least Keane has tried, Berbatov's touch is ****, his work rate is ****, everything ****.

Guy:Incognito · 21-09-2008 3:48pm

Great block from Alex there, love to see that. Makes a nice change from players on 90k a week jumping out of the way of the ball in case it stings them.

Mr. Presentable · 21-09-2008 3:48pm

Mr. X wrote: »

Bloody Berbatov is absolute rubbish today, and against Pool, he does nothing, I havent seen him offer nothing all game.

He's always been lazy! Now he has his big transfer what's he got to play for? Nothing!

Bubs101 · 21-09-2008 3:49pm

Mr. X wrote: »

Bloody Berbatov is absolute rubbish today, and against Pool, he does nothing, I havent seen him offer nothing all game.

Didn't he get the assist at Anfield. By the way, Alex is a hero

SantryRed · 21-09-2008 3:49pm

Queue his 90th minute winner :pac:

eddiehead · 21-09-2008 3:51pm

SantryRed wrote: »

Queue his 90th minute winner :pac:

Alex?:pac:

mike65 · 21-09-2008 3:55pm

7th yellow for Utd.

Oh hang on. Ferdinand is off. Possibly.

Has the whistle gone? wtf?

Mike

estebancambias · 21-09-2008 3:55pm

LOL at Ronaldos Joker facial expression.

Guy:Incognito · 21-09-2008 3:56pm

Whoda thunk a 20 yard overhead wouldnt work?:)

roryc · 21-09-2008 3:56pm

Jesus that ref is having an absolutely SHOCKING game

roryc · 21-09-2008 3:57pm

1-1 fair result... United cant hold onto a f***ing lead AGAIN

Guy:Incognito · 21-09-2008 3:57pm

Spose the whole "minimum" of 3 mins doesnt even mean that.

Chong · 21-09-2008 3:57pm

I am happy with the Draw, but we went for it I think.

Ref was a joke.

Wayne Rooney for Man Utd at least man of the match worked his bloody socks off.

Gary Neville also did well fair play.

mike65 · 21-09-2008 3:57pm

Great result for Liverpool and Arsenal (and Villa/Hull/City etc!)

Mike

Mr. Presentable · 21-09-2008 3:57pm

mike65 wrote: »

7th yellow for Utd.

Mike

Hmm. They kicked Arsenal's unbeaten record off them, so reasonable to expect they think they can do the same to Chelsea. Mark of a great side - able to alternate between football and thuggery as the opposition requires.

Headshot · 21-09-2008 3:58pm

mg mike Riley is ****ing useless ref

worse ref in the league

shouldn't be near a big 4 match again

SantryRed · 21-09-2008 3:58pm

It's over. And now to watch the All-Ireland final.
Been a while since there's been no game at 4.

ntlbell · 21-09-2008 3:58pm

estebancambias wrote: »

You know whats brilliant? The fact that begrudgers were getting at Keane, an Irish player and talking up Berbatov. And the funny thing is Berbatov is even worse than Keane. Like at least Keane has tried, Berbatov's touch is ****, his work rate is ****, everything ****.

he's played two games against two of the top clubs in england chelsea are not stoke..

estebancambias · 21-09-2008 3:58pm

That was a fairly **** game, I wonder why the punters bothered showing up at all?;)

Bubs101 · 21-09-2008 3:59pm

Had it not been for Anelka we would have coasted. How long does it have to be before Di Santo is given his chance

Mr. Presentable · 21-09-2008 3:59pm

Mr. X wrote: »

I am happy with the Draw, but we went for it I think.

Ref was a joke.

.

Agreed. He bought C Ronaldo's flip-flop and let Neville stay on after his foul on Ballack!

21-09-2008 4:00pm

Frdinand wasn't sent off.Was he?

estebancambias · 21-09-2008 4:00pm

ntlbell wrote: »

he's played two games against two of the top clubs in england chelsea are not stoke..

And Keane was instrumental in that game against Man Utd. His workrate alone, something Berbatov hasn't got resulted in some way towards Liverpool beating Man Utd.

Guy:Incognito · 21-09-2008 4:00pm

ntlbell wrote: »

he's played two games against two of the top clubs in england chelsea are not stoke..

Did Utd not buy him to be a top player? They could have saved themselves a lot of money if they only needed a player to score against the likes of Stoke.

Ruskie4Rent · 21-09-2008 4:01pm

estebancambias wrote: »

You know whats brilliant? The fact that begrudgers were getting at Keane, an Irish player and talking up Berbatov. And the funny thing is Berbatov is even worse than Keane. Like at least Keane has tried, Berbatov's touch is ****, his work rate is ****, everything ****.

TBH - he's been involved in our two goals in those games, and i'd disagree with you about his first touch, other than that though he's been ****e.

I'll give him the benifit or the doubt though. First two games weren't the easiest, particularly today. Alex was a rock when he came on.

spockety · 21-09-2008 4:01pm

ntlbell wrote: »

he's played two games against two of the top clubs in england chelsea are not stoke..

Ah, so the 30m+ striker bought with Premier League experience was not bought with the intention of performing against top clubs.....?

Chong · 21-09-2008 4:02pm

Ruskie4Rent wrote: »

TBH - he's been involved in our two goals in those games, and i'd disagree with you about his first touch, other than that though he's been ****e.

I'll give him the benifit or the doubt though. First two games weren't the easiest, particularly today. Alex was a rock when he came on.

