EPL ~ Chelsea vs Manchester United - March 1
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i guess karma works in the most wondrous of ways lol. Rooney was let off prior to the game....scored the goal. Now the person who shd have been sent off scored a goal. wa lau eh.
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It WAS an enjoyable game to watch. Until it got physical, United get all the fouls, but not Chelsea. What's new eh. Vidic got sent off, will miss Liverpool this weekend.
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On a positive note, if we look down the years of EPL, every team up there has faced ups and downs in their entire season, including the champions. This is one down for utd......would have liked it if they'd had shown more mettle after the 2nd chelsea goal. Then again, i think their confidence suffers as usual when away. It will be a different game at OT come april.
Sigh...wonder why fergie brought giggs on instead of berba.
Poor smalling.....doing things right all this while and gave away a penalty in a massive game. Not that he shd be blamed as if he hadn't stuck out the leg, zhirkov would have been one on one with VDS.
The defining moment has to be the intro of drogba. He solidified their control on midfield and attack. Poor him....made way for torres probably because roman told ancelotti that he's got to play the 50m pounds player lol. Disappointing match for torres once again. He was a star at liverpool.
Ouch.....this game hurts.
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united poor form at stamford bridge continues
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soccernet calls it poetic justice. man how true. What's more laughable is that fergie said smalling had a soft touch on zhirkov. He's pretty biased actually.
I think this game is ancelotti 1 - 0 fergie. Both his substitutions drogba and zhirkov turned it around. And who said lotti's rigid lol.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
soccernet calls it poetic justice. man how true. What's more laughable is that fergie said smalling had a soft touch on zhirkov. He's pretty biased actually.
I think this game is ancelotti 1 - 0 fergie. Both his substitutions drogba and zhirkov turned it around. And who said lotti's rigid lol.
eh clown...this game expected lar chelsea win...chelsea was already 15 points behind,if they lose will be 18 points.that wont happen,chelsea is the defending champions,u nugget.u really clown leh -
What a waste, this is the 2nd time Man U conceded the lead before losing to the opponent...
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You know, when I saw Luiz get away with no red card, I'm sure that decision will come back and bite United. Of course I was praying that my instincts ain't right but Martin Atkinson proves to be one dick of a referee.
Smalling gave away a very very cheap penalty. His legs were on the ground and Zhirkov ran into them. Same too did Torres earned a freekick which could have changed the game completely when he ran into Evra.
It's a pulsating match with end to end stuff and although United lost, it was a very entertaining match. The commentator even said "It's like basketball: you attack, we attack."
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Reds rage! Fergie fumes as Chelsea defender Luiz escapes red for Rooney foul
Fly past: Rooney takes a tumble after contact with the beaten David Luiz
Sir Alex Ferguson exploded in fury at referee Martin Atkinson on Tuesday night and questioned his integrity after seeing Manchester United slump to defeat at Chelsea and miss the chance to take a firm grip on the title race.
Frank Lampard scored the winner from a disputed penalty but Ferguson was most angry that David Luiz escaped a red card after a cynical foul on Wayne Rooney, who opened the scoring with a 25-yard screamer.
Luiz had earlier equalised with a terrific volley and it was United who finished with 10 men after Nemanja Vidic was sent off for second booking - leaving United with a defensive crisis for Sunday's trip to Liverpool.
'You want a fair ref,' fumed Ferguson on MUTV. 'I don't know how he got this game. When I saw who was refereeing it, I did fear the worst. It's been three years in a row now down here.'
Ferguson's comments will risk an FA misconduct charge and touchline ban, especially as he has previous with Atkinson, clashing with him after an FA Cup defeat at home to Portsmouth in 2008.
The same referee was also in charge when United lost at Stamford Bridge last season and the United boss disputed the free-kick which led to John Terry's winning goal.
Despite conceding before the kick-off that Rooney was lucky to play after escaping a ban for an elbow on Wigan's James McCarthy on Saturday, Ferguson was quick to accuse Atkinson of letting Luiz off the hook. The Brazilian was already in the book when he made bad challenges on Rooney and Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez.
Ferguson said: 'I don't know how he's on the pitch. He's done Chicharito off the ball. Nothing's done and the referee's in front of it. He's done Rooney, clear as day, and he's six yards from him. Doesn't do anything. These decisions change the game. You hope you get a really strong referee in games like this. And we didn't get that.
The penalty was so soft - deary, deary me.'
Bitter pill to swallow: The United manager hit out at referee Atkinson after the final whistle
Ferguson claimed he did not have a clear view of the second yellow card which led to a red for Vidic but said Barclays Premier League champions Chelsea, 12 points adrift of his team, could win still the title if they continue to benefit from lenient officials.
'If they keep getting decisions like tonight, it could change everything,' said the United boss. Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti wasn't so sure. 'It's too far,' he said. 'But this victory is important for us and our confidence. We were able to stay focused even when we were losing 1-0, and showed strength, power and intensity in the second half.'
United are four points clear of Arsenal at the top but have played a game more and face a stern test at Liverpool without Vidic, who is suspended, and Rio Ferdinand, who will not be back from injury. Wes Brown and Chris Smalling are likely to play in central defence.
Lucky Luiz: The Chelsea defender celebrates his first goal for the club but he was fortunate not to see red
One item of consolation for United was Ryan Giggs, who came on as a substitute to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 606 League appearances.
'He's a phenomenal man,' said Ferguson. 'He deserves all the accolades because he's an example to the game and to any young player.'
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Actually I think playing chicharito on the left was rather wasted. He should have been the target man for all the balls into the area. Strikers like him ..the fox in the box kind.....can become anonymous in the game if not deployed correctly.
