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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
May 02 2016 22:00 GMT
#7021
That's because the Refs were terrified of making calls that could somehow affect the game in any shape or form. Despite several calls should have been straight Reds. Expect suspensions tbh after the season ends.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
mahrgell
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Germany3943 Posts
May 02 2016 22:05 GMT
#7022
On May 03 2016 07:00 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
That's because the Refs were terrified of making calls that could somehow affect the game in any shape or form. Despite several calls should have been straight Reds. Expect suspensions tbh after the season ends.


Which is pretty much the same issue we had in the last weeks during the CL/EL games. Refs being afraid of making decisive calls. Not enough reds, penalties, yellows for dives.
Seems llike this is happening everywhere right now. Some way to strengthen the position of refs in the game is really damn needed, so we can again have calls with confidence.
sneirac
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany3464 Posts
May 02 2016 22:19 GMT
#7023
Well lets have a few videos then

half time altercation: https://streamable.com/ap3a

start of the post match melee: https://streamable.com/yr64

larger part of the post match melee: https://streamable.com/r2fm

bonus costa clip, no idea if this is real: https://streamable.com/9ajv
possession wins games, kante is washed up and shit - pande
Greg_J
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
China4409 Posts
May 02 2016 23:30 GMT
#7024
Well done Leicester City. I like how this news is second behind G-Dragon and Taeyeon dating this morning. Well I guess that really is big news ㅋㅋ
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4201 Posts
May 03 2016 02:51 GMT
#7025
So Leicester lost 3 games all season, 2 of which to Arsenal who are 10 points behind them xD
Titusmaster6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5937 Posts
May 03 2016 03:23 GMT
#7026
Grats Leicester, dream season
Shorts down shorts up, BOOM, just like that.
clusen
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany8702 Posts
May 03 2016 03:34 GMT
#7027
On May 03 2016 06:03 Zea! wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 03 2016 06:01 TheNewEra wrote:
On May 03 2016 05:56 Faruko wrote:
Im oretty sure this is the biggest achievement in football ever


Or Nottingham Forest maybe

As a German I had to argue that Kaiserslautens Bundesliga win is up there too :D Coming from the 2. Bundesliga and winning the Bundesliga in the season after


Well, great story as well, but tbh, Bundesliga in those year wasn't as competitive as today

It was pretty much the same actually lmao
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6324 Posts
May 03 2016 05:20 GMT
#7028
Gratz to lecester
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
May 03 2016 05:27 GMT
#7029
Congrats Leicester, what a remarkable feat.
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-05-03 07:41:20
May 03 2016 07:39 GMT
#7030
As if fkn Vorm pushed Hiddink over what a joke, poor Guus hope he is ok

https://twitter.com/Mourinholic/status/727253694299906048?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

Spurs disgraceful last night, but was hilarious to watch them implode so i guess we let them off..
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Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7435 Posts
May 03 2016 07:40 GMT
#7031
lol how could this game even be finished??

i was sure there wouldn't be enough players still on the field, i mean i saw like 6 red cards or sth and not only the fluffs in the breaks but the tackles as well: From behind, straight in the foot, no chance whatsoever to reach the ball.
I'm honestly still suprised nobody died ...
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sc4k
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom5454 Posts
May 03 2016 10:01 GMT
#7032
Beyond congratulations to Leicester. Probably the biggest, most unbelievable story in sports history.

Nice video in this article:

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/03/leicester-city-title-inside-story-premier-league-champions-claudio-ranieri
zeo
Profile Joined October 2009
Serbia6343 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-05-03 10:13:39
May 03 2016 10:11 GMT
#7033
On May 03 2016 16:40 Harris1st wrote:
lol how could this game even be finished??

i was sure there wouldn't be enough players still on the field, i mean i saw like 6 red cards or sth and not only the fluffs in the breaks but the tackles as well: From behind, straight in the foot, no chance whatsoever to reach the ball.
I'm honestly still suprised nobody died ...

Tbh I think football has become too 'pussyfied' in the last decade. I mean, this would have been any old match 20 years ago in Britain. Derbies have become just a bunch of millionaires worrying about getting injured instead of having actual animosity against each other. And I'm not saying break his legs, but I want to see some passion and fight.

Fucking referee's, let them get into actual contact with each other.

edit: As a Chelsea fan watching my team being anemic the whole year last night was a great match.
“What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.” - Jean Cocteau
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
May 03 2016 10:20 GMT
#7034
On May 03 2016 19:11 zeo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 03 2016 16:40 Harris1st wrote:
lol how could this game even be finished??

i was sure there wouldn't be enough players still on the field, i mean i saw like 6 red cards or sth and not only the fluffs in the breaks but the tackles as well: From behind, straight in the foot, no chance whatsoever to reach the ball.
I'm honestly still suprised nobody died ...

Tbh I think football has become too 'pussyfied' in the last decade. I mean, this would have been any old match 20 years ago in Britain. Derbies have become just a bunch of millionaires worrying about getting injured instead of having actual animosity against each other. And I'm not saying break his legs, but I want to see some passion and fight.

Fucking referee's, let them get into actual contact with each other.

edit: As a Chelsea fan watching my team being anemic the whole year last night was a great match.

