[CL] Champions League 2012/13 (43 Viewers)

Elvin

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Nov 25, 2005
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You don't (try to) control the ball with an open foot. Open foot is always a red card offence. Ref was right IMO.

That being said, I hope we avoid Real (even tho they are one of our favorite meals of all time).
 

swag

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:weee: :pint:

But I have to say, Real Madrid had nothing on ManU until that call. Xabi Alonso was passing like an idiot. Coentrao couldn't complete a single cross. Ronaldo barely saw the ball. Di Maria couldn't cross. And Ignor Ramos still has no business playing center back.
 

swag

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But for all the whining about the red card, I've seen so many teams defend to the teeth with 10 men compared to when they had 11. And given how ManU controlled the first half, they should have been primed. But they choked. They lost the plot. They did themselves no favors.

The ref may have flipped the match, but ManU was complicit in allowing Real to come back.
 

Socrates

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Apr 2, 2012
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You don't (try to) control the ball with an open foot. Open foot is always a red card offence. Ref was right IMO.

That being said, I hope we avoid Real (even tho they are one of our favorite meals of all time).
Yup, I had no problem with the red being given to Nani. A player has a responsibility to not go Bruce Lee on the field and 'not looking' is not an excuse.
 
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Azzurri7

Azzurri7

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    What's all the fuss about in the English media? I think it was a clear red-card and if Nani had a bit more power in that contact he could have caused serious physical damage to Arbeloa.


    Btw, I still can't understand why Rooney didn't start the match.
     

    fredrik

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    was there not written alot in the media of the "fight" between pepe and rooney? pepe also didnt start the match, so either mourinho and saf is thinking alike, or they agreed to do it.
     

    Cheesio

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    But what a player Varane is.

    Just 1month ago I told my friend that this guy will become one of the greatest defenders of his generation.
    Yeah his great, he's very athletic plus he reads the gams very wich allow him to anticipate. With experience he's destined to became one of the best, altough he was at fault yesterday for Man U's goal.
     

    JuveJay

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    Yeah his great, he's very athletic plus he reads the gams very wich allow him to anticipate. With experience he's destined to became one of the best, altough he was at fault yesterday for Man U's goal.
    He was also at fault at other times in the last 20 minutes, he didn't really deal with most of the balls around his area.

    But he's a kid, he obviously has a lot of athletic and technical attributes.

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    You don't (try to) control the ball with an open foot. Open foot is always a red card offence. Ref was right IMO.


    Basically the only difference is another player challenging for the ball, then it goes from not even a hint of a freekick to a red card.
     

    Cheesio

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    He was also at fault at other times in the last 20 minutes, he didn't really deal with most of the balls around his area.

    But he's a kid, he obviously has a lot of athletic and technical attributes.

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    Basically the only difference is another player challenging for the ball, then it goes from not even a hint of a freekick to a red card.
    :tup: at both points.

    No way that was a red.
     

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