OT: Liverpool and Chelsea

by chief on Aug 19, 2007 10:53 AM CDT

What a great game early in the EPL season. I can't believe Gerrard is starting with a fractured toe.. it's too early in the season for that nonsense.

I know there are a few proper football fans on this site, I guess this can be an open thread for that.

Oh, and my Man City club is on top of the league today with the 1-0 win against ManU. I think I'm more happy about that win than I am the standings.

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Man City

On behalf of Liverpool fans everywhere, we say "thank you" for beating United!

Liverpool leads 1-0 at the half, on a Fernando Torres goal. The game's been pretty chippy, with four yellow cards so far.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Aug 19, 2007 10:54 AM CDT reply actions

You're welcome.

I've had quite a few people thank me (us) for that already today.

Funny because it's true

by chief on Aug 19, 2007 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions

Here Here

Good work.

Now we just need to find a way to make Man U lose every game.

by BAC on Aug 19, 2007 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions

That would make me so happy...

I would be like Ohio fans and find a couch to light on fire. Hell, I almost did when City beat them today.

Funny because it's true

by chief on Aug 19, 2007 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions

What a complete shit PK for Chelsea

Funny because it's true

by chief on Aug 19, 2007 11:25 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah

That was a joke.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 19, 2007 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions

And that made it a draw

What a crock. Liverpool should have gained 3 points, not 1.

Funny because it's true

by chief on Aug 19, 2007 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions

almost as bad as...

the foul awarded against Petrov for Aston Villa last week that set up Gerrard's free kick leveller.

But how quickly the kopites forget...

Yeah, well at least I'm housebroken.

by HypoLuxa on Aug 19, 2007 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow

Was wide, but that was quite a shot from Babel late. I wish Arsenal had paid up for him.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 19, 2007 11:50 AM CDT reply actions

Are you an

Arsenal Fan?

by sprite on Aug 19, 2007 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

Johnny come lately though, have just gotten into PL in the last few years, love Wenger (hope he sticks around).

by Brett Perryman on Aug 19, 2007 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Henry was my favorite player in all of Soccer and i was really sad to see him go, but Arsenal was starting to fade and don't have a shot at competing for a championship this year, so he probably got out at the right time.

by sprite on Aug 19, 2007 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions

We butt heads next weekend

City will remain on top!

Funny because it's true

by chief on Aug 19, 2007 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions

If I were a Liverpool fan

I'd feel pretty good about Chelsea using stalling tactics for the last ten or so minutes. They were on their heals most of the time after the bad penalty was awarded, and you don't see that very often with them in an even situation.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 19, 2007 12:00 PM CDT reply actions

Yep

Even though we only scored the one (and that PK call was absolute BS) it seems that we're pressuring opposing teams a lot more offensively this season.

Torres is already looking like the biggest scoring threat this team has had in years, and Babel is going to be a star once he settles in and gets a bit more experience.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Aug 19, 2007 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions

I didn't...

think the PK was terribly bad. wasn't the best of calls, but there did appear to be contact on it. I do agree though overall the ref job was pretty poor. He tried to make himself a part of the game too much.

by rangers85 on Aug 19, 2007 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions

But

it looked like to me that the actual contact came after he had already decided to let the ball go through to Drogba.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 19, 2007 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't...

have it still on DVR, but it doesn't matter whether you're the active player, or a player 100 feet away from play, if you commit a foul in the box it's a PK.

by rangers85 on Aug 19, 2007 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions

OK

and how many times do you think that some sort of obstruction 100 feet away from play, but in the box, is called a penalty? About .0000000001 of the time?

by Brett Perryman on Aug 19, 2007 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions

FWIW

they suspended the ref for this week for poor officiating...

.500 or bust!

by Jayslick on Aug 21, 2007 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Overall, that was a dirty game

Hard fouls, unsportsmanlike conduct, and a really terribly officiated game. The announcers (as I) were wondering.. didn't a Chelsea player get booked twice?

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by chief on Aug 19, 2007 12:02 PM CDT reply actions

Horribly Officiated Match

Which is why I don't think the PK call was anything outside the norm for the rest of the match. Both sides were playing rough and there were bad calls the whole match.

by rangeressary on Aug 19, 2007 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions

I had...

to tread water carefully in this thread, making sure there wasn't a Blackburn/Arsenal score in it. Watching that game at 1:30. Go Rovers, beat the scum that is Arsenal.

by rangers85 on Aug 19, 2007 12:13 PM CDT reply actions

I'm not going to tell you the result

but it might have been another six goal mess...

Might have been.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 19, 2007 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Haha...

good game overall though. That's the type of game that makes me a Blackburn fan. I like their grittiness. They can play a style and composed game when needed, or they can play a gritty and hard fought type game when needed. The ref had his bad moments in it though including calling a ghost penalty against Blackburn down in the box on the same play an Arsenal player (I think Fabregas?) hit the ball off his own line with his hand that should have resulted in a PK and red card.

by rangers85 on Aug 19, 2007 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions

I can't stand

Robbie Savage. I'm sure you love him; he's that kind of player where his fans love him and everyone else hates him. But he is such an ass.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 19, 2007 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions

a lot of times

I can't dtand Savage. Usually he has one or two games a year where he completely gives in to the theatrics. But believe me, he is MUCH improved from his Birmingham and Leicester days.

That game, though, was a crock. How nobody saw the handball that kept the ball out of the net is beyond me. The blind commentators saw it without the aid of instant replay.

And of course Wenger comes out saying we were out for violence when there were just as many flying tackles thrown around by Arsenal.

And van persie is such a schoolgirl. That's all I have to say about that or else I'll blow a gasket.

Today's game was so infuriating it was hard to watch...

Yeah, well at least I'm housebroken.

by HypoLuxa on Aug 19, 2007 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions

does anyone else think liverpool is overrated??

granted, i am an everton fan, but i think, that even with the addition of Torres, many people are hyping up liverpool a little too much

by MayurP on Aug 19, 2007 1:11 PM CDT reply actions

No

I think when the dust settles, they'll be on top and win it all. And I'm a City fan, so no biases.

Funny because it's true

by chief on Aug 19, 2007 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Chelsea

They'll win it.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 19, 2007 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Extremely

I don't think this will be a strong season for Liverpool. They are still being overrated for a lucky win over Chelsea in the Champion's League...not that I'm biased towards Chelsea or anything though...

by rangeressary on Aug 19, 2007 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Liverpool

Liverpool may not win the league this season, but they don't exactly suck, either. In the past three seasons, they have:

played in two Champions League finals, winning one and losing one
played in a League Cup final, losing to Chelsea
won an FA Cup
finished fifth one season and third the last two, in one of the top leagues in the world

And now they've added Torres and Babel, two very talented young players, to go with what was already a fairly strong club. 17 players on the first team are members of their national sides- something only other big clubs like Chelsea, Man United, AC Milan, Barcelona, and Madrid can match- and I think they've proven themselves against most of the other top teams in Europe over the past few seasons.

Granted, I am a little biased, but I think my team has what it takes to be a legitimate contender this season, both in Europe and in the Premier League.

Man City may surprise us all, though- who knew Sven could actually coach? :)

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Aug 19, 2007 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions