Re: Festive Football Chat : Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:00 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

Mourinho looks at his most passionate. Awesome manager. Just hope he doesn't spoil everything by taking over the scousers.

We can't afford his wages IMO and, in our current financial state, it's not a good move for him to be moving to a club with limited transfer funds available for him to build with.

He's a big fish in a small pond over there, correct me if I'm wrong but, he's the only manager currently managing in Serie A that's won a champions league, furthermore, the only serious competition in the league is from Juve and Milan, Milan, whilst playing well of late, are in a massive transitional phase with an inexperienced manager at the helm, whilst Juve just aren't good enough, I'm unconvinced by Ferrara.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:14 pm  

TBH I have absolutely no idea what's happening in Italy. The end of today's game is the only Italian football I've watched.

As much as I detest the thought of Mourinho managing Liverpool, I could see him taking over at Liverpool. He's never shied away from expressing his respect for Liverpool, he hates Benitez and taking over a cash-strapped Liverpool and being successful would be a slap in the face of his critics who say he's just been successful because of Roman's money.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:09 pm  

Do you reckon Adebayor ran the length of the bus to celebrate in front of those gunners yesterday?

Re: Festive Football Chat : Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:15 pm  

Re: Festive Football Chat : Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:26 am  

Fletcher was harshly sent off. Strictly speaking the second yellow could've been a yellow, he was beaten and held his leg out, but most refs would have given him a warning and not given a second booking.

Rooney was onside anyway for the equaliser. IMO he would've been active if he'd been offside, but the lino just made an error saying he was offside. The MotD summarisers said that Rooney would never have been given active because a Brum player knocked it in, but IMO he was clearly active as his presence meant that the Brum defender had to play it. IMO if you're in the 6 yard box and going for the ball, you are active whether you get to the ball or not.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:50 am  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

Not watching the game, but as it's Fletcher I feel completely justified in saying his red was totally deserved. No doubt Fergie will be whining at the travesty in him getting a red without actually snapping someone's leg.

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

Fletcher was harshly sent off. Strictly speaking the second yellow could've been a yellow, he was beaten and held his leg out, but most refs would have given him a warning and not given a second booking.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Sun Jan 10, 2010 2:29 am  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

The MotD summarisers said that Rooney would never have been given active because a Brum player knocked it in, but IMO he was clearly active as his presence meant that the Brum defender had to play it. IMO if you're in the 6 yard box and going for the ball, you are active whether you get to the ball or not.

Whilst I full, whole-heartedly agree with you in principle, the letter of the (ridiculous) law would mean that Rooney was NOT offside, assuming he'd been in a more advanced position, as he was not active?!

Agree with you about Fletcher too, I wouldn't have been surprised to see his tackle earn him a booking, but not a second one. Nothing in it at all, seemed very harsh, most PL refs wouldn't have given him a second booking for that.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:32 am  

Fatboys Limb wrote:

Whilst I full, whole-heartedly agree with you in principle, the letter of the (ridiculous) law would mean that Rooney was NOT offside, assuming he'd been in a more advanced position, as he was not active?!

For me, "active" means you are following play, trying to compete for the ball. Rooney was doing that. I don't think you need to be the player who wins the ball to be deemed active.

For example, when someone is blatantly offside when walking back towards the halfway line. A defender calmly takes control of the ball. All that the offside player needs to do to become active is to change his walk into a run towards the defender carrying the ball. The instant he does that, the lino will flag him offside. It doesn't matter if he's touched the ball or close to touching it, it is his actions which make him active.

Re: Festive Football Chat : Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:00 am  

As a great man once said,

If you aren't involved in play, what are you doing on the pitch?

Re: Festive Football Chat : Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:19 am  

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