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| Chelsea 2-3 Mark Clattenburg |
Injustice. That’s the word I’ll think of when I look back at this game later on in the season, or in years down the road if this ends up costing us a Championship. From start to finish, the referee just didn’t want to give Chelsea anything, with United getting all of the luck in this game, in what is being said is the worst refereeing display in Premier League history.
Chelsea didn’t start well at all, and conceded 2 quick goals, but apart from that United were very limited going forward in the first 20 minutes. 2 shots and 2 goals, how more lucky can you get when one of them is an own goal too! Eventually we got back into the game, with a beautiful free-kick from Juan Mata, who really is in the form of his life. From then on it was all Chelsea, and we really had United on the ropes. Torres had a header saved which he probably should have scored, and Mata had a one on one with De Gea, which he was so unlucky not to score. Going back to luck, a Mikel cross came into the United box, bouncing off a United defender and hitting the post. If that was a Chelsea defender, it probably would have gone in.
At half time I felt confident that at least a draw was possible, after some really positive play before the break. We came out in the second half just as we had finished the first, and United looked rattled. They had been parking the bus since the 20th minute, and couldn’t deal with our front 4. Then the equaliser came, from a header from Ramires which really made me think that this United side were there for the taking. They simply couldn’t deal with us, and had no answers to what we were throwing at them. Then, the game was turned on its head.
Van Persie putting a through ball in for Young, who went down like a sack of potatoes after a ‘challenge’ from Ivanovic, although replays show that it was inconclusive to say the least. You shouldn’t be surprised though, as Young has been diving his whole career and the referee couldn’t wait to send Ivanovic. This put us down to 10 men, which would be so hard against any side, but even more so against a jammy United. But, we still looked dangerous going forward, with United clearly just looking to hit us on the break. Then, the referee made an almighty cock-up.
Torres, nutmegs Evans and is through on goal, the crowd are screaming for Evans to go, and what does he do? He sends off Torres for diving! What an absolute joke. Why, when he was through on goal, would Torres dive? If anything, there was more contact in this, than there was for the Ivanovic sending off on Young. The referee had ruined the game at this point, and incensed the crowd with these awful decisions, that even a rookie referee would struggle to get wrong. He just let the occasion get to him, and wanted the whole show to be about him. An absolute farce.
Inevitably United got their 3rd and winning goal, but guess what? Offside! Not even close either, it was so close to see. How the linesman can not see it is beyond me. That decision could have massive consequences this season, so how can he give it when its so blatant? Then to make matters worse, Hernandez goes over to the Chelsea fans and starts celebrating in front of them, provoking the whole of the Matthew Harding Lower. Now, if that was a Chelsea player doing that to the United away supporters, he would have got a yellow card no doubt. Then Evra starts with the calm down gesture, when really he should have moved the players away. Such a farce. Such an injustice.
Believe it or not, with 9 men we still caused United problems, but it was never gonna be our day when we were playing against 12 men from the start. When I got on twitter after the game, wasn’t surprised to see some United ‘fans’ weren’t exactly being graceful in defeat. These are fans who never go to games I bet, what right do they have to call themselves ‘fans’! Yet they started churning out all this rubbish about how it was justice for Drogba’s goal at Old Trafford in 2010. They mention that, but yet they fail to mention that Macheda’s goal was a handball, therefore if you cancel them both out Chelsea still win the game 1-0 and still win the title. Other injustices include Ramires being hacked down in the box in the Champions League 2 years ago when he was one on one, United’s 2 dodgy penalties at Stamford Bridge last season and the offside Smalling goal at Old Trafford last season. If you’re gonna talk about ‘justice’ for that incident, I’m sure you’ll remember these incidents United fans? Oh of course not, selective memory loss I guess!
Anyway, all I can say is that I was proud of the players yesterday, who really gave their all, and it was always going to be impossible to win this game when we were playing 12 men. But this United side isn’t good at all. Take Van Persie out of the team and they’re very average. I saw enough yesterday when we had 10 and 9 men to tell me that this team is going to challenge for the title this year, and will do so playing some lovely football too. So chin up Chelsea fans. Yes we were extremely hard done by, and if United EVER say they never get decisions or feel an injustice in a game, be sure to point them to this game. We’ll do them at Old Trafford, don’t you worry! Come on you blues!
KTBFFH
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Total nonsense I believed in us all the way man u is way overrated our midfield controlled most of the game after the second goal we looked ready to score a third or fourth I honestly can say I really am proud to be a Chelsea supporter even wit 10 I still believe man u just didn't look that good against us. After Torres got send off I turn off my tv I just couldn't believe a red card if he kept going he could of injured himself Evans just wanted the contact he was beat. We are still the leaders and I dont believe it will happen but I really hope arsenal ruins rvp return this week. Howard webb nd mark
Total nonsense I believed in us all the way man u is way overrated our midfield controlled most of the game after the second goal we looked ready to score a third or fourth I honestly can say I really am proud to be a Chelsea supporter even wit 10 I still believe man u just didn't look that good against us. After Torres got send off I turn off my tv I just couldn't believe a red card if he kept going he could of injured himself Evans just wanted the contact he was beat. We are still the leaders and I dont believe it will happen but I really hope arsenal ruins rvp return this week. Howard webb nd mark
I am so gutted.with one man down we could have scored. Clattenburg thot he
I am so gutted.with one man down we could have scored. Clattenburg thot he
What happened on sunday was nt a surprise 2me bc I cld remember telling a Man U fan b/4 d match dt we wld win them unless they had bought referees(as usual).He jus laughed in agreement.Meaning dt they no longer go 2 pitch 2 play football instead relying/waiting for a cheap sell out 2 them by d referees(which I consider anti-football).I wonder y FA have nt moved in 2 scrutinize this love affair/marriage b/w referees & Man U!I believe dt it's jus bc Man U is involved as it's considered as English team(queen of Enland's team) & having many of her executives as members of FA,so there 'll b any probe 2 ascertain whether Man U pay referees 2get ds kind of broad day robbery.It's high time,FIFA & UEFA consider disallowing some goals after a match(if possible).This I believe 'll help 2 reduce bribe/unjust favour in d beautiful game of football.Man U didn't come 2 Chelsea 2 play football(bc they knw b/4 d match dt they cld nt come anywhere near holding Chelseafc draw let alone winning),hence they decided 2do it d way possible 2 them.It's high time Ferguson leave d game of football as he no longer has any good thing 2 offer other than ds modern time injustice & d old man has shwn dt he has no shame 2 open his mouth(wen he suppose 2 kip quiet wt 'no comment') 2 label Torres a cheat.
Have a look to see how many goals S.Fletcher is on now, got to 20+.Also how is barkley doing out on loan?1 last thing, have a look at Adryan from fganemlo in brazil a top class kid only 17/18maybe 19 on urs he could be that something special u need.