London ain't no Belgrade man
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-05-03 10:54:56
May 03 2016 10:53 GMT
#7035
Haha it did used to be though in terms of fight. You wouldn't have seen many games without strong challenges in West Ham vs Chelsea or Spurs vs Arsenal etcetc.
Yanited vs Arsenal alone used to be huge physical battles, that was the Keane vs Viera era too which is early 00s

There is a line though and i am too not saying should be leg breaking tackles, but last night summed it up and was borderline. Before Spurs knew they fucked it up 75th minute ish, they were fine. After the 2-2 there was some shocking tackles though, but before that (and minus the Dembele eye scratching and Vertonghan neck scratching) it was pretty fine in terms of tackling and the ref did the right choices in bookings.

But when Spurs finished 9 yellows and Dier was still on the pitch it was abit silly, but no Chelsea fan cares as we blocked Spur's title bid
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Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7435 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-05-03 11:21:08
May 03 2016 11:20 GMT
#7036
On May 03 2016 19:11 zeo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 03 2016 16:40 Harris1st wrote:
lol how could this game even be finished??

i was sure there wouldn't be enough players still on the field, i mean i saw like 6 red cards or sth and not only the fluffs in the breaks but the tackles as well: From behind, straight in the foot, no chance whatsoever to reach the ball.
I'm honestly still suprised nobody died ...

Tbh I think football has become too 'pussyfied' in the last decade. I mean, this would have been any old match 20 years ago in Britain. Derbies have become just a bunch of millionaires worrying about getting injured instead of having actual animosity against each other. And I'm not saying break his legs, but I want to see some passion and fight.

Fucking referee's, let them get into actual contact with each other.

edit: As a Chelsea fan watching my team being anemic the whole year last night was a great match.


In general you are absolutely right, but the last 15min of yesterdays game were solely to inflict injuries and got nothing to do with playing football. Got totally out of hand and the ref did nothing. IMO the only way for him to intervene is to give out some freaking red cards.

Perfect example of some hard but fair game was the first leg of Atleti vs Bayern when i remeber this correctly
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
8882
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
2737 Posts
May 03 2016 12:10 GMT
#7037
Leicester <3
I have returned
Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4927 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-05-03 13:34:48
May 03 2016 13:30 GMT
#7038
On May 03 2016 06:03 Zea! wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 03 2016 06:01 TheNewEra wrote:
On May 03 2016 05:56 Faruko wrote:
Im oretty sure this is the biggest achievement in football ever


Or Nottingham Forest maybe

As a German I had to argue that Kaiserslautens Bundesliga win is up there too :D Coming from the 2. Bundesliga and winning the Bundesliga in the season after


Well, great story as well, but tbh, Bundesliga in those year wasn't as competitive as today

I am sorry, but you don't know what you are talking about

3 german teams were in the quarter finals of the Champions League in the season Kaiserslautern won the Bundesliga, and the Bayern team that finished 2 points behind Kaiserslautern played the Champions League final against ManU next season, eliminating Kaiserslautern in the quarter final on the way.

If the Bundesliga wasn't competitive that season, which league was?
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28914 Posts
May 03 2016 18:06 GMT
#7039
kaiserslautern is prolly the closest, most comparable example. I think the main difference is just that in over the past decade, the biggest leagues have seemed more and more lopsided and these types of underdog victories have seemed more and more like a thing of the past. These victories are also more likely to happen in a more competitive league anyway- it's much easier for an underdog team to get like, a 19-11-4 record than a 26-4-2- football does have so much luck involved, and injuries are so frequent, that the latter type of domination is only possible when a team is significantly better than almost all the competition and with a type of squad depth you never see in underdog teams.

I stand by Leicester winning being the biggest upset of any major league in the past 50 years. I think Kaiserslautern (and Hellas Verona) are examples of teams that might have been considered equal to Leicester at the start of the season in terms of 'likely place to finish', the difference is that the jump from 15th place to 1st place has consistently been increasing over the past two decades, and that's why Leicester's win to me is the most unlikely. And thus also, the most joyful - because Leicester winning shows that indeed, it actually is possible to compete with the top dogs with much less money, as long as everything you can have any influence over is done just the right way.
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zeo
Profile Joined October 2009
Serbia6343 Posts
May 03 2016 19:07 GMT
#7040
On May 04 2016 03:06 Liquid`Drone wrote:
kaiserslautern is prolly the closest, most comparable example. I think the main difference is just that in over the past decade, the biggest leagues have seemed more and more lopsided and these types of underdog victories have seemed more and more like a thing of the past. These victories are also more likely to happen in a more competitive league anyway- it's much easier for an underdog team to get like, a 19-11-4 record than a 26-4-2- football does have so much luck involved, and injuries are so frequent, that the latter type of domination is only possible when a team is significantly better than almost all the competition and with a type of squad depth you never see in underdog teams.

I stand by Leicester winning being the biggest upset of any major league in the past 50 years. I think Kaiserslautern (and Hellas Verona) are examples of teams that might have been considered equal to Leicester at the start of the season in terms of 'likely place to finish', the difference is that the jump from 15th place to 1st place has consistently been increasing over the past two decades, and that's why Leicester's win to me is the most unlikely. And thus also, the most joyful - because Leicester winning shows that indeed, it actually is possible to compete with the top dogs with much less money, as long as everything you can have any influence over is done just the right way.

Nottingham Forest won promotion from the English 2 division, won the first division the next season, then won 2 back to back Champions Cup titles. All that in 4 years, yeah it was the late 70's but still....
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