Arse , he should have scored today, but Park mopped up the afters.

Guy:Incognito · 21-09-2008 4:02pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Frdinand wasn't sent off.Was he?

No, he wouldnt have been anyway but Riley reckined it would be easier to end the game early than waste any more of his busy Sunday with this football lark.

Gonzovision · 21-09-2008 4:02pm

The ref bottled giving Chelsea a free from there and sending off Frankenstein

Boggles · 21-09-2008 4:03pm

estebancambias wrote: »

And Keane was instrumental in that game against Man Utd. His workrate alone, something Berbatov hasn't got resulted in some way towards Liverpool beating Man Utd.

What the Fúck has Keane and Liveprool got to do with this thread?

1-1 was fair result, ref ruined the match, how he got it I don't know.

leninbenjamin · 21-09-2008 4:03pm

what happened there at the final whistle? did the ref just call time to avoid making a tough decision?

estebancambias · 21-09-2008 4:03pm

Stekelly wrote: »

Did Utd not buy him to be a top player? They could have saved themselves a lot of money if they only needed a player to score against the likes of Stoke.

Good point, and your not exactly a Keane fan.

Guy:Incognito · 21-09-2008 4:04pm

leninbenjamin wrote: »

what happened there at the final whistle? did the ref just call time to avoid making a tough decision?

Probably had a few quid on the draw and couldnt risk Drogba scoring the free.

21-09-2008 4:04pm

Glad to see it went as planned, we laid down and Chelsea got the EASY win..........

Decent result, the ref was an absolute disgrace. Shambolic on all fronts.

SantryRed · 21-09-2008 4:08pm

gonzovision wrote: »

The ref bottled giving Chelsea a free from there and sending off Frankenstein

Shut up:rolleyes:

Seriously.

Ruskie4Rent · 21-09-2008 4:11pm

leninbenjamin wrote: »

what happened there at the final whistle? did the ref just call time to avoid making a tough decision?

Looked that way.

Ref was shocking. The tackles are always going to fly in these matches, and being that card happy is never a good idea. We're lucky he wasn't called on to make a bigger decision as a result.

It wasn't even a particularly dirty match today, yet manu somehow got 7 yellows. I never liked graham poll, yet the way he handled some of the bigger games, by showing a bit of leniency early on, seemed to result in a better match.

Gonzovision · 21-09-2008 4:14pm

SantryRed wrote: »

Shut up:rolleyes:

Seriously.

Ah no because it's the truth

Seriously

ROCKMAN · 21-09-2008 4:17pm

I know some will say because they where not allow to but anyway , I feel p**sed off at Utd tactics today .They played great for the first 25 mins or so and where by far the better team. They go ahead and every thing does into a negative mod , sitting back and allow Chelsea into the Game . They keep this up till Chelsea get the goal , Then they decide to try and play a bit of football again and creation one or two half chances .And for the last 5 mins look like they may even get a winner.
Yes Chelsea where on top for 3/4's of the game . And as one of the top teams you expect the home team to have long periods of possession and dominance. But just how much was down to them over powering and outplaying us all over the park and how much was helped by our negative tactics

Away point at the Bridge , I'll take that

Unearthly · 21-09-2008 4:18pm

spockety wrote: »

Ah, so the 30m+ striker bought with Premier League experience was not bought with the intention of performing against top clubs.....?

lol over time. Not his 1st 2 games

You probably think Ronaldo is in a crisis not scoring in his 1st 2 sub appearances back

Torres in a crisis only having 1 goal

Robbie Keane a flop already

Drogba in a crisis not scoring today

etc etc

Nalz · 21-09-2008 4:21pm

Fair result, maybe Chelsea shaded it. They definitely had the better chances.

Referee was poor. Ronaldo is a cheat, a great talent but a cheat. It discusted me to see that, he didnt do much of that the last two years, brought back memories of before that though. Anelka and Joe Cole had great chances, Cole had two (one was offside). How Anelka missed that I dont know. Rooney, Park (again) and Ferdinand all should have scored also.

Chelsea shaded it but it would have been harsh on United if Chelsea snatched it at the end and visa versa.

Good TV, good match. I've watched better and witnessed far better refering decisions though

SantryRed · 21-09-2008 4:23pm

gonzovision wrote: »

Ah no because it's the truth

Seriously

IMO wasn't a free kick.

Ferdinand played the ball.

Jazzy · 21-09-2008 4:25pm

i dont know who i hate more
Ashley Cole, Gary Neville or Mike Reilly.

Gonzovision · 21-09-2008 4:26pm

I thought it was a foul and by Ferdinands reaction I think he thought he was off too.

gixerfixer · 21-09-2008 4:28pm

leninbenjamin wrote: »

what happened there at the final whistle? did the ref just call time to avoid making a tough decision?

Pretty much. Dont think he should ref a game in the league again. Ruined what should have been an excellent game with some of the most stupid calls you will ever see. I actually think both teams did well not to have a man sent off for discent towards the ref, and the FA ask the players to respect the ref after a performance like that? Shocking

gixerfixer · 21-09-2008 4:29pm

Jazzy wrote: »

i dont know who i hate more
Ashley Cole, Gary Neville or Mike Reilly.

Now that's a tough call but i'll go for Neville over cashly by a nose.

Match Thread: Chelsea -v- Manchester United [All Pre/During/After Match Discussion]

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