Of the combined 22 starters of last year's Champions League final and yesterday's game for Inter, only one was Italian. So there isn't much point in discussing the success of the Italian or German national teams in this context.

I guess he thinks of L'equipe Tricolor, lol.

kazansky

Germany931 Posts

March 16 2011 10:49 GMT

#2844

On March 16 2011 18:15 Asshat wrote:

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I didn't and never intended to, it's pointless.
Just a little sidenote on "overrated" teams regarding our mutual french friend

Mentalizor

Denmark1596 Posts

March 16 2011 11:35 GMT

#2845

Tonight.... it's about to go down (^_^) Chelsea - Copenhagen

Might aswell call gg - but I guess in football everything is possible.

Random question: When I go onto UEFA.com it actually calls Copenhagen by the danish name FC København... Do you guys see the danish name? (I mean on TV and such - I realize the interwebz is the same no matter where you're from)

Lyter

United Kingdom2145 Posts

March 16 2011 11:46 GMT

#2846

Generally yea I think so, like Munich is Munchen with the double dot thingy and Inter is Internazionale I think

kazansky

Germany931 Posts

March 16 2011 12:06 GMT

#2847

On March 16 2011 20:35 Mentalizor wrote:
Tonight.... it's about to go down (^_^) Chelsea - Copenhagen

I guess what you mean is the overlays at the TV broadcast, and if i'm not mistaken, its the english name there (Copenhagen, Munich), because they are done by one single production company and not by every TV station isolated.

funkie

Venezuela9377 Posts

March 16 2011 13:07 GMT

#2848

abidal

Noo...

Deyster

Jordan579 Posts

March 16 2011 15:57 GMT

#2849

Anyone else finds it funny that despite the controversial decisions the referee made in the Barcelona vs Seville match, Barcelona's coach Guardiola didn't say anything about the referee, while if the same happened to Real Madrid, Mourinho would be whining all over the place?

I really can't wait for the Spanish Cup final and the Classico in "La liga" :D

UdderChaos

United Kingdom707 Posts

March 16 2011 16:21 GMT

#2850

What does he have to cry about?, he inherited one of the best teams of all time, and his reputation as a manager will be propped up by this for years to come, im sure hes anything but crying.

Signet

United States1718 Posts

March 16 2011 16:49 GMT

#2851

Sir Alex got banned FIVE (?!) games for complaining about the officiating after United's loss at Stamford Bridge. Key games missed will include the FA Cup semis vs City and likely the key game at Arsenal in May.

What a fucking disgrace. Managers whine all the time and nothing happens, if they want to make a point ban him a game or two, don't practically give away the season.

Supercrab

United Kingdom2 Posts

March 16 2011 16:52 GMT

#2852

He actually got banned for 3 games. The other 2 games were from a previous misconduct and would be activated if he complained abot referees again.

His comments were out of order..

Thezzphai

Germany1145 Posts

March 16 2011 17:01 GMT

#2853

On March 17 2011 00:57 Deyster wrote:
Anyone else finds it funny that despite the controversial decisions the referee made in the Barcelona vs Seville match, Barcelona's coach Guardiola didn't say anything about the referee, while if the same happened to Real Madrid, Mourinho would be whining all over the place?

Maybe because Barca whining about referee decisions would be kind of...well...ironic?

Stimp

South Africa780 Posts

March 16 2011 17:02 GMT

#2854

The ban is useless. He can sit in the stands and communicate with an assistant and still give the half time team talk. It won't affect them much at all, unless whining to the 4th official all the time helps

imbs

United Kingdom320 Posts

March 16 2011 17:03 GMT

#2855

On March 17 2011 01:49 Signet wrote:
Sir Alex got banned FIVE (?!) games for complaining about the officiating after United's loss at Stamford Bridge. Key games missed will include the FA Cup semis vs City and likely the key game at Arsenal in May.

What a fucking disgrace. Managers whine all the time and nothing happens, if they want to make a point ban him a game or two, don't practically give away the season.

id have banned him for longer. the audacity of the retard, he is constantly getting absurd decisions his way, and still he throws hissy fits after he loses/gets 1 or 2 bad decisions. things like boycotting media for a week after getting raped by liverpool is plain embarrassing.

sixfour

England11062 Posts

March 16 2011 17:32 GMT

#2856

Taggart ban perfectly fair given most of it was suspended. Also it's hilarious given the comments were to the same ref that gifted them the points in the 4-3 City game

samaNo4

Spain245 Posts

March 16 2011 17:44 GMT

#2857

On March 17 2011 02:01 Thezzphai wrote:

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Maybe because Barca whining about referee decisions would be kind of...well...ironic?

No it wouldn't. Barça has been suffering a lot of unfairness with referees most of all concerning death penalties in La Liga. If you only watch Champions League is your problem, but because you have seen ONE match with what you could call "favorable referee" (I'll save my opinion to me) doesn't mean it happens all the time.

Poor Abidal, hope they get the whole tumor in his operation and he can start doing a normal life again. Now that he was becoming indisputable in Barça.

fbs

United Kingdom2476 Posts

March 16 2011 18:29 GMT

#2858

On March 17 2011 02:03 imbs wrote:

Sir Alex got banned FIVE (?!) games for complaining about the officiating after United's loss at Stamford Bridge. Key games missed will include the FA Cup semis vs City and likely the key game at Arsenal in May.

What a fucking disgrace. Managers whine all the time and nothing happens, if they want to make a point ban him a game or two, don't practically give away the season.

it's hardly giving away the season and if he wins the league/cup double this season with that team it's his best yet.

What punishment does the ref get, Chelsea fans would take him every game of the season!

On March 17 2011 01:49 Signet wrote:
id have banned him for longer. the audacity of the retard, he is constantly getting absurd decisions his way, and still he throws hissy fits after he loses/gets 1 or 2 bad decisions. things like boycotting media for a week after getting raped by liverpool is plain embarrassing.

I think his refusal to give post match interviews for almost 7 years to the BBC is cute, no idea whether it's justified

these bans are usually appealed and then reduced

Klive5ive

United Kingdom6056 Posts

March 16 2011 18:36 GMT

#2859

On March 17 2011 02:03 imbs wrote:

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It had nothing to do with the Liverpool result, they decided to not give interviews before the match.
Why should the organisation that runs the league also get to run the refereeing? They're protecting their own interest.
Comparing PL refereeing to NFL refereeing and it's not even close. I don't see why Managers and teams should just let it go on it's pathetic. If every team went on strike maybe they'd stop fucking around and fix refereeing.
We need accountable referees and video replays just like in every other sport.