– Great senior ssoisen! And wowie that\’s the prettiest moth I have ever seen didn\’t even know that moths get that colorful PS-thanks for the blog love!!October 26, 2010 8:29 PM
Look Rusty, I truly appreciate what Fernando brings to the table. He is a top 3 player when in form, possible the tops. I also empathize with your plight, you are trying to build and rise back up chart. I think there are several views to look at this situation from;a) from a purely pragmatic standpoint we can see that Liverpool is financially not well off right now. They made a very nice move in picking up Suarez and I am very happy for you. You lost Babel, who if recollection serves, was not on the top of the hit list anyways by a Reds view. You need depth, seriously a lot of depth. Buying 1 additional striker is not going to right the ship, you need at least 2 more plus a plethora of midfielders, fast attack wingers and a 2nd row of depth in the back line. By selling Torres, you get a remarkable price for him right now and can use that money to rearrange the pieces for a 2011-12 campaign. b)from a 1st party point of view Chelsea really are enamored with him, I’m amazed at how well we cover our negotiations as this was not even discussed until a day ago. I love the guy, he would be a huge transition piece to our future and he would fit in well at the team I believe and especially with a manager with the personality of Carlo.c)from a 3rd party point of view, Torres appears totally burned out at Anfield. He does not have fun, he does not smile, he appears to have no passion or desire. I do think he will always hold a special place for Liverpool but it appears quite possible that the ship has run it’s course. He after all, requested that negotations be opened up and that Liverpool work in earnest to see him moved. It wouldn’t crush me not to see him at the Bridge but I think he is too magnificent of a talent not to be at a top club playing with/against the best competition for the best silverware. That is not a slam to you, really. But it will be 2 years now that Liverpool have not been in Champions or contending for the top of the league. A player’s career is short and after what happened to him last year I think he realizes that even more so and feels the urgency to accomplish what he can while he can.I really think this was a calculated move by Liverpool front office. I have been on the message boards in England today and every scouser fan I read is horribly emotional just like the issue with the buyout, just like the issue with Hodgson. You need to put emotion to the side. This is a business move for the club. Liverpool is the one who leaked this to the press as it has been confirmed that it is a Liverpool source who announced this and verified the merit to Torres wanting the club to negotiate with Chelsea. Chelsea do not go and “tap up” players. We keep our negotiations as quiet as possible. By doing this press release it does 3 things for Liverpool;1. sends the message to all other candidates they have been interested in that they are in a position to move now and will be serious as again they need depth more than just one player2. they announced this just post the completion of the deal for Suarez which to me is very shrewd business. It indicates that this has been a predetermined plan and knowing if they announced this before the agreement was in place Ajax could have increased their demand by several million.3. and most importantly, it covers their respective arses from the public backlash of scousers who we have all witnessed being totally irrational and emotional. They need to make sure that people have absorbed this to a certain degree before the trigger is pulled otherwise they will be doing crisis control all over again.Hang in there Russ and remember the story of the wise man and the little boy.
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What happened on sunday was nt a surprise 2me bc I cld remember telling a Man U fan b/4 d match dt we wld win them unless they had bought referees(as usual).He jus laughed in agreement.Meaning dt they no longer go 2 pitch 2 play football instead relying/waiting for a cheap sell out 2 them by d referees(which I consider anti-football).I wonder y FA have nt moved in 2 scrutinize this love affair/marriage b/w referees & Man U!I believe dt it's jus bc Man U is involved as it's considered as English team(queen of Enland's team) & having many of her executives as members of FA,so there 'll b any probe 2 ascertain whether Man U pay referees 2get ds kind of broad day robbery.It's high time,FIFA & UEFA consider disallowing some goals after a match(if possible).This I believe 'll help 2 reduce bribe/unjust favour in d beautiful game of football.Man U didn't come 2 Chelsea 2 play football(bc they knw b/4 d match dt they cld nt come anywhere near holding Chelseafc draw let alone winning),hence they decided 2do it d way possible 2 them.It's high time Ferguson leave d game of football as he no longer has any good thing 2 offer other than ds modern time injustice & d old man has shwn dt he has no shame 2 open his mouth(wen he suppose 2 kip quiet wt 'no comment') 2 label Torres a cheat.
With Clattenburg being suspected of bribery years ago and now racially abusing players. Brazil will never happen for him. He cannot be trusted. I am a Liverpool supporter and after watching a fiasco in their game (again lousy refereeing) I was totally bemused by the incompetence of Clattenburg. What a shame the F.A. powers will nver read these blogs. More truth is spoken here than anywhere. We need a concerted effort by the FANS to make the league realise the incompetence seen every game in the Barclays.
ps I support Liverpool from Canada where I live.
With Clattenburg being suspected of bribery years ago and now racially abusing players. Brazil will never happen for him. He cannot be trusted. I am a Liverpool supporter and after watching a fiasco in their game (again lousy refereeing) I was totally bemused by the incompetence of Clattenburg. What a shame the F.A. powers will nver read these blogs. More truth is spoken here than anywhere. We need a concerted effort by the FANS to make the league realise the incompetence seen every game in the Barclays.
ps I support Liverpool from Canada where I live.