QuoteWouldn't surprise me to see Iniesta pushed up the pitch and Keita brought in , even at the expense of Henry
Anyone hear if Henry is fit for tonight? He has been nothing short of brilliant lately. It would be a shame if he misses out and a let off for Chelsea. It seems Guardiola likes playing him in his old postion out wide and he's been enjoying it lately
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Wouldn't surprise me to see Iniesta pushed up the pitch and Keita brought in , even at the expense of Henry
Trained yesterday but Barce keeping their cards close to their chest on this one.Originally Posted by Denis The Red
I have a feeling for Chelsea tonight and to win the whole thing.
The battle between Essien and the Barcelona midfield will be interesting. Probably the best "destroyer" in the world versus Xavi, Iniesta et al (imo by far the most creative midfield in Europe). It should be very entertaining.
My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method, is love. I love you Sheriff Truman.
[QUOTE=Emmet7;1155367]Disappointing from Arsenal, the first goal and slip by the defender ruined the game as a competitive fixture. I hope Aresenal come back stronger from this and they will have Arshavan next year. Their defence was torn apart at will by Utd. But I think Arsenal are a better team than the final result suggests.
arshaven next year sorry emmet you are really clutching at straws if you think arshavin is the answer to arsenal problemsneed a hell of a lot more players ... defence has been terrible for a while now midfield only fabregas stands out and up front adabayor only turns up against to lower teams
" football is a simple game "
how can you win the ball first and then foul the player your momentum will carry you forward / into player most times we will be getting fouls every time a player makes a tackle now on your opionion above now ... did fabregas appeal for penalty did arsenal players appeall ...
" football is a simple game "
gomes did not even get sent offOr Gomes:
" football is a simple game "
The rules clearly state that a tackle from behind a player is illegal. Perhaps the rules should be changed, but they're the rules. It was also probably interpreted by the referee as denial of a clear goal scoring opportunity, the consequence of which is a red card.how can you win the ball first and then foul the player your momentum will carry you forward / into player most times we will be getting fouls every time a player makes a tackle now on your opionion above now ... did fabregas appeal for penalty did arsenal players appeall ...
My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method, is love. I love you Sheriff Truman.
But it was from the side, you are allowed tackle from the side. The tackles that are outlawed are the one where you have to go through a player to get the ball. Clearly Fletcher didn't go through Fabregas to get the ball. Think even referee's might disagree about this one but it clearly wasn't a tackle from behind.
You're spot on there DeLorean regarding Fletcher. The UEFA system is a complete joke.
Chelsea looking good to go through at the moment. What a goal from Essien!
Not any more! Brilliant finish. Chelsea players should be ashamed of their antics at the end, good to see the ref booking some of them.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
He only booked Drogba...
Dunphy is going on about the refereeing... jeez, hed wanna follow the LoI, then he'll know what bad refereeing is!!
Absolutly delighted. Biggest shower of ***** ever to take the field.
Booked Ballack after the penalty shout too.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
Didn't see that booking but the reaction was a bit OTT imo
After the referee had walked into the tunnel Drogba turned around to the camera and shouted "He's a ****ing disgrace!". Can't believe he wasn't sent off.
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Jeez, pot calling the kettle black!
Chelsea players reveal their true character at the end.
Don't think Manchester United have much to fear from that Barca team [maybe the return of Henry could spark them into life], they certainly don't have anything to fear from Messi though. Obviously a hugely talented player, but that's 360 minutes of CL semi final football against English teams where he's been anonymous, he's got to step up to claim that 'best player in the world' title people seem intent on bestowing upon him.
I haven't enjoyed watching a match as much in a long, long time. It was brilliant stuff! I couldn't have written the script any better myself!
I thought the referee was poor enough. Chelsea had six penalty appeals and three should have been given. Then we saw the Chelsea motto of 'If in doubt, cheat your way out' come through from Anelka when he tripped himself up to get Abidal sent off. Again like last night it was a terrible call by the ref to send him off.
What a great goal by Iniesta to send Barca through. Seeing the Chelsea players losing it after the final whistle was priceless!
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