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haiz a loss and no vidic for the match against Liverpool on Sunday. another loss there and Arsenal will be smiling heartedly, as they will be closing in on united if they win their game in hand. all does not bode well for united at the moment. oh united still have to travel to Arsenal, a crunch match that could well decide the title.
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I thought carrick played well last night.
fletcher is very poor on the right......
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Reds rage! Fergie fumes as Chelsea defender Luiz escapes red for Rooney foul
Fly past: Rooney takes a tumble after contact with the beaten David Luiz
Sir Alex Ferguson exploded in fury at referee Martin Atkinson on Tuesday night and questioned his integrity after seeing Manchester United slump to defeat at Chelsea and miss the chance to take a firm grip on the title race.
Frank Lampard scored the winner from a disputed penalty but Ferguson was most angry that David Luiz escaped a red card after a cynical foul on Wayne Rooney, who opened the scoring with a 25-yard screamer.
Luiz had earlier equalised with a terrific volley and it was United who finished with 10 men after Nemanja Vidic was sent off for second booking - leaving United with a defensive crisis for Sunday's trip to Liverpool.
'You want a fair ref,' fumed Ferguson on MUTV. 'I don't know how he got this game. When I saw who was refereeing it, I did fear the worst. It's been three years in a row now down here.'
Ferguson's comments will risk an FA misconduct charge and touchline ban, especially as he has previous with Atkinson, clashing with him after an FA Cup defeat at home to Portsmouth in 2008.
The same referee was also in charge when United lost at Stamford Bridge last season and the United boss disputed the free-kick which led to John Terry's winning goal.
Despite conceding before the kick-off that Rooney was lucky to play after escaping a ban for an elbow on Wigan's James McCarthy on Saturday, Ferguson was quick to accuse Atkinson of letting Luiz off the hook. The Brazilian was already in the book when he made bad challenges on Rooney and Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez.
Ferguson said: 'I don't know how he's on the pitch. He's done Chicharito off the ball. Nothing's done and the referee's in front of it. He's done Rooney, clear as day, and he's six yards from him. Doesn't do anything. These decisions change the game. You hope you get a really strong referee in games like this. And we didn't get that.
The penalty was so soft - deary, deary me.'
Bitter pill to swallow: The United manager hit out at referee Atkinson after the final whistle
Ferguson claimed he did not have a clear view of the second yellow card which led to a red for Vidic but said Barclays Premier League champions Chelsea, 12 points adrift of his team, could win still the title if they continue to benefit from lenient officials.
'If they keep getting decisions like tonight, it could change everything,' said the United boss. Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti wasn't so sure. 'It's too far,' he said. 'But this victory is important for us and our confidence. We were able to stay focused even when we were losing 1-0, and showed strength, power and intensity in the second half.'
United are four points clear of Arsenal at the top but have played a game more and face a stern test at Liverpool without Vidic, who is suspended, and Rio Ferdinand, who will not be back from injury. Wes Brown and Chris Smalling are likely to play in central defence.
Lucky Luiz: The Chelsea defender celebrates his first goal for the club but he was fortunate not to see red
One item of consolation for United was Ryan Giggs, who came on as a substitute to equal Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 606 League appearances.
'He's a phenomenal man,' said Ferguson. 'He deserves all the accolades because he's an example to the game and to any young player.'
Does this make Atkinson a worse referee than Clattenburg? Come on, referees are human. Humans make mistakes all the time. Both officials had their share of mistakes, but just because one made the decision that played to MUFC's advantage doesn't mean shit. At the end of the day, video replays are most accurate, and the FA can review that and take the necessary action.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
haiz a loss and no vidic for the match against Liverpool on Sunday. another loss there and Arsenal will be smiling heartedly, as they will be closing in on united if they win their game in hand. all does not bode well for united at the moment. oh united still have to travel to Arsenal, a crunch match that could well decide the title.
Arsenal? Most match officials seem to hate them. Even when Adebayor was wrongly sent off against Chelsea in 07 LC final they did not admit their fuck up. FA sided with the refs too. -
Take it and go
Chelsea has faced even more poor referring decisions this season.
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united jinx against chelsea continues, just like wigan jinx against united continue.
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I took a 1 day leave today to watch the match, but was asleep and woke up only at 5.45am when the match was over, damn
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Vidic had a bad record against Pool, always got red card in previous encounters last time. So, it is better for him to 'rest' in Sunday clash. Fergie didn't let him play in FA Cup clash earlier on.
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luis suarez should be happy or sad
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sad that he wont be helping Chelsea winning BPL
Happy that Man U title pace has been slowed down, leaves possibility of his london rivals Arsenal to overtake Man U IF they win the tricky clash @ Spurs which I doubt possible.
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Still a 2 horse race for the title.
Unless both Arsenal and Man U collapse totally and slump crazily in the last few games, I don't see any other team winning the league.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Still a 2 horse race for the title.
Unless both Arsenal and Man U collapse totally and slump crazily in the last few games, I don't see any other team winning the league.
Arsenal MIGHT collapse, but Man U wont, based on past few seasons performances. But I think Arsenal also wants to fight BPL by removing their complancy and hopes that those key players are back in time.
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how wasnt Berbatov playing, esp he is the top scorer?
obviously fergie trust rooney over berbatov is without doubt.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
how wasnt Berbatov playing, esp he is the top scorer?
obviously fergie trust rooney over berbatov is without doubt.
It is obvious that Berbatov can only shine against a smaller team, minus Liverpool of course. He might be top scorer but he's very inconsistent. He can score a hat-trick in one match and fail to score in the next 3-4 games.
Rooney, on the other hand, had contributed 11 assists despite scoring only 6 times prior to the Chelsea game.
I guess Rooney's all round play won him the vote before Berbatov.
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lose already still want talk for what?u can talk till clown Rock^star and his cows comes home,it will not change the results